SUNY Cobleskill Fortinet Forticare Support Services

SUNY Cobleskill is seeking to acquire annual Fortinet Forticare Support Services for various firewall hardware through a procurement process that does not involve sealed bids. The total award amount is capped at $125,000, and the institution will select a provider based on discretionary authority under NYS Education Law §355(5)(a). Interested vendors must contact the designated campus representative within 15 business days of the advertisement notice and submit proposals via email by 12:00 PM on March 18, 2024. The contract will be awarded for a one-year period and is located in Schoharie County, New York. The procurement emphasizes compliance with all relevant NYS laws, including those related to finance, education, procurement, and lobbying, and encourages participation from minority and women-owned business enterprises, although there is no set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. The contract is part of SUNY’s ongoing efforts to maintain and support cybersecurity infrastructure, specifically related to firewall hardware management. The procurement history indicates prior contracts awarded to Converge One in 2023 and Integration Partners Corporation in 2021 and 2022 for similar services. The project is posted under solicitation number 2107069, with a response deadline of March 18, 2024, and is open to qualified business entities within the NAICS code 541519, which pertains to other computer related services. The location of performance is at SUNY Cobleskill’s campus, and the procurement process is managed by the State University of New York, with further details available through the provided online link.