STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: April 26, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for the acquisition, service maintenance and support of a device threat detection response solution for the Department of Information and Technology Services with Netsync Network Solutions through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $873,104.50 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ($282,212.50) and Data Services Fund ($590,892.00) (subject to annual appropriations)
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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.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for the acquisition and service maintenance and support of a device threat detection response solution for the Department of Information and Technology Services. The Department of Information and Technology Services will utilize the solution to ensure the City's endpoints (i.e., employee's laptops, desktops, and servers) have modernized protection against malicious cyber actors that would attempt to attack the City through employee's computers.
Some key benefits to upgrading the system include but not limited to:
* Solution offers 24/7 threat hunting included to supplement the City's Security Operations Center staff activity
* Cloud-native platform, meaning it will not require an on-premises, City-managed component, offering the City a fully-managed service
* Utilizes artificial intelligence to bolster its capabilities and provide a greater layer of protection to the City
The Department of Information and Technology Services plans to maintain te...
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