Cybersecurity Products, Solutions, and Services

The City of Tucson’s Information Technology (IT) Department is tasked with securing all City systems and data, as well as working with other City Departments and City vendors to ensure that all IT initiatives are secure and built to City standards. Through this RFP and resulting contract(s), the City plans to acquire security services, products, and tools to enhance the City’s resilience and to improve the overall security posture of the City’s infrastructure and systems.The aim of this RFP is to seek Offerors who can offer solutions that align with our technology framework and operational goals. Offerors should demonstrate an understanding of scalable, secure, and efficient technology solutions that can integrate seamlessly with our existing environment.This section sets forth sufficient information to allow Offerors to submit proposals meeting minimum requirements but is not intended to limit a proposal's content or exclude any relevant or essential data. Suppliers are encouraged to

use their extensive knowledge and experience within the Cybersecurity industry to meet and exceed the City of Tucson’s requirements in responding to this RFP. Preference will be given to the Offeror(s) that offer a cost-effective solution for current specifications, future requirements, and ongoing service and support.The City of Tucson recognizes that information technologies and services are rapidly evolving and advancing, and that Offerors may be testing new technologies or developing new services that are not yet available to the public at the time of RFP response. Once these technologies are generally available, The City of Tucson desires to have the ability to amend the Agreements awarded under this RFP to include these new technologies or service offerings at the City of Tucson’s sole and absolute discretion.BackgroundThe City of Tucson, as the Lead Procurement Agency, as defined in Attachment D, has partnered with Axia Coop LLC ("Axia Cooperative") to make the resultant contract (“Master Agreement”) from this solicitation available to other public agencies nationally, including state and local governmental entities; public and private primary, secondary and higher education entities; non-profit entities; and agencies for the public benefit (“Public Agencies”), through Axia Cooperative's cooperative purchasing program. The City of Tucson is acting as the contracting agency for any other Public Agency that elects to utilize the resulting Master Agreement. Use of the Master Agreement by any Public Agency is preceded by their registration with Axia Cooperative as a Participating Public Agency in Axia Cooperative's cooperative purchasing program. Attachment D contains additional information on Axia Cooperative and the cooperative purchasing agreement.Axia Cooperative provides shared services and supply chain optimization to state, local, education, and other governmental entities. Axia Cooperative leverages the spend of public agencies nationwide to command the best prices on products and services. With executive support from the supplier along with pricing and sales commitments, Axia Cooperative provides marketing and administrative support for the Supplier that directly promotes the Supplier's products and services to Participating Public Agencies through multiple channels, each designed to promote specific products and services to Public Agencies on a national basis. Public Agencies benefit from pricing based on aggregate spend and the convenience of a contract that has already been advertised and competed. The Supplier benefits from a contract that allows Participating Public agencies to directly purchase goods and services without the Supplier's need to respond to additional competitive solicitations. As such, the Supplier must be able to accommodate a nationwide demand for services and to fulfill obligations as a nationwide Supplier and respond to the Axia Cooperative documents (attachment D).The City of Tucson anticipates spending approximately $5,000,000.00 over the full potential Master Agreement term for Cybersecurity Products, Solutions, and Services. While no minimum volume is guaranteed to the Supplier, the estimated annual volume of Cybersecurity Products, Solutions, and Services purchased under the Master Agreement through AXIA Cooperative is approximately $50,000,000.00. This projection is based on the current annual volumes among the Lead Procurement Agency, other Participating Public Agencies that are anticipated to utilize the resulting Master Agreement to be made available to them through AXIA Cooperative, and volume growth into other Public Agencies through a coordinated marketing approach between the Supplier and AXIA Cooperative.TimelineRelease Project Date:March 14, 2024Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory):March 27, 2024, 2:30pm https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGE3ZDdkZWMtN2RhZS00MDg3LTg4OTYtYjYyZWI4YzFmYjY5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22d21e59ec-c208-43eb-aaf1-cf06d9a196e0%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%222762af1b-3dac-4e48-a411-0268c7c615c0%22%7dMeeting ID: 282 815 068 77 Passcode: ExKiSX Or call in (audio only) +1 213-293-2303,,273329398# United States, Los Angeles Phone Conference ID: 273 329 398#Question Submission Deadline:April 5, 2024, 12:00pmProposal Submission Deadline:April 15, 2024, 2:00pm