Cloud-Based Firewall as a Service
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
First Advertisement & RFP Issue Date: August 26th, 2026
Second Advertisement Date: September 2nd, 2026
Pre-Proposal Meeting: September 11th, 2026
Respondent Question Cut-Off Date: September 15th, 2026
Questions Response from IDEA: September 23rd, 2026
Proposals Due by Date & Time: October 21st, 2026
Anticipated Evaluation Period: October 23rd – November 6th, 2026
Anticipated Board Meeting & Approval: January 2027
Initial Proposed Contract Term: July 1st, 2027 – June 30th, 2030
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Idea Greater Cincinnati, Inc.
DESCRIPTION
The procuring organization is seeking a vendor to provide a cloud-based Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) solution. The selected provider will be responsible for all licensing, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and support required for the service.
The solution should be cloud-native and meet or exceed the specified functional requirements, including a three-year license and subscription, next-generation firewall capabilities, zero-trust functionality, integrated agent and management, integrated content filtering, a generative AI risk module, dedicated cloud resource allocation, global availability, cloud access security broker capabilities for platforms such as Google and Microsoft, private network access through tunnels, and SD-WAN. E-Rate eligibility is required.
A virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 11, 2026. Questions must be submitted no later than September 15, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- This RFP closed on October 21, 2026 and is no longer accepting submissions.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Idea Greater Cincinnati, Inc.. The work is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Cybersecurity and cloud networking provider with demonstrated FWaaS and next-generation firewall expertise
- Experience implementing zero-trust security, content filtering, CASB, private network tunnels, and SD-WAN
- E-Rate-eligible vendor familiar with education-sector procurement requirements
- Ability to provide three-year licensing, implementation, configuration, maintenance, and technical support
- Experience with cloud-native firewall platforms and globally available dedicated cloud resources
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