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Home My WebLink About22594 1 ORDINANCE NO.22,594 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH EVOQORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., IN AN 5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT 6 THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS ($798,212.00), PLUS 7 APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES, WITH A TEN PERCENT 8 CONTINGENCY FEE, FOR THE PURCHASE OF MANAGED 9 DETECTION AND RESPONSE (MDR) SERVICE FOR THE CITY'S 10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER 11 PURPOSES. 12 13 WHEREAS,the Information Technology Department within the City of Little Rock(the"City")needs 14 Managed Detection and Response Services to monitor the City's network for signs of cybersecurity threats 15 and attacks; and, 16 WHEREAS,the purchase of 24/7 Managed Detection and Response Service will assist the City's IT 17 staff with cybersecurity threat and attack detection to ensure rapid,effective prevention and mitigation;and, 18 WHEREAS, vendor selection of EvoQore Technologies, Inc., was made through Omnia Partners 19 Purchasing Cooperative under the OMNIA Contract(RH-22-026),as authorized by Resolution No. 16,603 20 (February 18,2025); and, 21 WHEREAS, the cost for EvoQore Technologies, Inc.'s 24/7 MDR Service for five (5) years, with 22 Sophos antivirus solution included,is Seven Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twelve Dollars 23 ($798,212.00),plus applicable taxes,fees,with a ten(10%)percent contingency fee. 24 NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 25 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 26 Section 1.The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with EvoQore Technologies,Inc., in 27 an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Twelve Dollars 28 ($798,212.00), plus applicable taxes, fees, with a ten (10%) percent contingency fee for EvoQore 29 Technologies,Inc.'s 24/7 MDR Service for five(5)years. 30 Section 2. Funds for this purchase are available in Information Technology Network Reoccurring 31 Maintenance Account No. 103030-061350 and Special Projects Account No. 108309-063211-S30A993. 32 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 33 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or [Page 1 of 2] 1 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 2 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 3 resolution. 4 Section 4.Repealer.All laws, ordinances,resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 5 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 6 PASSED: March 18,2025 7 ATTEST: APPROVED: 8 9 ' 11 Allison Segars,City erk Frank Sco , r.,M yor 12 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 13 14 k/A-144-049 i—Th 15 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Aft rney 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // [Page 2 of 2]