Newton County Schools Ionwave #C-918-02

Newton County Schools RFI for Cybersecurity Risk Reduction Solutions

Newton County Schools in Georgia is seeking information from vendors about comprehensive cybersecurity risk reduction solutions for its centralized technology environment. - Government Buyer: - Newton County Schools (Procurement Director: Cory Craver, CPPB) - Supports 18,000 students and 3,000 employees across 28 locations - Products and Services Requested: - Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Security Operations Center (SOC), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions for 5,000 devices and servers - Password keeper solution for 50 users - Multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution for servers - Cybersecurity assessment and recovery services - Network and perimeter security services - Identity and privileged access management (including MFA and password management) - Backup and disaster recovery services - Asset and vulnerability management, patching - 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 (including virtual CISO, program management, risk reporting) - Notable Requirements: - Pricing requested for EDR, SOC, and SIEM solutions for 5,000 devices - One year of support, training, and engineering (25 hours/month) - Password keeper solution for 50 users - MFA solutions for servers - Vendors must provide company information, references for similar K-12 projects, and detailed solution descriptions - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; this is an RFI for information gathering only - Responses should address layered cybersecurity needs and methodologies for 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, security monitoring, infrastructure modernization, and ongoing advisory services. This is a non-binding request for information only, with no guarantee of a subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP).

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