ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 28, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: CONSENT - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Gregory Pronovost, Technology Services Director
DATE: May 16, 2025
SUBJECT: Amendment 2 to Agreement 2022-256 Darktrace Holdings Limited (increase compensation revised not to exceed $1,137,924.84; and extend term to December 1, 2028) for applications to support cybersecurity detection and monitoring on the city’s technology infrastructure
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this amendment.
BACKGROUND:
Darktrace Holdings Limited provides applications to support cybersecurity detection and monitoring on the City’s technology infrastructure . Darktrace’s application is configured specifically for the City’s network and data to understand what is normal and what to i dentify as high-risk, anomalous activity across our systems. This enables it to detect and signal a threat or cyberattack.
In November 2022, the City entered into Agreement 2022-256 for $430,000 to purchase Darktrace Network Security Artificial Intelligen ce to actively monitor and detect cyber security threats across City systems and networks. Amendment 1 increased compensation not to exceed $465,076.40 for fees and additional taxes for 2 additional years.
Amendment 2 to Agreement 2022- 256 increases competition by $672,848.44 to a not to exceed amount of $1,137,924.84 paid in four (4) installments as follows:
July 2025: $20,870.60
December 2025: $217,325.95
December 2026: $217,325.95
December 2027: $217,325.95
and adds Darktrace Identity subscription, Dar ktrace Enterprise Immune System, and additional appliances, including implementation and training. These tools provide added protection against account takeover and attacks using stolen credentials.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this purchase is covered within the Equipment Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Safety and Resilience
ATTACHMENTS:
Amendment2.pdf