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MEETING DATE: September 4, 2024
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Scott Crow, IT Director/CIO
SUBJECT: Considering Approval of a Professional Services Contract with ePlus
APPROVED BY.
Brian C. Wright, General Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the General Manager to execute a professional services agreement with
ePlus for a total amount not to exceed $29,319.
BACKGROUND:
Cybersecurity has long been seen as a compliance and risk-management driven
activity necessary to protect organizations from attacks. The changing digital
landscape (cloud, new technologies, greater reliance on technology) requires an
evolution of this mindset.
ANALYSIS AND BODY:
Over the last several years there have been many system and security improvements
to the District environment. This engagement with ePlus will provide the District with a
Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment allowing us to better understand where we are and
where we need to go and to be better prepared to handle cyber threats.
ePlus is a value-added IT reseller (VAR) providing software, hardware, consulting, and
professional services. ePlus competitively bids these purchases as part of the
California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) and other State Leveraged Procurement
Agreements (LPA) that are found at the California eProcure government website.
CMAS and other LPAs are administered by the California Department of General
Services and offer a wide-variety of commodities, non-IT services, and IT products and
services at prices which have been assessed to be fair, reasonable, and competitive.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
District Code 1 .05.020 Objectives:
1. Responsibly serve the public.
3. Provide reliable and high quality water supply and distribution system to meet
current and future needs.
4. Provide reliable and high quality electric supply and distribution system to meet
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current and future needs.
6. Manage the District in an effective, efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
District Code 1 .05.030 Goals:
1. Manage for Financial Stability and Resiliency
4. Take the best of private sector thinking to modernize the utility and add value to our
communities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds exist within the approved FY24-25 IT budget for this procurement.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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AGENDA ITEM #16
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MEETING DATE: September 4, 2024
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Jared Carpenter, Electric Utility Director
SUBJECT: Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Visit with
Mason Baker (CEO/GM)
APPROVED BY:
Brian C. Wright, General Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive information from the workshop and provide feedback to staff
BACKGROUND:
The District is a longstanding member of the Utah Associated Municipal Power
Systems (UAMPS) along with 49 other members across seven states (CA, NV, UT,
WY, ID, AZ, NM). The primary services UAMPS provides TDPUD include power
generation and power scheduling with the different balancing authorities TDPUD is a
participant.
ANALYSIS AND BODY:
For this workshop item, Mason Baker, the CEO and General Manager of UAMPS will
be presenting updates on the existing UAMPS generators that Truckee is a member
participant, future generation opportunities, and a general explanation of the current
generation activities and challenges in the western United States applicable to TDPUD.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
District Code 1 .05.020 Objectives:
1. Responsibly serve the public.
6. Manage the District in an effective, efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
District Code 1 .05.030 Goals:
1. Manage for Financial Stability and Resiliency
2. Environmental Stewardship: Create a sustainable resilient environment for all our
communities.
3. Engage with our customers and communities in a welcoming and transparent way to
identify opportunities.
4. Take the best of private sector thinking to modernize the utility and add value to our
communities.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
None
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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