When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due August 28, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 20, 2026.

It was issued by City Of Arroyo Grande. The work is located in Arroyo Grande, California, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Palo Alto Networks-certified cybersecurity and network infrastructure provider. Demonstrated experience deploying and migrating high-availability enterprise firewalls. Expertise in firewall rulebase optimization, VPNs, NAT, VLANs, routing, and secure network cutovers. Authorized reseller capable of supplying PA-1410 appliances, support, and security subscriptions. Experienced team providing on-site implementation, documentation, administrator training, and post-cutover stabilization. Strong track record supporting government or similarly regulated organizations.

Firewall Replacement Service (Due August 28, 2026)

Overview

IT Support, Hardware & Networking

Arroyo Grande, California, United StatesPosted: August 12, 2026Deadline: August 28, 2026

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SUMMARY

The government authority seeks a vendor to replace and migrate its firewall infrastructure using two Palo Alto PA-1410 appliances in a high-availability configuration. The project includes configuration optimization, deployment, cutover, training, documentation, and three years of support and security subscriptions.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have experience implementing hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) or VMware cluster deployments
Must have experience working with municipal or public sector clients
Must have demonstrated experience migrating Palo Alto HA environments, including rulebase cleanup/optimization and VPN/NAT translations
Key implementation staff must hold Palo Alto certifications (e.g., PCNSE)
Must provide a Certificate of Insurance
Must identify personnel who have led HA firewall replacements in municipal or public safety environments

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

RFP released – August 11th, 2026

Pre-Proposal Conference – August 17th, 2026

Post-conference inquiries due – August 20th, 2026

Responses provided to bidders – August 21st, 2026

Proposals due – August 28th, 2026

Award date – September 4th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

August 20, 2026

CONTACTS

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Issuing Agency

City Of Arroyo Grande

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DESCRIPTION

A government authority in Alameda, California is seeking a vendor to deliver a turnkey firewall replacement service. The engagement includes on-site installation and racking of a new high-availability firewall pair; export, cleanup, consolidation, and optimization of existing security policies, NAT rules, objects, zones, and VPN configurations; firmware updates; HA configuration; migration and tested cutover during an approved maintenance window; post-cutover monitoring and stabilization; administrator training; documentation handover; and three years of premium manufacturer support and required security subscriptions.

The selected vendor will conduct project planning and discovery activities, including stakeholder kickoff, review of existing firewall configurations and network integrations, risk and dependency identification, development of a migration and cutover plan, creation of a pre-migration inventory, preparation of a rulebase cleanup plan, and delivery of a risk and dependency register and detailed cutover runbook.

The vendor must supply two Palo Alto PA-1410 appliances configured as a high-availability pair, including rack kits and accessories. The procurement must also include three years of premium manufacturer support and three years of security subscriptions equivalent to Advanced URL Filtering and Advanced Threat Prevention, or an equivalent bundled Core Security subscription. The contract period is one year, and a pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2026.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due August 28, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 20, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by City Of Arroyo Grande. The work is located in Arroyo Grande, California, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Palo Alto Networks-certified cybersecurity and network infrastructure provider
Demonstrated experience deploying and migrating high-availability enterprise firewalls
Expertise in firewall rulebase optimization, VPNs, NAT, VLANs, routing, and secure network cutovers
Authorized reseller capable of supplying PA-1410 appliances, support, and security subscriptions
Experienced team providing on-site implementation, documentation, administrator training, and post-cutover stabilization
Strong track record supporting government or similarly regulated organizations

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