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Information Technologies Department recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4 (4), Exemptions from Competitive Bidding that Agreement US-NCPA 01-86 is exempt from competitive bidding due to a competitively bid agreement being utilized;
2) Authorize the use of Agreement US-NCPA 01-86 between Carahsoft Technology Corp. and Region 14 Education Service Center as the lead public agency for the competitively bid services;
3) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order to ePlus Technology Inc. in the amount of $158,253 for the purchase of Proofpoint Security Enterprise Threat Protection and support services for a three-year period; and
4) Approve and authorize the Director of Information Technologies or Assistant Director of Information Technologies to sign Quote 22951760 and subsequent purchase documents that do not extend the term of the services or increase the amount of the purchase order.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Information Technologies Department is looking to contract with ePlus Technology Inc. to provide Proofpoint Security Enterprise Threat Protection and support services for increased email security, data governance, and collaboration security. Proofpoint uses threat protection solutions to prevent, detect, and notify their clients of advanced threats and helps resolve them before they cause lasting harm. The Proofpoint platform integrates with the County’s current security platforms, including Palo Alto Networks and Crowdstrike.
Proofpoint provides targeted attack protection to prevent known and unknown threats from reaching County employees. They also defend against complex malware or hacking attacks that target sensitive data within an organization. Proofpoint further protects the County in the face of increases in email usage, email-based threats, and the increased sophistication of cyberattacks.
The requested approval will authoriz...
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