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File #: 23-0468    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Passed
File created: 1/19/2023 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/31/2023 Final action: 1/31/2023
Title: Request for approval of a renewal option with Alert Logic, Inc. for security information and event management (SIEM) and managed security (MSS) solutions for the Toll Road Authority through December 16, 2023, at a cost of $228,250 (190127), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
Attachments: 1. 23-0468 Renewal Job No. 190127 Alert Logic, Inc.

Department: Purchasing

Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

 

Project ID (if applicable): 190127

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Alert Logic, Inc.

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  0% - Non-Divisible

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval of a renewal option with Alert Logic, Inc. for security information and event management (SIEM) and managed security (MSS) solutions for the Toll Road Authority through December 16, 2023, at a cost of $228,250 (190127), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  0% - Non-Divisible.

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Background and Discussion:

This is a renewal agreement for Job No. 19/0127 with Alert Logic Inc. for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Managed Security (MSS) solutions for HCTRA. This agreement is for the support, review, and storing of the logs generated by critical HCTRA hardware. Alert Logic is a critical piece of our PCI compliance. They provide storage of our logs, review of the data, vulnerability scanning, and escalation of possible malicious activity.

 

 

Expected Impact:

The approval of this renewal allows HCTRA’s Information Security team to focus on the escalated events, decreasing the time spent on false positives.

 

 

Alternative Options:

No recommended solution for this identified need.

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

X Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

12/17/2019

13.o

Court approval of an award.

12/1/2020

9.d

Court approval of 1st renewal option

1/4/2022

171

Court approval of 2nd renewal option

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

IT Services and Operations

 

FY 23

FY 24

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$228,250

$

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$228,250

$

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

Revenue - TRA

$228,250

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$228,250

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

Choose an item.

$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$228,250

$

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: January 31, 2023

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Benard Hubbard, Procurement Manager, HCTRA;

Jessica Barelas, Buyer, Purchasing

Attachments (if applicable): Department Renewal Notice