DATE: June 10, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Mike Kerr, Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Agreement with Secure-Centric, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to Agreement No. A-24-514 with Secure-Centric, Inc. to add additional Proofpoint email protection software and end user training and increase the maximum compensation by $285,569 to a total of $1,251,481, effective February 7, 2025, with no change to the three-year term of September 29, 2024 through September 28, 2027; and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, or their designee, to add and remove products and services provided by Secure-Centric, Inc. as needed to mitigate newly identified threats to County email services.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will amend Agreement No. A-24-514 (Agreement) to allow the County to purchase new Proofpoint email protection products and end user security awareness training from Secure-Centric, Inc. (Secure-Centric) and increase the maximum compensation.
Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer (Director), or their designee, to add and remove products and services provided by Secure-Centric as needed to quickly mitigate newly identified threats to County email services, which will not exceed 20% of the maximum compensation. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the first recommended action is not approved, the County will be at greater risk of email phishing threats and lack an end user security awareness training option. If the second recommended action is not approved, the Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) will be required to amend the Agreement to add additi...
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