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County declines $200,000 cybersecurity grant due to procurement and timing issues
Summary
Meriwether County staff recommended and the board approved declining a $200,000 cybersecurity grant because the application named a specific vendor and the county could not meet the project deadline or procurement rules requiring competitive procurement.
Meriwether County staff told commissioners they would decline a $200,000 cybersecurity grant award after identifying procurement and schedule obstacles.
Staff said the grant application specified a single vendor and that the county could not complete required competitive procurement within the grant's timeline; an extension request was denied. The county administrator noted the county already uses cybersecurity services (named in transcript) and that recurring costs for the grant project would have been substantial. In describing the situation, staff said the grant "was a $200,000 grant... [the application] listed a specific vendor, which in government, you cannot just list a vendor. It has to be bid out." The board approved declining the award and authorized notification to the granting agency.
Staff recommended declining the award because the project could not be completed in compliance with grant conditions given procurement rules and an unmet deadline; notification to the grantor will follow.
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