Security Operations Platform Solution

The Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) on behalf of the Florida Digital Service (FL[DS]) is seeking one or more contractors to provide a comprehensive security operations platform solution for the Department and eligible state and local government customers across Florida. The solution must include software, implementation, training, support, and integration services, and meet or exceed applicable state and federal cybersecurity laws, regulations, and standards. Key deliverables include endpoint detection and response, network detection and response, and security information and event management capabilities integrated into a single platform. Qualified contractors must have experience providing similar solutions and demonstrate the ability to seamlessly integrate the platform with existing infrastructure. The Department is soliciting responses through a Request for Quotes (RFQ), with a due date of May 22, 2023, and anticipates making award(s) on May 25, 2023, with an initial 3-year term that may be renewed.

The RFQ is open only to vendors authorized to do business through the identified Alternate Contract Source (ACS) contracts, including Technology Products, Services, Solutions, and Related Products and Services, Cloud Solutions, and Software Value Added Reseller (SVAR). The pricing for the solution must be at or below the rates specified in the applicable ACS contracts, although DMS is open to alternative pricing models, such as volume discounts or an annual enterprise-wide rate. The total contract value is not provided, but the selected contractor(s) will provide the solution to DMS and all eligible state and local government customers in Florida.