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Title
Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued platform data management software with Carahsoft Technology Corp., to increase the amount by $1,240,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,600,000.
Body
Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
All City Departments.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $5,800 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budgets of various City departments.
Funding in the amount of $80,645 is available in the Capital Budgets of various City departments.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Contract Amendment.
MBE/WBE:
This contract was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this contract, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
This contract will provide continued support for the Snowflake single platform data management software. Snowflake is a SaaS (software as a service) that manages various types of data across the City by securely sharing and processing real-time and shared data and providing a data warehouse environment for reporting needs. This amendment is needed due to the increased costs for services to complete data migration from on-premises to cloud platform data warehouse needs.
If the proposed amendment is not approved, Communications and Technology Management will not be able to use self-service functionality available in the Snowflake cloud platform.