DATE: August 20, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Robert W. Bash, Director, Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with IBM Security
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with IBM Security, a wholly owned subsidiary of Internal Business Machines Corporation, for database auditing software, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $2,500,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the County to utilize IBM Security's Guardium, a database auditing software, for the protection of the County's data, compliance with various regulations, and identification of weaknesses, threats, and security holes within County databases. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could:
1) Direct staff to negotiate and draft an agreement with the second-ranked bidder for database auditing software services; or
2) Direct staff to issue a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for database auditing software.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Costs associated with this agreement will not exceed $2,500,000 for the total possible 5-year term of this agreement. Costs for this agreement were included in the calculation of rates charged to departments for database support. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues for costs associated with this agreement are included in the FY 2019-20 Internal Services Department - Information Technology Services Division Org 8905 Recommended Budget. Ongoing costs for the remaining term of the agreement will be included in future budget requests.
DISCUSSION:
On February 5, 2019, the County of Fresno, on behalf of the Internal Services Department, issued Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 19-050 for Database Auditing Software to two thousand two hundred an...
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