Pentera Subscription

Baruch College of The City University of New York is conducting a Request for Quotes (RFQ #2425032) for a Pentera Subscription cybersecurity solution, seeking to procure Pentera Core, Surface Professional, and RansomwareReady Subscription services. The procurement involves 5,000 endpoint licenses for Pentera Core and RansomwareReady, plus 300 subdomain licenses for Pentera Surface Professional. Key deliverables include licensing/subscription provisioning, implementation, configuration, training, knowledge transfer, and ongoing support and maintenance. The RFQ requires vendors to be authorized Pentera resellers who can provide documentation verifying minimum product requirements and an official authorization letter from Pentera. The solicitation is structured as a one-year contract with three optional one-year renewals, with quotes due on March 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Vendors must submit their RFQ form and supporting documentation via email to Devon Hariprashad, the RFQ Administrator, following strict communication guidelines under the Procurement Lobbying Act.

The procurement opportunity is exclusively limited to New York State Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) certified vendors, with a 100% MWBE participation goal and a 6% SDVOB contracting goal. The solicitation is restricted to businesses certified according to Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law, ensuring opportunities for diverse business participation. Vendors must complete and submit specific compliance forms, including the "Offerer's Affirmation of Understanding" and "Offerer's Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations" as part of their submission. While no specific budget range or award value is explicitly stated, the procurement involves comprehensive cybersecurity services across multiple product lines, suggesting a potentially significant contract value. The opportunity covers all New York State counties, with Baruch College serving as the primary contracting entity, and the procurement will be governed by CUNY's standard purchase order terms and New York State contract clauses.