BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
Title
Approve the Agreement No. A4759A, with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., to Provide SCADA Cyber Security Auditor Services in Support of the SCADA Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessments Project, Project No.73271004, PlanetBids File No. VW0141, for a Not-to-Exceed fee of $797,357.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Standard Consultant Agreement A4759A with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., to provide SCADA Cyber Security Auditor services in support of the SCADA Cyber Security Vulnerability Assessments Project, PlanetBids File No. VW0141, for a not-to-exceed fee of $797,357.
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SUMMARY:
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. will be tasked with assessing Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) cyber security controls of our Internet, corporate and SCADA environments. These assessments will be performed annually for 3 years with the possibility of a yearly extension for an additional 2 years. The assessment reports shall identify the vulnerability assessment process, document the assessment results with a focus on areas of high potential risk, recommend actions on how to remediate or mitigate vulnerabilities and provide actionable information.
Consultant Selection Process:
Prior to publishing the Request for Proposal (RFP), staff conducted outreach to 431 firms that were registered under the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP) Category Codes; under category code 91871 - IT Consulting category, which is one of 11 targeted categories within Valley Water's Procurement Portal, PlanetBids (PB). Staff also issued advertisements in the SJ Post and SBEINC.com prior to publishing the RFP.
On August 3, 2022, staff published an RFP for SCADA Cyber Security Auditor services by sending it to 431 firms that were registered under NIGP Category Codes; 9...
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