Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Toll Road Authority
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevino
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): SHI Government Solutions, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract award on the basis of only quote and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with SHI Government Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $1,500,000 for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Managed Security Services (MSS) for the Toll Road Authority for the period of October 29, 2026 - October 28, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) requires Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Managed Security Services (MSS) solutions to support the monitoring and management of its information technology environment. HCTRA is a PCI Level One organization and is responsible for monitoring and managing system security logs, login anomalies, events, vulnerabilities, and intrusion protection and detection.
HCTRA seeks to replace its current SIEM solution with CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM, CrowdStrike Identity, and CrowdStrike OverWatch managed services. The solution will provide centralized security monitoring, managed detection and response, i...
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