Cybersecurity Assessment & Pen Testing

Evaluation

PROC-005 · Created Dec 15, 2025

Estimated Budget

$75,000

Actual Spend

Requesting Team

Procurement & Acquisition

Urgency

High

Description

Annual cybersecurity assessment including penetration testing for all public-facing applications and internal network. Required for 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation.

Type: Consulting Services
Requested by: Kevin W.
Funding Source: FY2026 Operating Budget — Security
Compliance: 2 CFR 200.320(c) — Competitive (sealed bids / proposals)

Note

4 proposals received. Evaluation scoring in progress. Target award by 2/28.

Timeline

Request submitted

Kevin W. · Dec 15, 2025

All approvals secured

Sarah Chen · Dec 19, 2025

Board approved at December meeting

Board · Jan 6, 2026

RFQ posted to 4 qualified firms

Miatta M. · Jan 15, 2026

4 proposals received

Miatta M. · Feb 1, 2026

Evaluation committee formed (Kevin, James, external CISO)

Kevin W. · Feb 6, 2026

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Approval Chain

Procurement Team

Kevin W. · Dec 17, 2025

Approved

Financial Director

Sarah Chen · Dec 19, 2025

Approved

Authority Review

Board · Jan 6, 2026

Approved

Documents

RFQ_CyberAssessment_2026.pdf
Proposal_NJCyberSec.pdf
Proposal_Coalfire.pdf
Proposal_BishopFox.pdf
Proposal_Rapid7.pdf