SLED Opportunity · MARYLAND · MARYLAND
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Maryland state agency seeks certified small business vendors for Palo Alto Network security firewall appliances and related hardware licenses/support under a Small Business Reserve Procurement. Only eligible Master Contractors may submit bids. Responses accepted via email. Questions due by Feb 17, 2026.
This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which the award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Only businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §§14-501—14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by GOSBA Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for the award of a contract. Only Master Contractors that are awarded a contract under the Hardware and Associated Equipment and Services 2012, 060B2490022, are eligible to submit a bid in response to this secondary competition Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP). New Palo Alto Network security firewall appliances and add-on EA Agreement for hardware licenses/support for managing network firewalls, advanced threat prevention, DNS Security and URL filtering as well as hardware support Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP) responses will be accepted only through e-mail to the Agency Point of Contact listed in Section 2. Do not submit through eMMA. Questions Due (Closing) Date and Time: 02/17/26 at 5:00 PM EDT Questions must be submitted in writing with the subject line, "Question for PORFP # E00P6600338," and be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Agency Point of Contact listed in Section 2 no later than the date and time specified.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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