Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Planet bids #RFP#1819-26/27

Los Angeles County Office of Education seeks Secure Managed File Transfer (MFT) Solution

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking proposals for a Secure Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution to modernize and replace its legacy SFTP services. - Government Buyer: - Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), Division of Technology Services - Products/Services Requested: - Secure Managed File Transfer (MFT) platform licenses for production, test, and staging environments - User and agent licenses for secure file transfer between on-premises and cloud environments - Disaster recovery capabilities and required security features (threat intelligence, DLP, encryption) - System installation, base configuration, migration from legacy systems, and ongoing administration - Staff training, security and compliance validation (FERPA, SOC 2), and ongoing technical support - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; solicitation is open to all qualified providers - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Centralized permission management, granular access controls, multi-factor authentication - Encryption at rest and in transit (AES-256, PGP), external key management - Integration with Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and SIEM systems - High availability, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud/on-premises support - Robust audit logging, workflow automation, malware detection, DLP integration - Support for large file transfers, banking protocols, and secure human file sharing - Compliance with FERPA, SOC 2, and other standards - The solution must be capable of SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid deployments, with comprehensive technical and operational capabilities.

Description

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Division of Technology Services is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide a Secure Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution. The project aims to replace legacy mainframe Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) services with a modern, enterprise-managed Secure MFT platform to improve security, monitoring, auditability, and operational support. The scope includes vendor selection, solution implementation, migration of file transfer workflows, testing, production deployment, and operational transition. The selected solution must meet detailed technical and non-technical requirements as specified in the solicitation documents.

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