Request for the Supply, Installation, Configuration, Commissioning, Support, and Management of a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Solution for a Period of Thirty-Six (36) Months.Closed

Overview

Procurement of a fully managed enterprise NGFW solution for 36 months, including hardware, licensing, installation, configuration, commissioning, ongoing support and security management. Bidders should be IT/security integrators with NGFW deployment experience, VPN support, centralized management, and the ability to provide a 36-month managed service for Ekurhuleni Housing Company (RFQ EHC/FW/06/2026). (etender advert Fire Wall June 2026.pdf)

Requirements

• Technical scope: supply and rental of an NGFW appliance for 36 months; install, configure, test, migrate existing configs, provide replacement hardware as needed; support site-to-site and remote VPN, stateful firewall, centralized management, logging. Include minimum security bundle features (IPS, Web Filtering, Application Control, DNS Security, SSL Inspection, Threat Intelligence, ATP, Botnet detection).
• Licensing: all licenses for 36 months (UTP or equivalent, centralized management, centralized logging).
• Managed services: firewall configuration/admin, policy management, backups, change/patch management, incident management, monthly reviews, threat detection.
• VPN: configuration/management for up to 40 remote users; provisioning/deprovisioning, monitoring, secure remote access.
• Support: remote and on-site, fault diagnosis, health checks, escalations, maintenance.
• Evaluation: 80/20 price vs specific goals; specific goals include HDI, Women, Disability, Youth, Within Ekurhuleni (points scheme (MBD 6.1)). Local content declarations required (MBD 6.2). (MBD 6.1, MBD 6.2)
• Administrative/compliance: Bidders must meet PPPFA rules, and provide Local Content declarations; declaration of interest forms must be included. (MBD 6.1, MBD 4 Annex C)

How to Apply

• Deadline: 3 August 2026, 11:00; submission delivered by hand to EHC head office, in a sealed red tender box, with submission register signed. Include RFQ number EHC/FW/06/2026 and description. (etender advert Fire Wall June 2026.pdf)
• Documents to submit: completed pricing schedule; signed MBD forms; respond to RFQ; certified director’s ID; Proof of CIPC; up-to-date municipal account; lease if lessee; BBBEE affidavit; bank letter; Tax Pin; CSD report; undertaking of financial resources; local content declarations (Annex templates D/E/C). (etender advert Fire Wall June 2026.pdf; MBD 6.1; MBD 6.2)
• Where to obtain docs: RFQ documents available on EHC website and National Treasury e-tender portal. (etender advert Fire Wall June 2026.pdf)
• Briefing: none. (etender advert Fire Wall June 2026.pdf)
• Pre-qualifications/registrations: include CSD report, tax pin, CIPC, municipal account; provide BBBEE documentation; local content declarations per SATS 1286:2011. (MBD 6.2)
• Contacts for queries: technical: Mathinyane Selane; SCM: Dolly/Patricia/Thozama (details in the RFQ). (etender advert Fire Wall June 2026.pdf)