REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRYON HORN, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the renewal of Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement with AMS.Net in the amount of $1,766,696.40 for a five-year agreement in accordance with purchasing procedures from cooperative agreements as laid out in Administrative Order 3-1 and priced from a cooperative agreement, Merced County FOCUS Agreement 2021092 (FOCUS).
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended Council approve the renewal of the Cisco Security EA from AMS.NET in the amount of $1,766,696.40 as the City of Fresno (City) is continuing to protect the City's information systems from increasingly complex threat landscape. This renewal consolidates products that were purchased via the City's Network Upgrade approved by Council in 2019 and incorporates security products that were purchased during the COVID outbreak that were necessary for protecting the City's workforce while teleworking. Costs for this renewal shall be $185,832.48 for Fiscal Year 2022 and $353,339.28 per year for years two through five. The City's first payment reflects discounts for existing products that are being moved to the Enterprise Agreement. Line item detail on the quotes has been excluded for security reasons.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno's Information Services Department (ISD) is responsible for the City's networking needs as well as securing the City's network and information. Since technology is a vital part of the City's business processes, it is imperative that proper and authentic equipment be purchased from reputable service providers. Since the purpose of this purchase is for City network security, the line items of the agreement which include make, model, operating systems and feature sets have not been provided. Funding for this purchase for the first year currently exists in ISD's Fiscal Year 2022 budget. In subsequent years, additional funding will be needed over and ab...
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