Newton County Schools Ionwave #C-918-02 (Cybersecurity Risk Reduction)

Newton County Schools Seeks Cybersecurity Solutions and Services for District-Wide Risk Reduction

Newton County Schools is seeking information from qualified vendors to enhance cybersecurity across its district. - Government Buyer: - Newton County Schools (Procurement Director: Cory Craver, CPPB) - Scope and Environment: - Centralized technology environment supporting 18,000 students and 3,000 employees across 28 locations - Approximately 5,000 endpoints and servers - Requested Products and Solutions: - Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution for 5,000 devices and servers - Security Operations Center (SOC) solution for 5,000 devices and servers - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution for 5,000 devices and servers - Password keeper solution for 50 users - Multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution for servers - Requested Services: - Cybersecurity assessment and recovery - Network and perimeter security - Identity and privileged access management - Backup and disaster recovery - Asset and vulnerability management - Email and collaboration security - Endpoint security and hardening - Security monitoring and incident response - Server and infrastructure modernization - Network performance and resilience - Governance and incident-response preparedness - Ongoing cybersecurity advisory services (1 year, 25 hours/month) - Unique Requirements: - Vendors must provide company information, references for similar K-12 projects, and budgetary pricing - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; the RFI is for information gathering only - Solutions must address layered cybersecurity needs, including detection, response, recovery, and governance

Description

Newton County Schools is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information from vendors about available cybersecurity risk reduction solutions. The district seeks to identify qualified vendors to assist in evaluating its current environment, identifying risks and gaps, and developing sustainable approaches to prevent, detect, contain, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. The RFI covers a broad scope including cybersecurity assessment, network security, identity management, backup and disaster recovery, endpoint security, incident response, infrastructure modernization, and ongoing advisory services. This is a non-binding request for information only, with no award guaranteed or pricing binding.

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