FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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INTERNET FIREWALL UPGRADE
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Receive and file bid tabulation for Fortigate Firewall Upgrade, Specification No. E-2022-1363BD;
B. Receive and file first Notice of Intent to Award dated October 13, 2022;
C. Receive and file protest letter received from NH&A, LLC dated October 13, 2022 concerning the award to Xpert Solutions, Inc.;
D. Receive and file second Notice of Intent to Award dated October 14, 2022;
E. Receive and file second protest letter received from Xpert Solutions, Inc. dated October 18, 2022 concerning the award to NH&A, LLC;
F. Receive and file Orange County Sanitation District's Protest Response Letter dated October 31, 2022;
G. Approve a Purchase Order Contract to NH&A, LLC for the purchase of Fortigate Firewall Upgrade, Specification No. E-2022-1363BD, for a total amount not to exceed $226,698 plus applicable sales tax;
H. Approve four (4) optional one-year renewals for maintenance and support for an annual amount not to exceed $80,458 plus applicable sales tax; and
I. Approve a contingency of $22,670 (10%) for the purchase upgrades and subsequent renewals.
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BACKGROUND
The current internet firewalls at Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) Plant Nos.1 and 2 can only operate at 1Gbps. The firewalls are the gateway for internal networks to communicate with the internet and they also route and inspect traffic among OC San's internal networks.
Other IT projects are upgrading the data center, office network, and internet network equipment to meet today's high bandwidth and speed requirements, which allows the network to operate at a minimum 10Gbps.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* 24/7/365 treatment plant reliability
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
*...
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