RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Employment and Human Services Department, to execute a license and support agreement and a purchase order with Integrated Archive Systems in the amount not to exceed $228,060 to procure automation tools that maintain cyber security and an inventory of all software installed on Department computers, for the period of May 22, 2019 through May 21, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will increase expenditures by up to $228,060 and will be paid out of Administrative Overhead, which is 43% Federal, 52% State and 5% County funding.
BACKGROUND:
EHSD's Information Technology Unit, will be purchasing 3,500 Tanium Platform and 3,500 Tanium Operations Suite Subscriptions. EHSD is currently managing over 3,000 computers and this automation tool set will help EHSD maintain the security patch level of each device as well as maintain an inventory of all software installed on each of these computers.
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