E-Rate #270002670

Ferguson-Florissant School District seeks leased fiber, data transmission, and Fortinet firewall services

Ferguson-Florissant School District is seeking broadband connectivity and Fortinet-compatible firewall equipment, licensing, maintenance, and support for its eligible schools and locations. - Government buyer: Ferguson-Florissant School District, a public K–12 district in Missouri; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEM and named vendors: - Fortinet is the named firewall OEM. The district requires compatibility with its existing Fortinet FG2601F firewall; functional equivalents are accepted for the general firewall request. - CRW Consulting is named in the solicitation materials. - Requested products and services: - Category One standalone data transmission: Form line items list two 100 Gbps services, one additional 100 Gbps service, and 29 services at 5 Gbps for 32 eligible entities. A separate district-specific attachment describes two 100 GB aggregate connections and 28 connections at 5 GB each. - Leased lit fiber: 30 connections in the district-specific description—two 100 GB aggregate connections to the HUB/NOC and 28 connections at 5 GB each to district locations. Optional leased switches are requested for pricing. - Firewall internal connections: Fortinet firewall service, components, necessary software, and licenses, including installation and initial configuration; quantity 1 on the Form line item. Functional equivalents are accepted for this request. - Existing firewall: one year of licensing for the Fortinet FG2601F (part number FG2601F), including firmware and general updates, intrusion prevention, antivirus, web filtering, and FortiGate Cloud Sandbox. - Firewall maintenance and support: one support service for the existing Fortinet FG2601F (part number FG2601F), covering licensing, maintenance, and the listed security features and updates. - Basic maintenance of internal connections: quantity 1 Form line item for new internal-connection requests; Fortinet is named and functional equivalents are accepted. - Managed internal broadband services using existing equipment; no quantity is specified. - Notable requirements: Firewall licensing must work with the district’s existing Fortinet FG2601F. The district requests installation and initial configuration for the specified internal connection and data transmission services. Fiber proposals should price optional leased switches and provide a price for up to 12 months of month-to-month transition service.

Description

The Ferguson-Florissant School District is seeking bids for Category 2 services, including internal connections, basic maintenance of internal connections, and managed internal broadband services. Requests include firewall service/components and related software and licenses, as well as managed services for existing equipment. Requested basic maintenance is for new internal connection requests, and functional equivalents will be accepted. Questions and bids must be submitted through www.crwconsulting.com/ifcb; the source lists a response deadline of November 23, 2026.

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