Cisco Secure Firewall Replacements Service

The University of Southern Mississippi, a government authority located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is seeking a vendor to replace its existing data center firewall infrastructure. The agency needs to modernize its data center security posture while maintaining continuity of operations and adhering to established enterprise networking standards. This project aims to solve the need for enhanced threat protection, improved throughput and performance, and robust segmentation capabilities to protect sensitive academic, research, and administrative systems hosted within the university's data center environment. The scope of work requires the implementation of a Cisco secure firewall solution, including hardware, software, licensing, support, and associated professional services. The requested solution must support a minimum five-year operational lifecycle, align with the university's long-term cybersecurity strategy, and be deployable with minimal disruption to ongoing operations. Performance of the work will take place offsite. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed a specific funding limit. The source document does not contain specific evaluation criteria or key dates for this procurement.