CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Cooperative Procurement 26-105, Carbon Black Bit9 Cb Protect, to Xerox IT Solutions, LLC for an amount not to exceed $52,412.60 and for a one-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
SUBMITTED BY: Jacqueline Nguyen, Director
BACKGROUND:
Since 2018 the City has used Carbon Black App Control (formerly called Bit 9 Cb Protect) as the City's endpoint and server security protection, detection, and response solution. The software increases security and ensures compliance on all endpoints by automatically detecting and preventing the spread of next generation malware and by preventing any program not authorized by the Information Technology (IT) Department from executing on PCs and servers.
Every year this software blocks hundreds of files from executing without prior authorization, many of which are malicious. Carbon Black App Control has performed well and kept current with new and evolving threats. Carbon Black App Control is a key tool in a portfolio of cyber security tools deployed by the IT Department.
DISCUSSION:
This procurement provides one year of licensing, maintenance, and support for Carbon Black App Control. This procurement is comprised of 1100 desktop/laptop licenses and 160 Windows Server licenses. This includes a true-up of all PCs utilizing this software which increased license count for 2026 by 240 licenses. This will enable the IT Department to deploy this software on all the personal computers and Windows Servers it manages.
Staff has identified an approved cooperative contract, Contract: 230105 - TIPS XITS - 230105 - Technology Solutions, Products, and Services, through Xerox IT Solutions, LLC.
The term of the contract is one year, beginning on June 29, 2026, and ending on June 28, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP#: N/A
The requested award will be charged to the Software and Hardware Maintenance account listed below. The 2026 Budget includes $54,5...
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