E-Rate #270000792

Managed services and maintenance for two Sophos XG 135 firewalls

De Beque School District 49JT is seeking E-Rate-eligible firewall management and maintenance for two existing Sophos firewalls. - Government buyer: De Beque School District 49JT, a Colorado school district; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEM: Sophos — the existing equipment is two Sophos XG 135 high-availability firewalls. Equivalent solutions may be proposed. - Requested services: Managed Internet security and firewall services (MIBS), Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC), or both, for the two existing firewalls. - MIBS includes implementation, monitoring, and management, and must support unlimited users and devices. - BMIC includes on-site hardware repair and upkeep, configuration changes, and basic online and telephone technical support. Proposals should state estimated annual support hours and hourly rates. - Pricing and requirements: Provide pricing for 12-, 36-, and 60-month terms, with two optional one-year extensions. Include complete implementation and management costs, eligible and ineligible costs, and the requested maintenance labor estimates. Generic price lists are not responsive; E-Rate-eligible costs receive the greatest evaluation weight. - Restriction: The specifications prohibit services or equipment from Huawei, ZTE, and other covered companies.

Description

De Beque School District 49JT requests proposals for E-Rate-eligible Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC) or Managed Internal Broadband Service (MIBS) for two existing Sophos XG 135 firewalls. The requested service is fully managed internet security and firewall service, including unlimited users and devices, monitoring, and management; proposals must include the full implementation and management costs. Pricing should cover 12, 36, and 60 months, with two optional one-year extensions, and include eligible and ineligible costs. Generic or encyclopedic price lists are considered non-responsive; the service specification sets out additional proposal requirements.

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