STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 11, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
______________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement for an identity and access management, single-sign on platform for the Department of Information and Technology Services with Netsync Network Solutions through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Estimated amount of $3,759,266 - Financing: Data Services Fund
Body
BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for the purchase of an identity and access management, single sign-on platform for the Department of Information and Technology Services. This platform will allow for centralized identity and access management for users, including multi-step authentications for City system access. This platform is required to maintain compliance with risk management and cyber insurance. Additionally, the platform will maintain compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Criminal Justice Information System, and Payment Card Industry Standards. The City utilized an existing enterprise software agreement to purchase an identity and access management, single sign-on platform to provide an extra layer of security and threat protection to the City's network for COVID-19 employees working from home or on alternative networks.
The St...
Click here for full text