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TO: Mayor Robert J. O'Connor
FROM: Kenneth Nelson, Police Information Systems Coordinator
DATE: March 15, 2017
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the purchase of Check Point Firewalls, related software and peripherals, maintenance, and installation services from Guardian Technologies, Inc., Aurora, Illinois in the not-to-exceed amount of $163,045.00 for the Aurora Police Department.
PURPOSE:
The Police Department's current firewall has been in service for nearly 8 years and its hardware is now in need of an equipment refresh. This purchase would replace the currently installed firewalls which will no longer be supported by the vendor as of April 1, 2017. Maintenance costs associated to the support of this platform have been increasing due to the age of the hardware. In addition, purchasing new hardware will significantly reduce annual maintenance costs and reduce the number of physical hardware nodes. In spite of reducing nodes, the newer hardware will outperform the replaced hardware in both processing power and network speed while also providing new software enhancements such as "Threat Prevention.
BACKGROUND:
Upgrading this platform will allow us to continue to stay in compliance with recent and emerging state and federal security regulations (CJIS - Criminal Justice Information Services) as well as provide data protection and business continuity in two geographic locations, which is a required level of resiliency for public safety. This platform services all police activities and Fire Department vehicle VPN access, in addition to providing secure remote access services for 3rd parties, such as State's Attorney access to police records.
DISCUSSION:
Costs associated with the purchase are:
$91,163.20 for Check Point Firewall hardware.
$28,896.00 for Check Point Firewall software features and licenses.
$27,281.33 for Check Point hardware and software maintenance, associated with first year of ownership.
$2,940.00 for Guardian Software installation ser...
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