15519 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,519
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
4 A CONTRACT WITH PRESIDIO NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, IN AN
5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED
6 NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND, FORTY-TWO DOLLARS ($3,397,042.00),
7 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, TO UPGRADE THE CISCO
8 NETWORK CORE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCREASE CYBER
9 SECURITY TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
10 DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS, the Information Technology Department requests authorization to upgrade the City of
13 Little Rock, Arkansas ("City"), CISCO Network Core Infrastructure to increase Cyber Security
14 Technology;and,
15 WHEREAS,the current network infrastructure is fifteen(15)years old and will not allow the inclusion
16 of Advanced Cyber Security Technology; and,
17 WHEREAS, the cyber security upgrade will allow Information Technology Staff to add advanced
18 Cyber Security attributes to assist in the protection of confidential data,provide remote user ease of access,
19 utilization of monitoring tools for quick identification of cyber threats,multifactor authentication and other
20 technology needed to protect the City and its users;and,
21 WHEREAS, vendor selection of Presidio Networked Solutions was made through utilization of the
22 State Contract No.4600048977 SP-20-0051; and,
23 WHEREAS,the total cost for the contract, which will expire on or before December 31, 2026, is not
24 to exceed Three Million,Three Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand,Forty-Two Dollars($3,397,042.00),plus
25 applicable taxes and fees,with funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act.
26 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Presidio Networked Solutions
29 to upgrade the City's CISCO Network Core Infrastructure to increase Cyber Security Technology in the
30 amount not to exceed Three Million, Three Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand, Forty-Two Dollars
31 ($3,397,042.00), plus applicable taxes and fees,for a contract term expiration date on or before December
32 31, 2026.
33 Section 2. Funds for this expenditure will be taken from Account No. 271 — American Rescue Plan
34 (ARPA).
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1 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
2 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
3 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
4 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
5 resolution.
6 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
7 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
8 ADOPTED: August 17,2021
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12 a" S ,City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., Maya
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