ITB-SMCPS‐2025‐IT-FWL

St. Mary’s County Public Schools is seeking qualified vendors to supply, deliver, and implement a firewall solution at the district’s network edge, where the campus core connects to the WAN provider. The solution must provide NAT for internal services and perform inspection and content filtering for all internet traffic to and from district devices. The contract is for an initial one‑year term with two optional one‑year renewals, and the agency encourages participation from Minority Business Enterprises. Bids are to be submitted electronically via the eMaryland Marketplace by the specified deadline. • Provide firewall hardware and licensing that can perform NAT, deep packet inspection, and web content filtering. • Install and configure the solution at the network edge, ensuring seamless integration with existing campus core and WAN connections. • Offer one‑year support/maintenance with options to extend for two additional years; minority‑owned firms are especially encouraged to bid.