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Authorize a contract for Veritas-Netbackup data backup products and services including maintenance, training, and support services for Austin Energy with TEQSYS, Inc., for a term of three years in an amount not to exceed $9,470,000. Funding: $3,156,666 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Energy.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $3,156,666 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these services. Austin Energy has determined this contractor best meets the needs of the department to provide these services required for the City.
MBE/WBE:
This contract will be awarded in accordance with the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this solicitation, 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.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
September 8, 2025 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on an 11-0 vote.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract is to provide Austin Energy with Veritas-Netbackup products and services including maintenance and support for hardware, software, and training. Veritas-Netbackup products and services are utilized throughout Austin Energy to support the recoverability and integrity of corporate data and logs stored on networks. This ensu...
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