E-Rate #270003052

Fortinet FG-201G firewall and related services for Hadley-Luzerne Central School District

Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES is seeking firewall equipment and related Category 2 services for Hadley-Luzerne Central School District. - Government buyer: Hadley-Luzerne Central School District, through Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) BOCES. - Requested OEM: Fortinet; equivalent manufacturers and products will be evaluated. Huawei and ZTE are identified in the covered-equipment restrictions, not as requested suppliers. - Equipment and subscription: - One Fortinet FG-201G firewall is specified in the detailed equipment attachment. It includes 10 GE RJ45 ports, 4 GE SFP slots, 8 5GE RJ45 ports, 8 10GE SFP+ slots, NP7Lite and CP10 hardware acceleration, and 480GB onboard SSD storage. - One year of FortiCare and FortiGuard UTM protection, or equivalent, is requested. - A separate Form 470 attachment lists four firewall service/component/software/license units. This differs from the detailed specification’s quantity of one FG-201G; confirm the required quantity against the RFP. - Related services include basic maintenance of internal connections for firewall service and components (quantity 1) and managed internal broadband services (quantity not specified). - Required firewall capabilities include balancing two internet connections, built-in IPS/IDS throughput of at least 6 Gb/s, local management, Fortinet switch management, WLAN-controller functionality, Layer 3 routing, and TCP-port filtering. - The district will install the equipment. Proposed equipment and services must comply with FCC restrictions on covered equipment and services. E-Rate Lowest Corresponding Price and any proposed tariff-related price adjustments are addressed in the solicitation materials.

Description

WSWHE BOCES is soliciting proposals on behalf of Hadley-Luzerne Central School District for firewall equipment and related services. The requested Category 2 item is firewall service, components, and necessary software and licenses, specified as Fortinet or equivalent; related managed internal broadband services and basic maintenance are also included in the Form 470. Installation is not requested, and vendors must consult the attached RFP for specifications and submission instructions. The RFP states that work is to be completed by September 30, 2028, pending E-Rate approval.

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