North Carolina eVP #72-PJTH26087

UNC Wilmington Solicits Cloud-Based Web Application Firewall (WAF) Solution and Services

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is seeking proposals for a cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) solution and related services to replace its current on-premises F5 platform. - Government Buyer: - University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) - Purchasing Services Office - Contact: Justin Hewett - OEMs and Vendors: - F5 (incumbent platform) - Solicitation is open to all qualified WAF solution providers - Products/Services Requested: - Cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) solution - Must support at least 18 web applications/services - Provide Layer 7 inspection, load balancing, traffic management, TLS termination - Integrate with Splunk and Rapid7 InsightIDR - Support high availability and automated certificate management - Include bot and DDoS mitigation - Professional services for implementation, migration, onboarding, and deployment - Premium 24/7 technical support - Administrator training (live and on-demand, role-based) - Pricing for additional protected applications, domains/sites, traffic, and request volume - Optional features/add-ons (e.g., bot management, API security, DDoS protection) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Cloud-only deployment (no on-premises components) - High availability and automated certificate management required - Integration with existing security monitoring tools (Splunk, Rapid7 InsightIDR) - Comprehensive training and implementation support - Proof of concept testing required - Contract term: 3 years with two optional 1-year renewals

Description

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide a cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) solution and related implementation services. The solution will replace UNCW's existing on-premises F5 environment and provide web application security, load balancing, traffic management, and related functionality for university-hosted services. The selected vendor will support proof of concept, implementation, migration planning, testing, training, and transition to production operations. The solution must provide robust web application protection, support both on-premises and cloud-hosted applications, integrate with existing security monitoring tools, and offer a streamlined administrative experience.

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