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County CIO briefs council on plan to rebid IT services, cybersecurity upgrades and RFP process

Vanderburgh County Council · April 1, 2026
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Summary

Vanderburgh County CIO Verne told the council the county will engage Crowe Consulting to write an RFP to rebid IT managed services after a 20-year run with the incumbent; the process aims to define cybersecurity responsibilities, leverage state grants (including CrowdStrike deployment) and identify potential cost savings.

Vanderburgh County’s chief information officer, Verne, briefed the council on April 1 about plans to rebid the county’s IT managed-services contract, noting the current arrangement has not been competitively solicited in roughly 20 years.

Verne said the county has contracted Crowe Consulting to perform a review and write the RFP to solicit proposals for comprehensive IT services, with the goal of clarifying vendor responsibilities — especially cybersecurity — and improving transparency and…

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