TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Miguel Guardado, Information Technology Director
Tatyana Roujenova-Peltekova, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Three-Year Agreement with Savant for Managed Detection and Response Services for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $374,826, Inclusive of a Potential Contingency (Budgeted) (Information Technology Director Guardado).
WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING DUE TO COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0112
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Waive formal bid requirements pursuant to Manhattan Beach Code Section 2.36.150 (cooperative purchasing);
Adopt Resolution No. 26-0112, approving a three-year agreement with Savant for Managed Detection and Response services for a total not-to-exceed amount of $374,826, inclusive of potential contingency; and
Authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the agreement with Savant.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The overall Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cost of up to $374,826 includes the three-year services cost of $309,774 and a potential additional contingency of $65,052 for the three-year contract term. Sufficient funds are included in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Information Technology (IT) budget for the first year of the contract and the contingency, in the event that adjustments to the current services and/or additional services are utilized during Year 1 of the agreement. Future years will be budgeted accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
Managed Detection and Response is a 24/7 cybersecurity monitoring service combining threat-detection software with security experts to detect, investigate, and stop malicious threats in real time. The MDR service proactively protects organizations through advanced detection and swift incident response to cyber threats. These cybersecurity services are needed ...
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