Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an existing contract with Unisys Corporation for software licensing, maintenance and support services associated with the City's mainframe Unisys Libra 460 System, to extend for a one (1) year term agreement and increase the contract amount by $214,972.92. The licensing and support coverage period will be extended from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The extended term will provide the city needed time and support services to retire the Legacy mainframe, migrate the City's current payroll application to a new technology platform, Columbus Human Resource Information System (CHRIS), while also migrating critical applications used by the Division of Police. All other terms and conditions related to the software license will remain the same.
The Unisys Libra 460 System directly supports mission-critical City applications, including City payroll and Police. The Payroll application is utilized by all City agencies, ensuring that all City employees are paid and accurate records are maintained for the IRS, federal government, and the State of Ohio. The Department of Technology, in cooperation with its City department affiliates, plans to migrate current applications running on the Unisys Libra mainframe platform to new technology platforms.
The original contract, EL014669, was authorized by ordinance 1660-2013, passed July 15, 2013 for $694,425.50 outlining a coverage period of July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015. That contract was recently modified via EL016616 and was authorized by ordinance 2654-2014, passed December 13, 2014 for $25,040.00 (Training) with a coverage period one year from the date of the purchase order. Unisys is the sole manufacturer of Unisys ClearPath systems, including the existing Libra 460 system. The aggregate contract total, including passage of this request to increase the contract amount by $214,972.92 would be $934...
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