TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Terry Hackelman, Information Technology Director
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
Tatyana Roujenova-Peltekova, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Waiving Formal Bid Requirements Pursuant to Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Section 2.36.150 and Adopting a Resolution Approving a Three-Year Agreement with Savant Solutions, Inc. for Managed Detection and Response Services and Managed Risk Security Services in the Amount of $205,041 (Information Technology Director Hackelman).
a) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-0134
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Waive formal bid requirements pursuant to Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) Section 2.36.150 (cooperative purchasing); and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 20-0134 approving a three-year agreement with Savant Solutions, Inc. for Managed Detection and Response Services and Managed Risk Security Services with a total value of $205,041.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The total three-year cost for Savant's Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response Services and Managed Risk Security Services is $205,041. The year-one amount of $73,147 is included in the Information Technology Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget; subsequent years' funding will be provided in future budgets.
BACKGROUND:
Cybersecurity involves protecting systems, networks, applications, and data storage from digital attacks. Cyber attacks typically focus on accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information to extort money, interrupt business operations, or to obtain data to be used for criminal purposes (i.e. identify theft, financial fraud, etc.). A successful cybersecurity model includes many layers of protection that addresses technology, people, and processes. As such, implementing effective cybersecurity measures is particularly ...
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