The California Department of Technology (CDT) has published a request for quotations (RFQ) for a cybersecurity assessment of critical California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) systems.
Those systems include Next-GEN 911 and 988. For the uninitiated, Next-Gen 911 is the nationwide overhaul of analog emergency number services and the associated infrastructure. In California, that system is made up of 443 public safety answering points. The 988 system is the suicide and crisis lifeline, which is made up of 12 crisis centers throughout the state. Those centers tie into the Next-Gen 911 network.
According to the solicitation, which was published Oct. 23, five different contracts are being used to build out the next-generation network. That network must be evaluated for resiliency, reliability, redundancy and serviceability.
The “contractor is expected to perform penetration tests, as well as network vulnerability/risk assessments on all NG 9-1-1 and 988 related infrastructure, including Next Gen Cloud Based 9-1-1 Call Processing Equipment (NG 9-1-1 CPE), the NG 9-1-1 network, and the 988 network as well as the 988 hardware/software suite (Call Processing Equipment (CPE), Customer Resource Management software (CRM), and Mobile Dispatch Software (MDS) in California,” the RFQ reads.
Quotations are due no later than 12 p.m. Jan. 8. The point of contact for this RFQ is Edna Toy.
CDT Seeks Cybersecurity Assessment for Critical Cal OES Systems
The Next-Gen 911 and 988 systems run by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services are the focus of a recently published request for quotations for cybersecurity assessment services.
