HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11052013 - C.73RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer, or designee, to execute a contract with Sirius Computer
Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to provide IBM System Z Mainframe Operating System services
as needed by the Department of Information Technology, for the period November 1, 2013 through October 31,
2014, including modified indemnification language. (100% User Fees)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approximately $150,000 as budgeted under Fiscal Year 2013/2014, Org 1060
BACKGROUND:
County uses the IBM System Z mainframe operating system on its mainframe servers. During the term of the
proposed contract, Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., will work with County employees, under the direction of the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information Technology, to provide (on an as-needed basis) IBM
System Z mainframe operating system support, including without limitation, general trouble-shooting assistance,
application support, and system software administration.
The contract includes provisions requiring the contractor to indemnify the County for any claims for infringement of
a third party's intellectual property rights to the extent the infringement claims are based on Contractor's performance
of support services under the contract.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/05/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Ed Woo
925-383-2688
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 5, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: Fern Carroll, Joanne Buenger
C. 73
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ed Woo, Chief Information Officer
Date:November 5, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Sirius Computer Solutions IBM System Z Mainframe Operating System services
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Mainframe production job processing can impact the Courts Systems, Law and Justice Systems, Property Tax
System, and the Finance System. The County's business productivity and finance systems could be negatively
impacted if the Mainframe malfunctioned and we are unable to correct the issue; the implications could be severe.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None