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C. 81

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	March 13, 2018

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Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase of Palo Alto Networks PA5250 Firewalls

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/13/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Joanne Buenger, Deputy CIO 925-313-1202

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 13, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Department of Information Technology, a purchase order with SSP Data in the amount of $251,530 for Network Security Devices.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of $251,530 is budgeted in FY 2017/2018 and charged back to user departments through Department of Information Technology WAN charges.

BACKGROUND:

Department of Information Technology (DOIT) is currently using outdated security devices, the amount of network traffic now passing through existing security devices has increased as the County’s use of technology grows. The devices currently in place have aged and the demand for additional capacity continues to increase so we find it necessary to replace the security devices. These new devices will allow for additional capacity.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In accordance with Administrative Bulletin No 611.0, County Departments are required to obtain Board approval for single item purchases over $100,000. The County Administrator’s Office has reviewed this request and recommends approval.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If existing devices remain in use, they will be unable to meet the capacity requirements of the network resulting in reduced performance and inability to deploy additional services.