Summit Hill Palo Alto Firewall Support 2026

PROPOSALS are due Wednesday, March 18, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. The Summit Hill School District is seeking costs for licenses renewal for its Palo Alto Firewall. Please provide pricing for: OPTION 1: A 1-year license of Advanced Threat Protection and A 1-year support for a Palo Alto Firewall model PA-5220 and OPTION 2: A 2 year license of Advanced Threat Protection and A 2 year support for a Palo Alto Firewall model PA-5220. For technical questions , please contact Brian Skibinski, at bskibinski@summithill.org, or Kevin Perkins, at kperkins@summithill.org, Erate questions must be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line. Proposals must be emailed to Kevin Perkins, Assistant Director of Technology, at kperkins@summithill.org, Brian Skibinski, Technology Director, bskibinski@summithill.org, Jerry Steinberg, Senior Consultant of Telesolutions Consultants LLC, at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com and Karen Applehoff, Consultant of Telesolutions Consultants LLC at karen@telesolutionsconsultants.com.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP and/or Form 470 may be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP and/or Form 470 will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not provide the Lowest Corresponding Price will be disqualified.
Service providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. Vendor must be in good standing with the USAC and not red-lighted. The vendor must include their SPIN number on the bid/proposal. Service providers responding to this Form 470 should clearly identify E-rate Eligible and Ineligible equipment and pricing. Any ineligible products, services or components bundled with eligible products or services must be listed separately from the eligible products or services. Prices for these ineligible products or services must be allocated out of the price for the eligible services; failure to do so can lead to rejection of the bid. Allocations must comply with USAC rules which specify that the allocation methodology must be based on tangible criteria and reach a realistic result. It is the Service Providers responsibility to access the Portal (EPC) to determine if there are any addenda or changes for this request.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260021140/135530/21165049-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260021140_CERTIFIED.pdf