Network Infrastructure & Internal Connections: Firewall Service, Components

Competitive bid for internal connections / network equipment and installation for Putnam City Independent School District 1 (School District, 32 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)
Putnam City Schools is seeking to procure a cloud-hosted, managed firewall service such as Palo Alto or equivalent. Solution must be capable of supporting at least 9 Gbps or PA-22 equivalent. Solution must be able to provide up to 6000 secure VPN connections and have technology to help prevent new and emerging threats such as Wildfire or equivalent.
The District will consider multi-year agreements, and one-year agreements with optional one-year extensions. All bid responses should clearly identify both eligible and ineligible costs within the bid. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. Technical questions may be directed to Jared Juel, Director of Technical Services at Questions or requests for clarification should be directed to Cory Boggs, Executive Director of Information Technology Services at This bid will close in conjunction with the 28-day waiting period associated with this Form 470.
Bids must be considered through 2026-10-28; the applicant may sign a contract on or after that date.