Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

The buyer is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide product and services for migrating their current data network to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). The SASE fabric will securely connect users, systems, endpoints, and remote networks to internal and external SaaS applications and resources. The main goal is to reduce IT footprint, provide a seamless user experience, optimize connectivity, and offer comprehensive security supporting Zero Trust needs. The buyer intends to contract with one vendor to provide the required hardware, software, design, deployment, and support services.

• 2/12/2025 - Written questions from Respondents due
• 2/14/2025 - LACERA's response to Respondents' questions
• 2/19/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 3/5/2025 - Interviews and Demonstrations due
• 3/10/2025 - Finalist bid proposals (estimate)
• 3/14/2025 - Selection Notification (estimate)

• Provide product and services for migration to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
• Securely connect users, systems, endpoints, and remote networks to applications and resources
• Reduce IT footprint and provide seamless user experience
• Optimize connectivity and provide comprehensive security supporting Zero Trust needs
• Provide required hardware, software, design, deployment, and support services
• Implement SASE fabric for internal and external SaaS applications
• Migrate LACERA's current data network to SASE architecture
• Ensure secure connection between users and applications
• Support Zero Trust security model implementation
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for SASE solution