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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for situational awareness and operational awareness visualization software maintenance, upgrades, and related services with Primate Technologies, Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,330,000.
[Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Energy.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $360,383 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
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:
November 13, 2023 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on a vote of 7-0 with Commissioners Alvarez, Blackburn and Seibert absent and one vacancy.
Additional Backup Information:
This contract will provide Austin Energy with the proprietary software, Primate software, as well as upgrades, maintenance, and support services. Primate software is a computer-generated video solution with real time supervisory control and data acquisition that will provide control room-enhanced situational awareness and visualizations projected on a video wall located at Austin Energy's System Control Center. This display allows operators to have an overview of electrical transmission and distribution models while minimizing manual intervention and allowing them to monitor alerts and alarms and other related functions, supporting the management of the distribution and transmission gri...
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