To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with AT&T, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $115,175, for the annual renewal of our Palo Alto Networks software and support, for the period of June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of up to $115,175 and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) is an industry leader in providing hardware and software firewall solutions. The Sheriff's Office has PAN hardware and software installed at multiple locations within the department. This renewal is for the Advanced Threat Prevention, DNS security, Advanced Wildfire, and Advanced URL Filtering subscriptions, and premium support for the pair of Panorama 5220 firewalls in the Communications Center data center.
Our PAN firewalls, subscriptions, and support are the frontline of defense against outside cyber attackers by shielding our network from malicious or unnecessary network traffic. The PAN software subscriptions are critical to ensuring that the Sheriff's Office network has the most up-to-date protection from cybersecurity intrusion and hack attempts. The premium support ensures minimal downtime should an issue with the hardware or software occur or if configuration assistance is needed.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. does not sell directly to customers; therefore, the renewal will be purchased through AT&T, a third-party reseller.
The department is seeking approval of this retroactive service to a delay in receiving a complete quote from the contractor.
This End User License Agreement includes a limitation of liability provision
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the existin...
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