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Board approves multiple IT purchases and a $64,700 security change order; several items ARPA‑funded
Summary
Danbury’s Board of Awards approved ARPA‑funded Microsoft licenses, a Tyler Technologies payroll conversion, rugged Dell laptops for police and an annual IT security change order with CIS that includes penetration testing and phishing exercises; the CIS change order is not ARPA‑funded.
Danbury’s Board of Awards on Oct. 9 approved a cluster of technology purchases and a contract change order to bolster cybersecurity and upgrade systems.
Purchasing staff presented four separate requests: 75 Microsoft Office 2022 licenses from Dell Technologies ($29,688.75), a payroll conversion service from Tyler Technologies ($15,300), 20 rugged Dell Latitude 5430 laptops for the police department (about $57,000), and an annual security and social‑engineering engagement from Computer Integrated Services (CIS) as a change order to the city’s IT support contract for $64,700.
Staff said the Microsoft, Tyler and Dell laptop purchases are funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money and that the procurement quotes satisfy city and ARPA purchasing requirements. Purchasing agent Chip Volker described the Microsoft request as “an American Rescue Plan Act ARPA funded request.”
On the CIS security change order, the city’s technology director said the work includes penetration testing, two phishing tests and two trainings for key staff and council chambers. “This includes pen testing, and it will include two phishing tests and then... trainings,” a technology representative said.
All four items were approved by unanimous vote. Several awards were presented as either state‑contract purchases or sole‑source (Tyler noted as the developer of the proprietary payroll software being implemented). The board recorded motions that contingent consultant review would precede final processing for some items.
Why it matters: The purchases update critical applications and endpoint hardware for public‑safety and administrative functions and add a formal security testing program. The CIS change order commits the city to formal social‑engineering and penetration testing for staff and chambers.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with issuing purchase orders and the CIS change order; the Tyler award was approved as sole‑source and contingent upon consultant review.
