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Home My WebLink AboutPR 23882: BULLWALL RENEWAL mow INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Date: August 16, 2024 To: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Through: Ronald Burton, City Manager From: Fay Young, Information Technology Director RE: Proposed Resolution No. 23882—Bullwall Renewal Introduction: This Agenda Item intends to seek the City Council' s authorization for the City Manager to renew Bullwall RansomCare (RC) with a license term of one year from SHI Government Solutions for$30,762.20. Background: Bullwall RansomCare was originally purchased in FY2022 through the IT Capital Improvement Account#307- 09- 023- 8522- 00- 10- 000 Project# IT1007. Bullwall RansomCare enables the City to improve its cybersecurity posture. Bullwall RansomCare provides protection against ransomware, by monitoring traffic between endpoints and file shares to swiftly and efficiently detect evidence of an active ransomware breach. Bullwall RC detects and stops illegitimate encryption and file corruption of data. Budget Impact: Funds have been budgeted in the IT Professional Services account#001-09-023-5420-00-10- 000-. Recommendation: It is recommended that City Council authorize the City Manager to renew Bullwall RasomCare from SHI through the DIR Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317. P.R. NO. 23882 8/16/2024 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RENEW BULLWALL RANSOMCARE WITH A LICENSING PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES (DIR) CONTRACT #DIR-TSO-4317. FUNDING FOR THE AMOUNT OF $30,762.20 IS BUDGETED IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT 001-09-023- 5420-00-10-000- WHEREAS, protection against ransomware and other malicious cyber activity will improve the City's cybersecurity posture; and WHEREAS, Bullwall RansomCare protects against ransomware and detects and stops illegitimate encryption and corruption of data files; and WHEREAS, Department of Information Resources (DIR) has established contract DIR- TSO-4317 with SHI Government Solutions; and WHEREAS, DIR is a cooperative purchasing program for state and local governments; and WHEREAS, Chapter 271 of the Local Government Code allows a city, by resolution of its governing body,to participate in cooperative purchasing programs as an alternative to a formal bid process; and WHEREAS, SHI Government Solutions can provide Bullwall RansomCare through DIR contract DIR-TSO-4317 for the amount of$30,762.20 for a term of one year; and WHEREAS, quote 25173855 is attached as Exhibit"A". NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That, the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to renew Bullwall RansomCare through SHI Government Solutions for an amount not to exceed $30,762.20, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit"A". P.R. NO. 23882 8/16/2024 Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the day of August, A.D. 2024 at a regular meeting of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: Ayes: Mayor: Councilmembers: Noes: Mayor ATTEST: Sherri Bellard, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Roxann Pais Cotroneo, City Attorney P.R. NO. 23882 8/27/2024 APPROVED Fe NISTRATION: Ronald Burton, CPM Clifto Williams,CPPB City Manager Purchasing Manager Fay lel, PMP Information Technology Director APPROVED AS TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: ynda Boswell, ISMA-CM, MA Director of Finance P.R. NO. 23882 8/27/2024 EXHIBIT A Pricing Proposal } Quotation#: 25173855 Reference#: Upfront Payment Created On: 8/8/2024 Valid Until: 8/30/2024 TX-City of Port Arthur Inside Account Manager Elvis Rushing Lauren Allen P.O.BOX 1089 290 Davidson Ave ATTN:ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Somerset, NJ 08873 PORTARTHUR,TX 77641 Phone:732-868-6210 United States Fax: Phone:409.983.8568 Email: lauren_allen@shi.com Fax: Email: elvis.rushing@portarthurtx.gov All Prices are in US Dollar(USD) Product Qty Your Price Total 1 BWRC 1 year 1 $30,762.20 $30,762.20 Bullwall-Part#: Contract Name: Software/Services Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317 Note:610 licenses 2 BWRC 3 year 1 $73,829.28 $73,829.28 Bullwall-Part#: Contract Name: Software/Services Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317 Note:610 licenses 3 BWRC 5 year 1 $107,667.70 $107,667.70 Bullwall-Part#: Contract Name: Software/Services Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317 Note:610 licenses 4 BWRC+SIP 1 year 1 $41,529.46 $41,529.46 Bullwall-Part#: Contract Name: Software/Services Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317 Note:610 licenses 5 BWRC+SIP 3 year 1 $99,669.92 $99,669.92 Bullwall-Part#: Contract Name: Software/Services Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317 Note:610 licenses 6 BWRC+SIP 5 year 1 $145,351.64 $145,351.64 Bullwall-Part#: Contract Name: Software/Services Contract#: DIR-TSO-4317 Note:610 licenses Total $498,810.20 Additional Comments Please note, if Emergency Connectivity Funds (ECF)will be used to pay for all or part of this quote, please let us know as we will need to ensure compliance with the funding program. Hardware items on this quote may be updated to reflect changes due to industry wide constraints and fluctuations. Thank you for choosing SHI-GS! The pricing offered on this quote proposal is valid through the expiration date set above.To ensure the best level of service, please provide End User Name, Phone Number, Email Address and applicable Contract Number when submitting a Purchase Order.SHI Government Solutions, Inc. is 100% Minority Owned, Woman Owned Business. TAX ID#22-3695478; DUNS#14-724-3096 The products offered under this proposal are resold in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract referenced under that applicable line item.