Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify and enter into year one of a two year renewal contract with SHI International Corporation, for software licenses support renewal ($12,216.82) and professional services ($12,206.25) associated with the Tripwire Enterprise solution, for a total cost of $24,423.07. The coverage term period for this agreement is from March 15, 2017 through June 20, 2018 (15 months), making this contract the second of a three year term. Subject to mutual agreement, the contract can be renewed for one additional year. The contract term period for this renewal is being modified to allow for a sufficient time period between the passage of the city’s budget and the next renewal due date. The original contract (PO003294) was established under ordinance 2787-2015 passed by City Council December 14, 2015 for the term period March 15, 2016 through March 14, 2017.
The Tripwire Enterprise solution provides the City with the ability to automate best practice security controls required for compliance to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), IRS Publication 1075, and other data security regulations. These capabilities include: the deployment of industry standard secure configurations on critical Oracle and MS SQL databases, Linux operating systems and Cisco network devices, auditing of device configurations over time to detect and correct insecure configurations, and the integrity monitoring necessary to detect unauthorized changes to the devices. The professional services will be used to assist with the configuration on the new Income Tax server and database.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency designation is requested to immediately facilitate prompt execution of the software licenses and professional services contract renewal before the expiration date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Under Ordinance (2787-2015) for the 2016 contract term, the department expended $74,584.35 with SHI Inter...
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