Tollway committee recommends $1.33 million Splunk cloud contract to strengthen cybersecurity
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Summary
The Toll Highway Authority Technology and Operations Committee recommended placing a three‑year contract with Presidio Network Solutions—up to $1,334,097—for Splunk Cloud Enterprise and related security tools on the full board agenda.
The Toll Highway Authority Technology and Operations Committee recommended placing a contract with Presidio Network Solutions for a cloud‑based Splunk enterprise security platform on the January board agenda.
Mike Shay, chief of information technology for the Toll Highway Authority, told the committee the award would be made “against the DoIT master contract with Resideo Network Solutions” to provide Cisco Splunk Cloud Enterprise and enterprise security management tools. He said the platform will replace the authority’s current security incident and event management system and “enable [the authority] to better detect, respond, and resolve network security events.”
Shay described the product as a “best in class” platform that adds capabilities the Tollway does not currently have, including cloud systems visibility, additional vulnerability detection, behavioral analytics, real‑time investigation tools and data science algorithms for threat detection. He said the system can monitor how accounts and systems interact and block access when behavior falls outside established norms.
Shay recommended awarding contract 2400227 to Presidio Network Solutions in an amount not to exceed $1,334,097 for a three‑year period; the committee approved placing the item on the full board agenda by voice vote.
The item was presented as an information technology procurement using the department of information technology master contract; committee members asked no substantive questions during the presentation. The committee’s approval was a recommendation to place the contract on the Tollway’s full board agenda for final action.
The contract, if approved by the full board, would replace the Tollway’s existing security incident and event management platform with a cloud‑based Splunk Enterprise offering and related services. The presentation noted the vendor is committed to meeting BEP goals and that pricing complies with the DoIT master contract. No contract start date, implementation timeline, or insurance details were specified during the committee presentation.
The committee meeting record shows the item was approved for placement on the board agenda by voice vote; the full board will take the formal contract award if it appears on its agenda.
