Enterprise High-Availability Next-Generation Firewall Solution

The Mississippi University for Women is seeking bids to modernize its firewall environment with a high-availability pair of enterprise-grade next-generation firewalls. The core objectives of this implementation include custom ASIC hardware acceleration, integrated security ecosystem, embedded SD-WAN capabilities, granular virtual domain segmentation, dedicated management for integrated switches and wireless, advanced threat protection integration, free online self-paced training, and embedded control for identity and data protection. The selected vendor must have offices within a 200-mile radius of MUW's main Columbus, MS campus, be an authorized reseller of the proposed firewall, and have six NSE8 Certified Engineers on staff. The bid includes technical specifications such as support for various interfaces, SPU NP7 and CP9 accelerated, and dual AC power supplies. Key features of the firewall solution include inline cloud access security broker, video filtering capability, flow mode or proxy mode per firewall rule, load balancing, DDoS mitigation, web application firewall, free remote access VPN, and automation stitches. Some key points to consider are: • The firewall solution must be able to integrate with the organization's existing network infrastructure. • The solution should provide robust security features such as threat protection, data loss prevention, and intrusion prevention. • The vendor must provide free online self-paced training and have a strong support team with six NSE8 Certified Engineers on staff. • The bid must include all the technical specifications and features required by the organization. • The selected vendor will be awarded all items, and no grey market hardware will be accepted.