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Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for professional services with Kroll Associates, Inc, an independent contractor, for cyber security end-point protection services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the agreement with Kroll Associates, Inc., to procure continued cybersecurity protection services for up to 5,800 County computers, in the amount not to exceed $394,400.00 for a 12-month coverage period of July 13, 2022 through July 12, 2023, which automatically renews thereafter for successive one (1) year terms unless either party notifies the other party in writing of its termination of the Agreement at least 45 days prior to the termination date of the initial term or any subsequent renewal term;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Red Canary Terms and Conditions for threat detection services utilized by Kroll Associates, Inc.;
c) Delegate to the General Services Director the authority to issue amendments to the above agreement to increase the contract maximum by $70,000.00 as needed to purchase additional user licenses, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.