Attachment L6 - Service Category 6 Response.docx

Digital Security Solutions RFP No. 24-43230000-RFP Attachment L6 – Service Category 6: Content Delivery Network

Respondent Name: Respondent Name Goes Here Solution Name: Solution Name Goes Here

Respondent Instructions:

· Respondents shall use this Attachment as provided to respond. Altering character count limits or any other restriction or control may result in a Respondent being found non-responsive.

· Names. Respondents must provide their name and the proposed Solution name in the spaces above.

· Section 1 Prompts. Section 1 of this attachment provides prompts. The Respondent shall provide a response to prompt 1 and should provide responses to prompts 2 through 9. Prompts are indicated by red text followed by a response block.

Prompt 1 has a maximum of 3000 characters. Prompts 2 through 9 have a maximum character limit of 500. Respondents who submit responses outside of the maximum character limit may be deemed non-responsive. Any additional files, links, or other information provided outside the response block will not be considered for evaluation.

Scores will be assigned by each individual evaluator in accordance with Attachment C, Evaluation Criteria. Prompt 1 is worth a total of 5 points. Prompts 2 through 9 are worth a maximum of 4 points total. An individual Evaluator’s score of the technical response for a proposed Solution will be calculated by the following:

Evaluator’s Prompt 1 score + (Sum of the Evaluator’s Scores for Prompts 2-9 / 8) = Evaluator’s Technical Response Score.

· Section 2 Terms and Conditions. Section 2 of this attachment provides a space for the Respondent to include any Service Level Agreements (SLA) or additional terms and conditions that apply to the proposed Solution. Neither the SLAs nor the additional terms and conditions will be considered for evaluation.

· Definitions. Definitions contained in Attachment A, Statement of Work, are incorporated by reference.

Section 1. Prompts.

Prompt 1: A Content Delivery Network (CDN) optimizes the delivery of web content by distributing it across a network of edge servers located globally. This reduces latency, improves page load times, and enhances the user experience, especially for content-heavy websites or applications. The Solution must ensure secure and efficient content delivery, while providing protection against common web-based attacks through mitigation of attacks such as distributed denial of service or web application exploits.

Please describe how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 1 Response Goes Here

For the prompts below (indicated by red text followed by a response block), the Respondent should provide details on if and how the Solution meets the identified technical capabilities and features.

Prompt 2: Distributed Edge Serve Architecture – Solution should allow content to be cached and served from the server closest to the end-user to reduce latency and improve performance.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 2 Response Goes Here

Prompt 3: Support for Dynamic Content Acceleration – Solution should optimize the delivery of personalized or frequently updated content through intelligent routing and caching mechanisms.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 3 Response Goes Here

Prompt 4: Content Caching Controls – Solution should allow administrators to define TTL (time-to-live) values, cache purging rules, and caching policies that align with the organization’s needs.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 4 Response Goes Here

Prompt 5: Integrated DDoS Mitigation – Solution should protect web applications from volumetric attacks by filtering malicious traffic before it reaches the origin server.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 5 Response Goes Here

Prompt 6: Integration Web Application Firewall – Solution should protect web applications from exploits.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 6 Response Goes Here

Prompt 7: Real-Time Traffic Analytics – Solution should provide insights into website traffic, user behavior, cache hit/miss ratios, and security incidents such as DDoS attempts or SSL handshake failures Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 7 Response Goes Here

Prompt 8: Customizable Caching Rules – Solution should allow selective caching of specific content types (e.g., static images, JavaScript files, or video files) and exclusion of sensitive or dynamic data from the cache.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 8 Response Goes Here

Prompt 9: Integration of CTI Data Feeds – Solution should allow the CDN to identify and block traffic from known malicious IP addresses or domains, as well as protecting against emerging DDoS threats flagged by threat intelligence.

Please describe if and how Respondent’s proposed Solution meets the above prompt in the field below.

Prompt 9 Response Goes Here

Section 2. Service Level Agreement or Additional Terms and Conditions.

Respondent shall include any Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or additional terms and conditions that apply to the proposed Solution in the following text boxes. The text boxes below have a maximum character limit of 32,672 characters each. The information provided in the text boxes below will not be scored but will be incorporated into the final Term Contract documents as an exhibit.

Any Applicable SLA Goes Here Any applicable Addtional Terms and Conditons Goes Here