E-Rate #270001010

Woodridge School District 68 seeks Palo Alto PA-3420 firewall solution and implementation

Woodridge School District 68 is seeking a replacement firewall solution for Thomas Jefferson Jr. High School, including five-year subscriptions and implementation services. - Government buyer: Woodridge School District 68; the solicitation identifies the District as the buyer and does not specify a further agency or office. - OEM: Palo Alto Networks is the named manufacturer and incumbent; the District will consider equivalent products. The existing firewall is a Palo Alto PA-3260. Equipment must be purchased directly from the manufacturer or an authorized distributor. - Requested products: - 1 Palo Alto 3420 firewall (PAN-PA-3420), or equivalent. - 2 10G optical transceiver modules (PAN-SFP-PLUS-SR), or equivalent. - 1 five-year security bundle (PAN-PA-3420-BND-PRECISIONAI-5YR), or equivalent. - 1 five-year GlobalProtect subscription (PAN-PA-3420-PAA-5YR), or equivalent. - 1 five-year Premium Support plan (PAN-SVC-PREM-3420-5YR), or equivalent. - Technical requirements: The solution must provide 10G threat-protected and next-generation firewall throughput, support dual egress and at least 2,000,000 simultaneous sessions, include two 10G SFP+ ports and redundant power, and support BGPv4 with IPv4/IPv6 and IPv6 routing. Required security capabilities include CIPA-compliant URL filtering, application filtering, inline file inspection, IDS/IPS, threat detection and mitigation, and advanced threat protection; sandbox assessment is optional. - Services: Engineer, install, configure, and deploy the replacement; remove and decommission the existing firewall; migrate firewall rules, VPNs, security policies, and network settings; test functionality, performance, security, and user acceptance; provide documentation, IT staff training, and knowledge transfer; and provide 30 days of initial production support, including policy tuning and post-migration review. The District is not seeking a separate ongoing managed-services agreement. - Pricing and eligibility: Itemize products, services, subscriptions, support, warranties, and other charges. Separately identify E-Rate-eligible and ineligible costs, and provide eligibility percentages and cost allocations for mixed bundles.

Description

Woodridge School District 68 is seeking competitive proposals for a complete firewall hardware solution, including equipment, five-year licensing and subscriptions, manufacturer support, and professional installation, configuration, migration, and integration. The requested items include a Palo Alto 3420 firewall or equivalent, optical transceiver modules, security and GlobalProtect subscriptions, and Premium Support. The work includes removing the existing firewall, migrating its rules and settings, testing and deploying the new system, and providing documentation, training, and 30 days of initial support. Proposals must address the attached Scope of Services and itemize eligible and ineligible costs, including eligibility percentages for bundled offerings.

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