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TO: Mayor Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Michael R. Pegues, Chief Information Officer
Leela Karumuri, Director Cyber and Technology Risk
DATE: December 4, 2020
SUBJECT:
Requesting approval to award RFQ 20-28 Managed Security Services to Data Defenders LLC, 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604 for a managed security service to reduce cybersecurity risks, protect city systems and assets, and prepare for future cyber risks. Total contract amount not to exceed $1,600,485.00 over a 5-year contract.
PURPOSE:
The City of Aurora used the Marketplace.city Clear Box Process for this procurement.
Bid Number: 20-28; https://www.aurora-il.org/bids.aspx?bidId=234
Bid Title: RFQ: Managed Security Services
Publication Date & Time: 04/10/2020
Publication Information: Aurora Beacon News; Demand Star; Marketplace.city.
MSS Scope Document: https://hubs.ly/H0qzZSl0
Closing Date: 06/04/20, 12.00 PM
BACKGROUND:
As part of the City of Aurora Technology Strategic Plan, the Information Technology Division is seeking to evaluate and improve Governance and Security citywide.
This strategic line of defense and arguably the most important, will be for the City to establish and maintain a comprehensive Cybersecurity for all critical assets.
The City of Aurora seeks a managed security solution reduce cybersecurity risks, protect city system and assets, and prepare for future cyber risks. The solution that can also protect city owned and managed assets related to information technology and operating technology. This includes but is not limited to computers, servers, printers, infrastructure technology, phones, deployed sensors such as cameras, environmental sensors, WI-FI nodes etc. As the city continues to refresh technology and or add new solutions, this would also be included. Any managed security solution must be capable of evolving as Aurora's assets, technology and process evolves.
The city seeks a solution that supplements and works with existing tech...
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