NOTICE SOLE SOURCE Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) Solution

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has issued a sole-source procurement notice for a Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solution under ORS 279B.075, with a seven-calendar-day protest period closing August 13, 2026. This is a notification of approved sole-source procurement, not a competitive bid solicitation.

ODFW is procuring ManageEngine Log360 as an interim SIEM system pending eventual migration to the State Data Center. The solution must support on-premise deployment with documented sizing and infrastructure requirements, collection and analysis of Active Directory domain controller logs, ingestion from network security devices and Windows servers, configurable correlation rules, real-time alerting, security-record retention for a minimum of three years, and role-based access control for administrative functions. On-premise deployment is a mandatory requirement; market research confirmed that most modern enterprise SIEM platforms are cloud-native or cloud-hosted, establishing that no other available solution meets ODFW's operational needs.

The estimated contract value is $106,442.57 over three years, with first-year costs of $82,093.60. The sole-source determination cites unique operational requirements including direct visibility into agency log data for security and data classification, source-based licensing for cost predictability, and compatibility with State Data Center governance. ODFW's prior experience with Splunk, which proved cost-prohibitive and technically challenging, informed the selection. The DAS Enterprise Information Services acknowledged during governance review that ManageEngine Log360 aligned with interim SIEM needs.

Protests must be submitted in writing to ODFW Designated Procurement Officer April D. Brenden-Locke and Luca X. Wittenberg, with Wittenberg serving as the agency's single point of contact. Protests must include detailed legal and factual grounds, description of resulting harm, and requested relief.