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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Ram Tyagi, CIO
Jeff Anderson, Deputy CIO
DATE: August 25, 2025
SUBJECT:
Resolution requesting approval of a one-year support contract for City network firewalls in the amount of $65,426.03.
PURPOSE:
This resolution is requesting continuation of the support contract on the City-owned Fortinet firewalls.
BACKGROUND:
After a competitive bidding process, Resolution R21-136 awarded the city's Network Infrastructure Managed Services to Scientel Solutions.
The Scientel agreement approved in R21-136 also includes network design, planning, procurement, monitoring and installation of devices. This agreement was approved as a three-year term with optional two 1-year extensions upon mutual consent. The optional first year was offered and accepted in March 2024.
Resolution R24-034 approved added city firewalls to the contract approved by R21-136. At the time of the approval of R21-136 it was unknown how many firewalls would remain on the newly designed unified network. These networks were redesigned and merged into one cohesive, secure network. Adding the new Fortinet firewalls to the contract approved by R21-136 ensures each firewall device is covered along with all other network devices is cost-effective for the City
A network firewall is a security system that controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. It acts as a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network, like the internet. By filtering traffic, it helps prevent unauthorized access and potential threats from reaching your network while allowing legitimate communication to pass through. Firewalls can also be configured to protect against various types of cyber threats and attacks.
DISCUSSION:
Scientel's solution offered an efficient, cost-effective, and risk-reducing approach for the City to remove costly, legacy network equipment while designing and deploying a more efficient network.
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