CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Cooperative Procurement 26-138, Darktrace Enterprise Immune System and Antigena, to SHI International Corporation for an amount not to exceed $226,830.02 and for a one-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
SUBMITTED BY: Jackie Nguyen, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Information Technology (IT) Department regularly assesses its portfolio of cybersecurity tools relative to threats and the needs of the City.
Five years ago, the IT Department procured Darktrace Enterprise Immune System (EIS) as a cybersecurity solution to provide lateral visibility and artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning to identify and address cyber threats. Lateral visibility identifies what is going on between devices that are already inside the network. Firewalls and endpoint protection alone do not provide an appropriate level of security for the City; EIS can be thought of as a second line of defense.
After months of using EIS, the associated AI algorithms learned normal City network patterns and once learned, the IT Department tested an additional layer of security protection called Antigena.
Antigena automates interventions to enhance security using the AI-generated profile of the City’s normal network behavior.
DISCUSSION:
This procurement is to renew the annual subscriptions of both EIS and Antigena.
Staff has identified an approved cooperative contract, Sourcewell - Technology Products & Solutions Contract #: 121923-SHI through SHI International Corporation for this renewal.
The term for this renewal is for one year from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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EIS renewal and Antigena deployment subscription costs are expensed to the Software and Hardware Maintenance account listed below. The 2026 Budget includes $210,553 for this software. The requested award totals $226,830, which is higher than the budget for this expense. It is anticipated that this overage can be accommodated in the 2026 Budget; however, staff will continue to monitor expenses to ensure they remain within the total approved budget.
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Account Number |
Fund Description |
Total Budget Amount |
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16101100-531312 |
General Fund |
$3,970,254 |