Title/Name/Summary
Network Firewall Upgrade - Purchase Approval
History
The MIS Division has included funds in the 2008-09 fiscal years’ budget to replace the computer hardware and software used by the Village to secure our systems on the Internet (Firewall).
The existing firewall has reached end of life support and needs to be replaced. .The current firewall is obsolete and software upgrades and support are no longer available.
The recommended vendor, Subject, Wills and Company is a Certified Cisco Partner providing GSA pricing on Cisco products for the State of Illinois. The proposal includes the purchase of the ASA Firewalls, VPN software licensing, implementation services and one year of support for a total of $19,330.56.
On October 12, 2009, this item was reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
The amount budgeted to purchase the new firewall is $22,000; therefore, said purchase is $2,670 under the budget estimate.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve waving the bid process;
And
Approve the purchase of the Cisco ASA firewalls, software licenses, implementation services and one year of support from Subject, Wills and Company of Oakbrook, IL in an amount not to exceed $19,330.56.