Description
The State of Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is seeking a Master Contractor to provide a one‑year license and support subscription for the Checkpoint Infinity Platform (12/30/2026‑12/29/2027). This is a small‑business‑reserve procurement limited to vendors who already hold a Master Contract under the COTS 2012 agreement (060B2490021). The award will be based primarily on the lowest compliant bid and conformance to the scope of work, which includes Checkpoint Direct Premium Pro Support and CloudGuard WAF subscriptions. Bids must be submitted electronically via the eMMA system by the deadline.
• Scope: 1‑year software licensing, premium support, and cloud‑based web‑application firewall for Checkpoint products.
• Eligibility: Only Master Contractors under the COTS 2012 contract; small‑business‑reserve certification required.
• Submission: eMMA pricing grid, questions due 10/14/2026, bid due 10/19/2026 (11:00 AM EST).
• Evaluation: Lowest price wins, provided the bid meets all technical and contractual requirements.
• Delivery: Software to be provided electronically; vendor must supply ship/lead‑time estimates and a Letter of Authorization.