SUBJECT
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Consideration to authorize the City Manager to enter into a service agreement to purchase firewalls and professional services to replace existing I-Net firewalls, in the amount of ($286,456.29) with Insight Public Sector, through the State of Texas DIR contract DIR-CPO-5384 and DIR-TSO-5300. Funding is available in the Information Services and Telecommunications department, Cybersecurity division and IST PEG Funding.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
The Information Service and Telecommunications department, Cybersecurity division, will purchase next generation internet firewalls to be used at the four City sites where access to the internet is provided.
Items to purchase: 6 Fortigate Firewalls (2 - Telecom, 2 - City Hall Annex, 1 - Fire Admin Building, 1 - Library), Enterprise Licensing needed for advanced functionality of each firewall, Fortimanager Management appliance for centralized management of all firewalls, FortiAnalyzer logging and security operations appliance, FortiClient VPN and Zero Trust Network Access agent and licensing needed for extended functionality on VPN endpoints, professional services for firewall and appliance deployment (.
This purchase would replace I-Net end of life hardware that can no longer be upgraded to meet the latest system requirements. The proposed solution would provide a foundational aspect of the City's security stack and would enable the scalability to improve network services.
Costs includes professional services, hardware, software, and licensing for three years:
Hardware (DIR-CPO-5384): $225,424.84 - 246-5545-555-9002
Software & Support (DIR-CPO-5384): $13,547.45 - 595-5539-512-0700
Professional Services (DIR-TSO-5030): $47,484 - 595-5539-513-5588
Total: $286,456.29
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends approval.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2026
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: Information Technology and PEG
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