When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due August 21, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 12, 2026.

What is the budget for this RFP?

Settle estimates the budget at $150,000 – $500,000. The issuer has not published an official figure.

It was issued by County Of Placer. The work is located in Auburn, California, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Managed security services provider with 24/7 SOC capabilities. Proven experience with vulnerability and exposure management. Expertise monitoring cloud, on-premises, SaaS, and identity provider environments. Strong incident response, threat detection, log management, and security analytics capabilities. Experience serving government or county-level organizations. Ability to implement custom security rules and approved AI-enabled security practices.

Managed Security Operations Center Services (Due August 21, 2026)

A California government authority is seeking a managed security operations center provider to monitor cloud and on-premises environments, manage vulnerabilities, detect threats, and respond to incidents. The contract term is two years.

Must provide 24x7x365 information security monitoring and managed detection and response services
Must provide vulnerability management and log collection/analysis
Must support single sign-on authentication utilizing Okta
Must maintain cyber liability insurance with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate
Must conduct criminal background checks on all staff performing services
Must comply with NIST cybersecurity framework requirements
Must comply with WCAG version 2.1, level AA accessibility standards for electronic deliverables
Must be able to begin service immediately upon execution of the contract
Must provide an assigned dedicated contractor representative
Must have a business license and maintain a business location separate from the County

$150,000 – $500,000

Pre-Proposal Conference: August 6th, 2026

Deadline for Final Questions: August 12th, 2026

Proposal Submission Deadline: August 21st, 2026

Evaluation of Proposals: August 24th – September 11th, 2026

Interviews: September 23rd, 2026

Contract Negotiations: September 28th – October 9th, 2026

Contract approval by Board of Supervisors: Mid November 2026

A government authority in California seeks a vendor to provide managed security operations center services for a two-year contract period. The services are intended to improve the county’s information security posture through increased visibility across cloud-based and on-premises information technology environments.

The scope includes vulnerability and exposure management, real-time monitoring of networks and information assets, quarantine services, software-as-a-service cloud monitoring, identity provider monitoring, log collection and analysis, incident response and management, and the creation of custom, user-defined security rules as needed. The selected provider may use artificial intelligence practices to deliver managed SOC services with the county’s express pre-approval.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 6, 2026, and all questions must be submitted by August 12, 2026. Proposals are due August 21, 2026.

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