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C. 69

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marc Shorr, Chief Information Officer
Date:	September 7, 2021

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Subject:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of DoIT, to a execute a purchase order with NTT America.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/07/2021

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:	Marc Shorr, 925-608-4071
cc:	Nancy Zandonella

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: September 7, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, to execute (1) a purchase order with NTT America, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $199,000, and (2) Proofpoint General Terms and Conditions, for Proofpoint email protection software and services for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of this purchase is funded through Venture Capital Funds. (100% General Fund)

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

This software is a critical component to safeguarding the County's email disparate system using a centralized platform from potential malware attacks.

BACKGROUND:

Proofpoint email protection software guards against malware and non-malware threats such as impostor, phishing emails and spam by authenticating all senders without blocking legitimate emails. The Proofpoint software delivers the most effective unified solution to protect critical data from advanced email breaches which in the number one threat for cyber attacks. This software will benefit all County departments except the Health Services Department, which currently has their own Proofpoint software.