Network Infrastructure & Internal Connections: Firewall Service, Components, Existing Equipment, Firewall Service and Components

Competitive bid for internal connections / network equipment and installation for Corpus Christi Indep SCH Dist (School District, 67 eligible entities), funding year 2027.
Requested services:
• Internal Connections – Firewall Service, Components, and Necessary Software and Licenses (qty 1 Each)
• Internal Connections – Firewall Service, Components, and Necessary Software and Licenses (qty 1 Each)
• Internal Connections – Firewall Service, Components, and Necessary Software and Licenses (qty 1 Each)
• Managed Internal Broadband Services – Existing Equipment
• Managed Internal Broadband Services – Existing Equipment
• Managed Internal Broadband Services – Existing Equipment
• Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections – Firewall Service and Components (qty 1 Each)
• Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections – Firewall Service and Components (qty 1 Each)
• Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections – Firewall Service and Components (qty 1 Each)
SEE ALL SPECIFICATIONS IN THE ASSOCIATED RFP #FY27-P-0007 FIREWALL REFRESH DISTRICTWIDE (E-RATE YEAR 2027) located at under Purchasing - Bidding Opportunities.The District is soliciting proposals from qualified Offerors to provide: A Firewall solution deployed as a High-Availability (HA) pair for North/South traffic, with a minimum firewall throughput of 100 Gbps and a minimum SSL/TLS decryption throughput of 90 Gbps, application-based firewall policies, and advanced monitoring capabilities to be installed at CCISD Technology Services Center, 2525 Belton St., Corpus Christi, TX 78416 for all district locations to share. Offerors shall also propose options for handling East/West traffic, including a software-defined (virtual/SDN-based) firewall for the districts data center and all servers. Any request for installation/configuration and Technical support is dependent on the needs of the service requested.Line Item #1 -Internal Connections - Firewall, including software/licenses: See RFP #FY27-P-0007 FIREWALL REFRESH DISTRICTWIDE (E-RATE YEAR 2027) for details.Line Item #2 -BMIC - Firewall: See RFP #FY27-P-0007 FIREWALL REFRESH DISTRICTWIDE (E-RATE YEAR 2027) for details.Line Item #3 -MIBS - Firewall (Listed only if software/licenses/support for firewall are categorized as MIBS): See RFP #FY27-P-0007 FIREWALL REFRESH DISTRICTWIDE (E-RATE YEAR 2027) for details.
Proposals are due November 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST. Deliver to the Corpus Christi Independent School District Office ofPurchasing and Distribution in the basement located at 801 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. Faxed proposals will not be considered. Please see RFP #FY27-P-0007FIREWALL REFRESH DISTRICTWIDE (E-RATE YEAR 2027) located at under Purchasing - Bidding Opportunities, for a fulllist of procurement requirements. Proposals must address all requested information.Proposals must be returned in sufficient time to be received and time stamped at the location specified in the Proposal. LateProposals will be marked Late and returned unopened to the Respondent. Award will be in the form of a contract subject to Board ofTrustees approval. Award is contingent on funding from Schools and Libraries Division and available District funding.
Bids must be considered through 2026-10-28; the applicant may sign a contract on or after that date.