THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PURCHASING DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the Board's value of "Consistently delivering responsive, efficient, quality services to the public and internal customers" and the goal to "Build into every process and service effective checks and balances that do not cause inefficiency, but rather ensure consistency, continuity, and quality."
Mission Critical Systems, Inc is a “Premier” reseller of Check Point Firewall equipment and provides administrative and technical account maintenance between Broward County and Check Point Software Technology Ltd. Mission Critical Systems, Inc. participates as an integrator of their services for the County’s use of this product line. Using Check Point’s “Support Center,” Mission Critical is the only vendor who as a reseller, can provide the administrative information on the County’s equipment warranties, active support programs, subscription licensing records, and service history. Additionally, Mission Critical Systems, Inc. provides first call service in conjunction with Check Point engineers.
Since 2005, Mission Critical Systems Inc. has continued to support and consult on security items related to firewall services and holds sensitive security information on the County’s perimeter network security, as well as Sensitive Security Information (SSI) traversing the County network from Aviation to the Water and Wastewater Services Division Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network. Check Point firewalls are exclusive throughout all entry points into the County’s Enterprise Network. This agreement is necessary for continuation of these services for the Main and Regional Courthouses, Water and Wastewater Services, the Emergency Operations Center, the Transit Division, the Facilities Maintenance Division and the Traffic and Engineering Traffic Signal network.
On March 19, 2015, the Director of Purchasing awarded Only Reasonable Source Quotation No. R1315713Q1 to Mission Critical Systems, Inc. for Check Point endpoint solutions, including subscription licenses in the three-year potential estimated contract amount of $183,583. As firewall security is an essential network perimeter security service, the threshold was further increased to $379,545, to accommodate all vulnerable areas throughout the County. The threshold was increased again to the delegation of the Director of Purchasing to $400,000, to maintain support through June 2017. This two-party agreement was negotiated in advance of the anticipated contract end date of March 31, 2018, with Check Point's Premier authorized reseller, Mission Critical Systems, Inc., to address essential terms and conditions and to address the need to continue this essential need for the County for the next potential five years.
The County has negotiated minimum discounts of 55% on hardware purchases and 18% on support and subscriptions, as well as the ability to achieve further discounts related to Check Point promotional offerings at the time of purchase. For comparison purposes, the State of New York Check Point contract lists discounts of 33.18% on hardware and 8.46% on support and subscription agreements. The United States Government General Services Administration, Information Technology (schedule 70) and the pricing for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contracts both indicate the County is paying up to 47% less with this procurement contract than comparable federal contracts.
This System and Services Agreement was negotiated in Sunshine meetings held on May 10, 2017 and May 15, 2017. It was attended by representatives of Mission Critical Systems, Inc., Enterprise Technology Services Division, the County Attorney's Office, and the Purchasing Division.
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