Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish two (2) purchase orders with Attevo, Inc: (1) for subscription to Websense Web Security Gateway inclusive of licenses, software, hardware,and maintenance and support services for a 12 month term period (07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011) from an existing Universal Term Contract (UTC), FL004378 (BPSFT35B), expiration date June 30, 2012 and (2) for the purchase of professional services from State Term Contract #0A53413-2, which expires June 30, 2010, authorized for the City's use by Ordinance No. 582-87. This ordinance will also allow for the Purchase order established from the State Term contract be effective until services have been rendered and completed.
The purchase orders will provide for the acquisition of services and equipment (hardware, software, licenses, support services, and other related services) for the purpose of providing upgraded security and related services to the City's current web environment and web-hosting services. As the City of Columbus increasingly adopts social media to support and communicate with it's citizens, the city must protect itself from the emerging threats and malicious content this new medium introduces. The implementation of Websense Web Security Gateway Appliances will mitigate the new security risks introduced by the adoption of social media and move the City away from the Web content filtering software it currently uses, and which is being phased out by Websense.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency designation is requested to expedite establishing purchase orders to acquire and implement the Websense Web Security Gateway Appliance to upgrade the security for the City's current web environment and web-hosting services prior to the expiration of the Web content filtering term period ending on June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for this purchase were identified, ...
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