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Resolution authorizing a contract with EC America, Inc., McLean, Virginia, (EC America) in the amount of $170,000 for cyber security remediation and penetration testing.
Staff summary
• The Enterprise Technology Division has identified the need for consulting support for cyber security remediation and penetration testing.
• The County faces cyber-attacks that are evolving in sophistication and potential impact, threatening data breaches as well as disruption of critical operations.
• To secure the County's systems, Enterprise Technology is seeking assistance to complete penetration testing, conduct a vulnerability assessment, identify critical data, create a plan to address risks, and develop a policy framework.
• Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants.
• The Purchasing Division identified a cooperative purchasing contract through the Government Services Administration (GS-35f-0511T), with EC America, which has a participating dealer agreement with MTM Technologies for sales of its services, that was competitively solicited and awarded.
• This one year contract is in the amount of $170,000.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Enterprise Technology Division has identified the need for consulting support for cyber security remediation and penetration testing; and
WHEREAS, the County faces cyber-attacks that are evolving in sophistication and potential impact, threatening data breaches as well as disruption of critical operations; and
WHEREAS, to secure the County's systems, Enterprise Technology is seeking assistance to conduct a vulnerability assessment, complete penetration testing, identify critical data, create a plan to address risks, and develop a policy framework; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants; and
WHEREAS, Purchasing identified a cooperative purchasing contract through the Government Services Administration (GS-35f-0511T), with EC America, who has a participating dealer agreement with MTM Technologies for sales of their services, that was competitively solicited and awarded.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Lake County Board, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a one-year contract with MTM Technologies, Purchase, New York, for cyber security remediation and penetration testing, in the amount of $170,000 to be charged to 101-1300020-71230 after a line item transfer of $170,000 from 1102050-84030-000-000-000-11013.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, November 13, 2018.