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To request staff to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a secure Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) data transfer solution at Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS).
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) is entrusted with the delivery of safe, reliable drinking water and the protection of critical public infrastructure serving residents and businesses in the City of Saint Paul and surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners adopted Resolution RES 25-1420 on September 9, 2025, which directed staff to initiate a formal Request for Information (RFI); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the RFI was to identify and evaluate available one-way OT to IT data transfer solutions capable of meeting SPRWS’s functional, technical, and cybersecurity requirements; and
WHEREAS, SPRWS staff have completed the RFI process and reviewed the information received from respondents, gaining sufficient understanding of the marketplace, available technologies, and solution approaches; and
WHEREAS, based on the results of the RFI, staff believes there are additional solutions in the marketplace that meet our functional technical requirement for a secure OT to IT data transfer solution; and
WHEREAS the Department Human Right & Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO) has recommended that it is in the best interest of the Board of Water Commissioners to proceed with a competitive procurement process to solicit formal proposals; and
WHEREAS, issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) will ensure that SPRWS’s OT-to-IT data transfer solution represents the most effective and secure approach from a cybersecurity perspective, aligns with SPRWS’s operational and technical requirements, and provides the best overall value to the utility and its ratepayers; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Board of Water Commissioners hereby directs staff to prepare and issue a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for secure O...
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