Mississippi Procurement Portal #3160008105

University of Southern Mississippi Data Center Firewall Replacement – Cisco Secure Firewall Solution

The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking to replace its data center firewall infrastructure with a Cisco Secure Firewall solution. - Government Buyer: - University of Southern Mississippi - Procurement Services Office - OEM Highlight: - Cisco Systems, Inc. is the exclusive OEM for all hardware, software, and support - Vendors: - Only Cisco-authorized resellers are eligible to bid - Products and Quantities: - Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Threat Defense Chassis, Subs HA Bundle (1, FPR4200-FTD-HA-BUN) - Cisco Secure Firewall 4215 NGFW Appliance, 1U, 2xNetMod Bays (2, FPR4215-NGFW-K9) - Management Center 2700 Chassis (2, FMC2700-K9) - Threat Defense software v7.4 (2, SF-F42H-TD7.4-K9) - FMC Software v7.4 (2, SF-FMC-7.4-K9) - 60 Month Support for Firewall 4215 (2, CON-SSSNT-FPR421NG) - 60 Month Support for 4x40G QSFP (2, CON-SSSNT-FPR4KX44) - 60 Month Support for FMC2700 (2, CON-SSSNT-FMC2700K) - 4200 4x40G QSFP+ Netmod (2, FPR4K-XNM-4X40G) - 4200 Series AC Power Supply (4, FPR4200-PWR-AC) - Power Cord, 20A, C20-C21 (4, PWR-CAB-AC-BLK) - Power Cord NEMA 5-15 (4, CAB-9K12A-NA) - 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver (2, GLC-TE) - 4200 Series 1.8TB SSD (4, FPR4200-SSD1800) - 4200 Slide Rail Kit (2, FPR4200-SLD-RAILS) - Console Cable 6ft (2, CAB-CONS-RJ45-DB9) - 4215 Base License (2, FPR4215-BSE) - 4200 Series Fan (6, FPR4200-FAN) - Network Module Blank Slot Cover (2, FPR4200-NM-BLANK) - AMD 7282 CPU (2, FMC-M6-CPU-A7282) - 240GB SATA M.2 (4, FMC-M6-HDD-240GB) - Dual-port 10GbE NIC (2, FMC-M6-O-ID10GC) - OCP 3.0 Interposer (2, FMC-M6-OCP3-KIT) - 600GB SAS HDD (8, FMC-M6-HDD-600G) - Dual-port 10G SFP+ NIC (2, FMC-M6-NIC-SFP) - Boot optimized RAID controller (2, FMC-M6-HWRAID) - Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (2, FMC-M6-TPM-2.0) - 16GB RDIMM (8, FMC-M6-MEM-X-16GB) - 1050W AC Power Supply (4, FMC-M6-PS-AC-1050W) - 12G Modular RAID controller (2, FMC-M6-MRAID-12G) - 10GBASE-SR SFP Module (4, SFP-10G-SR) - 4215 TD, AMP & URL Filtering License (2, L-FPR4215T-TMC=) - 4215 TD, AMP & URL Filtering 5Y Subscription (2, L-FPR4215T-TMC-5Y) - 40GBASE Active Optical Cable, 3m (4, QSFP-H40G-AOC3M=) - 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 3 Meter (6, SFP-H10GB-CU3M=) - Services: - Up to 160 hours of professional services for installation and configuration by CCIE-certified engineers - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Solution must deliver enhanced threat protection, improved throughput, robust segmentation, and support a minimum five-year operational lifecycle - Strict adherence to university cybersecurity standards and Mississippi state procurement laws - Only Cisco and Cisco-authorized products/services permitted; alternate brands require justification and proof of equivalence - Minimal operational disruption during implementation - Period of Performance: - Three-year initial agreement with two possible one-year renewals - Support contracts and subscriptions are for 60 months

Description

The University of Southern Mississippi is soliciting sealed bids for the replacement of its existing data center firewall infrastructure. The procurement involves purchasing a Cisco Secure Firewall solution including hardware, software, licensing, support, and professional services to modernize the university's data center security. The solution must enhance threat protection, improve performance, and support a minimum five-year operational lifecycle. Bids must be submitted by July 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM to the Office of the Director of Procurement Services at the University.

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