School District of Jefferson County Public Schools

Buyer seeks to implement a next-generation firewall solution to segment traffic between school sites and the central datacenter. The solution will provide network-based threat mitigation, access control, and enhanced incident response capabilities. The vendor will design, install, configure, and provide training for a comprehensive firewall solution that includes high availability, IDS/IPS, VPN services, and web application load balancing.

• 5/5/2025 - Pre-Proposal Questions Due
• 5/7/2025 - Questions Responses Posted
• 5/23/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 7/1/2025 - Contract Start Date

• Design and install high availability firewall with 100Gbps interfaces
• Configure network segmentation rules, NAT, VLANs, and protocols
• Enable IDS/IPS services following NIST and industry best practices
• Establish VPN services for 1500 users
• Implement load balancing for 25 web applications
• Configure SSL/TLS offloading and L4-L7 traffic management
• Integrate firewall logs with external systems
• Provide training on rule creation and policy enforcement
• Deliver comprehensive documentation and knowledge transfer
• Supply ongoing maintenance and escalation support