# 6-FWAASFL-0127 Florida for E-Rate Cat 2 Consortium Form 470# 270000239

IDEA Florida, Inc. is seeking a qualified vendor to deliver a cloud‑native Firewall‑as‑a‑Service (FWaaS) solution that complies with a Zero‑Trust Architecture (NIST 800‑207) for its Florida charter school campuses. The contract will cover licensing, implementation, configuration, ongoing support, maintenance, and compliance with E‑Rate funding rules. The service must provide 99.99 % availability, 24 × 7 support, and integrate with existing identity services and cloud platforms. The initial term is three years (July 1 2027 – June 30 2030) with two optional one‑year renewals. Approximately 5,927 FWaaS licenses are anticipated, with both E‑Rate eligible and ineligible components to be itemized. Proposals are due by 2 PM CST on Oct 21 2026; a non‑mandatory pre‑bid virtual meeting is scheduled for Sep 11 2026.