E-Rate #270002189

Fortinet FortiGate 201G Firewall, Optics, Support, and Installation for Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123

Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 is seeking one Fortinet FortiGate 201G firewall system or a documented equivalent, with related optics, support, and implementation services. - Government buyer: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, Oak Lawn, Illinois; Technology Services office. The request is described as serving eight entities. - OEM and named solution: Fortinet is the specified OEM; FortiGate 201G is the reference firewall. FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection is named as an example of the software and security service offering. Equivalent products require proof of compatibility and district approval. - Requested products: - 1 FortiGate 201G firewall or equivalent (part number/model: FortiGate 201G). - 2 short-range 10GE SFP+ modules; no part number specified. - Firewall minimum requirements: At least 39 Gbps firewall throughput, 6 Gbps threat-protection/NGFW throughput, and 9 Gbps IPS throughput; capacity for 11 million concurrent sessions and 400,000 new sessions per second; at least four 10GE SFP+ ports with 10G-SR optics and six 1GbE/Multi-Gig RJ45 ports; 1RU rack mounting and dual power supplies. - Requested services: Provide three- and five-year pricing options for hardware support, TAC maintenance, and software updates/services; separately price migration from the current firewall and installation/configuration. - Notable cost requirements: Itemize E-Rate-eligible and ineligible costs, identify each product or service’s eligibility percentage, and separately disclose non-eligible filtering, anti-spam, or threat-intelligence services. Identify additional equipment needed for compatibility or operation and explain its purpose; identify applicable manufacturer warranties as integral to eligible components where appropriate.

Description

OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN SCH DIST 123 is seeking quotes for firewall service, components, software, and licenses, specified as Fortinet FortiGate 201G or equivalent. The firewall must meet stated throughput, capacity, interface, and hardware minimums, and the request includes two 10G SFP+ modules. Bidders must provide three- and five-year pricing options for support and software services, separately itemize installation, configuration, migration, and E-Rate-eligible versus ineligible costs, and provide eligibility percentages for each item. The district will consider equivalent or updated products only with proof of compatibility and equivalency; the accompanying RFP contains additional bidding requirements.

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