To: Aaron Rector, City Manager
From: Sean Vreeland, Director of Information Technology
Subject:
Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a one-year agreement with Datavox, of Houston, Texas, for the purchase of Arctic Wolf Networks managed detection and response cybersecurity services.
Action Requested:
Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a one year agreement with Datavox, of Houston, Texas, for the purchase of Arctic Wolf Networks managed detection and response cybersecurity services, through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Purchasing Program, for the Information Technology Department.
Background:
Arctic Wolf Networks is an industry leading cybersecurity services company that provides (MDR) Managed Detection and Response solutions to combat the ever-increasing cyber threats that face the City. The following are the services that Arctic Wolf will be providing the City:
- 24x7 monitoring of all City endpoints (PCs, laptops, servers, network devices, etc.), all City cloud services (Office365, Sharepoint, OneDrive, etc.), and all incoming & outgoing traffic from the City’s internet connections
- Comprehensive visibility of all data collected from the City’s environment
- Real-Time Alerting - allows for rapid containment of security incidents
- Threat Hunting - daily hunting for suspicious activity across entire City environment
- Concierge Security Team - dedicated 24x7 security operations experts
- Strategic Guidance - allows the City to leverage the Arctic Wolf’s security expertise to improve the City’s overall security posture
- Arctic Wolf Networks is a preferred vendor of the City’s TML cyber insurance provider
Financial Impact:
The cost to extend our current contract for one year of Arctic Wolf MDR service is $82,567.92.
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has entered into a contractual agreement with Arctic Wolf Networks on behalf of State and Local governments for cybersecurity services. Arctic Wolf Networks services are sold by Datavox, a value-added reseller, through their respective DIR contract.
By participating in the State of Texas' cooperative purchasing program through DIR, the City meets all State and local competitive bidding requirements, while also benefiting from increased buying power through the cooperative purchasing network.
Funding is available from the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Information Technology Fund. Every department within the city contributes a per computer fee to the Information Technology Fund within their specific fund/department/program office equipment lease budget line item.
Alternatives:
City Council has the following alternatives:
- Approve as submitted
- Approve with changes
- Denial
Council Action:
The recommendation is to extend our current Arctic Wolf Networks cybersecurity services contract for one year at a cost of $82,567.92 and to authorize the City Manager to sign the contract and related documents.