45-RQ244356_Trellix Network Security SW HW Rebid

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. 45- RQ244356
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (NCDOR)
Offers will be publicly opened: 19 May 2026 10am
INFORMATION SECURITY DIVISION
Eastern Time
Issue Date: 5 May, 2026
Refer ALL inquiries regarding this IFB to State Commodity Number: 811122
Purchasing Agent:
Description of Solicitation: Trellix Network Security
Justin Stringfield, Contract Specialist Software and Hardware Maintenance
Justin.stringfield@ncdor.gov
Using Agency: Revenue
919-215-5229
Requisition No.: RQ244356
OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
The State seeks offers for the software and software support described in this solicitation. The State's
acceptance of any offer must be demonstrated by execution of the Acceptance of Offer found below and any
subsequent Request for Best and Final Offer (BAFO), if issued. Acceptance shall create a contract having an
order of precedence as follows: In cases of conflict between documents comprising the contract, the order of
precedence shall be (1) Request for Best and Final Offers, if any, (2) special terms and conditions specific to
this Invitation for Bids ("IFB"), (3) specifications, (4) Department of Information Technology Terms and Conditions
of this IFB, and (5) the agreed portions of the awarded Vendor's offer. No contract shall be binding on the
State until an encumbrance of funds has been made for payment of the sums due under the contract.
EXECUTION
In compliance with this IFB and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned offers and agrees to furnish
any or all Services or goods upon which prices are offered, at the price(s) offered herein, within the time specified
herein. By executing this offer, I certify that this offer is submitted competitively and without collusion.
Failure to execute/sign offer prior to submittal shall render offer invalid. Late offers are not acceptable.
OFFEROR:
STREET ADDRESS: P.O. BOX: ZIP:
CITY, STATE & ZIP: TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL.
NO
PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING: FAX NUMBER:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: DATE: E-MAIL:
Offer valid for sixty (60) days from date of offer opening unless otherwise stated here: ____ days
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
If any or all parts of this IFB are accepted, an authorized representative of the North Carolina Department of
Revenue ("NCDOR") shall affix their signature hereto. A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful
Vendor(s).
FOR STATE USE ONLY
Offer accepted and contract awarded _____________________________________, as indicated on attached certification,
by _____________________________________________ (Authorized representative of NCDOR).

IFB Number: 45-RQ244356
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTENT, USE, DURATION AND SCOPE .............................................................................................. 3
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 3
2.1. VENDOR QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 3
2.2. ADDENDA ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.3. OFFER SUBMITTAL ............................................................................................................................... 3
2.4. BASIS FOR REJECTION ........................................................................................................................ 4
2.5. LATE OFFERS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
2.6. NON-RESPONSIVE OFFERS ................................................................................................................ 4
2.7. NOTICE TO VENDOR(S) ........................................................................................................................ 4
2.8. E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION ....................................................................................................... 5
2.9. DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS ....................................................................................................... 5
2.10. POSSESSION AND REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 5
2.11. BEST AND FINAL OFFERS (BAFO) ..................................................................................................... 5
2.12. AWARD ................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.13. POINTS OF CONTACT ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.0 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.1. VENDOR STANDARD AGREEMENT(S) ................................................................................................ 6
3.2. VENDOR UTILIZATION OF WORKERS OUTSIDE U.S. ........................................................................ 6
3.3. E-VERIFY ............................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 BRAND SPECIFIC PRODUCT ................................................................................................................. 8
3.5. SECURITY SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................... 8
3.6 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 8
3.7 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 8
3.8. DELIVERY .............................................................................................................................................. 8
3.9. CONTRACT TERM ................................................................................................................................. 8
4.0 FURNISH AND DELIVER ...................................................................................................................... 9
5.0 HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
6.0 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS Error! Bookmark
not defined.
7.0 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TERMS AND CONDITIONS Error! Bookmark not
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1.0 INTENT, USE, DURATION AND SCOPE
The purpose of this Invitation for Bids ("IFB") is for North Carolina Department of Revenue (Purchasing
State Agency or Agency or agency) to obtain pricing for and procure Trellix Network Security (formerly
FireEye Network Security) 1000 license renewals, software and hardware maintenance for the FireEye
NX 4400 network security appliance currently used by NCDOR. The Trellix Network Security decrypts
Agency's network traffic for analysis and enhances its ability to detect, monitor, and respond to cyber
threats. Products and Services will be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of this IFB.
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1. VENDOR QUESTIONS
All inquiries regarding this IFB must be emailed to Justin.Stringfield@ncdor.gov.
Written questions will be received until ___May 14_______, 2026 at __5_ pm Eastern Time.
Please put "Questions - IFB 45-RQ244356" in the subject line of the email. Questions should be
submitted in the following format:
REFERENCE VENDOR QUESTION
IFB Section, Page Number
Vendor communications with anyone other than the person named above may be grounds for
rejection of said Vendor's offer.
2.2 OFFER SUBMITTAL
Due Date: 19 May, 2026
Time: 10am Eastern Time
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the Vendor's sole responsibility to upload their offer to the Ariba
Sourcing Module by the specified time and date of opening. Vendor shall bear the risk for late
electronic submission due to unintended or unanticipated delay, including but not limited to internet
issues, network issues, local power outages, or application issues. Vendor must include all the
pages of this solicitation in their response.
Sealed offers, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received until 2:00pm Eastern
Time on the day of opening and then opened, for furnishing and delivering the commodity as
described herein. Offers must be submitted via the Ariba Sourcing Module with the Execution page
signed and dated by an official authorized to bind the Vendor's firm. Failure to return a signed offer
shall result in disqualification.
Attempts to submit a proposal via facsimile (FAX) machine, telephone, email, email
attachments, or in any hardcopy format in response to this Bid SHALL NOT be accepted
and will automatically be deemed Non-Responsive.
a) Submit one (1) signed, original electronic offer via the Ariba Sourcing Module
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b) All File names should start with the Vendor name first, to easily determine all the files to be
included as part of the Vendor's response. For example, files should be named as follows:
Vendor Name-your file name.
c) File contents SHALL NOT be password protected, the file formats must be in .PDF, .JPEG,
.DOC or .XLS format, and shall be capable of being copied to other sources. Inability by the
State to open the Vendor's files may result in the Vendor's offer(s) being rejected as Non-
Responsive.
d) If the Vendor's proposal contains any confidential information (as defined in Section 7.0,
Paragraph #18), then the Vendor must provide one (1) signed, original electronic offer and one
(1) redacted electronic copy.
Questions or issues related to using the Ariba Sourcing Tool itself can be directed to the North
Carolina eProcurement Help Desk at 888-211-7440, Option 2. Help Desk representatives are
available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST.
2.4. BASIS FOR REJECTION
Pursuant to 9 NCAC 06B.0401, the State reserves the right to reject any and all offers, in whole or
in part; by deeming the offer unsatisfactory as to quality or quantity, delivery, price or service offered;
non-compliance with the specifications or intent of this solicitation; lack of competitiveness; error(s)
in specifications or indications that revision would be advantageous to the State; cancellation or
other changes in the intended project, or other determination that the proposed requirement is no
longer needed; limitation or lack of available funds; circumstances that prevent determination of the
best offer; or any other determination that rejection would be in the best interest of the State. Vendor
contact regarding this IFB with anyone other than NCDOR Purchase and Contract Office may be
grounds for rejection of said Vendor's offer.
2.5. LATE OFFERS
Regardless of cause, late offers will not be accepted and will automatically be disqualified from
further consideration. It shall be the Vendor's sole risk to ensure delivery at the designated office by
the designated time. Late offers will not be opened and may be returned to the Vendor at the expense
of the Vendor or destroyed if requested.
2.6. NON-RESPONSIVE OFFERS
Vendor offers will be deemed non-responsive by the State and will be rejected without further
consideration or evaluation if statements such as the following are included:
"This offer does not constitute a binding offer",
"This offer will be valid only if this offer is selected as a finalist or in the competitive range",
"Vendor does not commit or bind itself to any terms and conditions by this submission",
"This document and all associated documents are non-binding and shall be used for discussion
purposes only",
"This offer will not be binding on either party until incorporated in a definitive agreement signed
by authorized representatives of both parties", or
A statement of similar intent.
2.7. NOTICE TO VENDOR(S)
The State objects to and will not be required to evaluate or consider any additional terms and
conditions not previously agreed to by the State and submitted with an Offeror's response.
This applies to any language appearing in or attached to the document as part of the Offeror's
response. By execution and delivery of this IFB and response(s), the Offeror agrees that any
additional terms and conditions, whether submitted purposely or inadvertently, shall have no
force or effect.
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2.8. E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION
This is an E-Procurement solicitation. See Paragraph #47 of the attached Department of
Information Technology Terms and Conditions.
a) General information on the E-Procurement service can be found at http://eprocurement.nc.gov/
b) Within two days after notification of award of a contract, Vendor must register in NC E-
Procurement @ Your Service at the following web site: https://vendor.ncgov.com/vendor/login
c) As of the IFB submittal date, the Vendor must be current on all E-Procurement fees. If the Vendor
is not current on all E-Procurement fees, the State may disqualify the Vendor from participation
in this IFB.
2.9. DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS
"Resellers" as used herein, refers to businesses that routinely sell or distribute Vendor's Products,
and may include "Distributors", "Value Added Resellers" (VARs), "Original Equipment
Manufacturers" (OEMs), Channel Partners, or such other designations. These businesses must be
approved by the State prior to placement of any orders. Any contract established will be subject to
this solicitation and any resulting Agreement(s), and to the terms and conditions of the State's
competitive bidding process.
The Agency acknowledges that the Reseller has merely purchased the Third-Party Items for resale
or license to the Agency, and that the proprietary and intellectual property rights to the Third-Party
Items are owned by parties other than the Reseller ("Third Parties"). The Agency further
acknowledges that except for the payment to the Reseller for the Third-Party Items, all of its rights
and obligations with respect thereto flow from and to the Third Parties. The Reseller shall provide
the Agency with copies of all documentation and warranties for the Third-Party Items which are
provided to the Reseller. The Reseller shall assign all applicable third-party warranties for
Deliverables to the Agency.
2.10. POSSESSION AND REVIEW
During the evaluation period and prior to award, possession of the bids and accompanying
information is limited to personnel of the issuing agency, and to the committee responsible for
participating in the evaluation. Vendors who attempt to gain this privileged information, or to
influence the evaluation process (i.e. assist in evaluation) will be in violation of purchasing rules and
their offer will not be further evaluated or considered.
After award of contract the complete bid file will be available to any interested persons with the
exception of trade secrets, test information or similar proprietary information as provided by statute
and rule. Any proprietary or confidential information which conforms to exclusions from public
records as provided by N.C.G.S. 132-1.2 must be clearly marked as such in the offer when
submitted.
2.11. BEST AND FINAL OFFERS (BAFO)
The State may establish a competitive range based upon evaluations of offers, and request BAFOs
from the Vendor(s) within this range, e.g. "Finalist Vendor(s)". If negotiations or subsequent offers
are solicited, the Vendor(s) shall provide BAFO(s) in response. Failure to deliver a BAFO when
requested shall disqualify the non-responsive Vendor from further consideration. The State will
evaluate BAFO(s), oral presentations, and product demonstrations as part of the Vendors'
respective offers to determine the final rankings.
2.12. AWARD
It is the general intent to award this contract to one (1) Vendor. As provided by statute, award will
be based on Best Value Analysis, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Method
in accordance with 09 NCAC 06B. 0302 Information Technology Procurement.
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2.13. POINTS OF CONTACT
Contact by the Offeror with the State Contractual Point of Contact shown below for contractual and
technical matters related to this IFB is only permitted if expressly agreed to by the State Purchasing
Agent named on the introductory page of this IFB, or upon award of contract:
For Vendor completion:
Vendor Contractual Point of Contact Vendor Technical Point of Contact
Name of Vendor: Name of Vendor:
Phone Phone
Email: Email:
3.0 SPECIFICATIONS
3.1. VENDOR STANDARD AGREEMENT(S)
The terms and conditions of Vendor's standard license, maintenance or other agreement(s)
applicable to Software and other Products acquired under this Agreement may apply to the extent
such terms and conditions do not materially change the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In
the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Vendor's
standard agreement(s), the terms and conditions of this Agreement relating to audit and records,
jurisdiction, choice of law, the State's electronic procurement application of law or administrative
rules, the remedy for intellectual property infringement and the exclusive remedies and limitation of
liability in the Terms and Conditions herein shall apply in all cases and supersede any provisions
contained in Vendor's relevant standard agreement or any other agreement. The State shall not be
obligated under any standard license and/or maintenance or other Vendor agreement(s) to indemnify
or hold harmless the Vendor, its licensors, successors or assigns; nor arbitrate any dispute, nor pay
late fees, legal fees or other similar costs.
A license agreement, Trellix Network Security is currently in the process of being finalized by and
between Trellix and Purchasing State Agency and will be applicable to this IFB. A fully executed
copy of the updated license agreement shall be incorporated by reference and attached to the final
version of this IFB via a Best and Final Offer - BAFO.
3.2. VENDOR UTILIZATION OF WORKERS OUTSIDE U.S. - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
In accordance with the Statewide Information Security Manual (SISM), the State restricts the
location of information systems that receive, process, store, or transmit State and Federal data to
the United States which includes the following areas: US States, US Territories, US Embassies,
and US Military installations (stateside or overseas). This restriction applies to the Vendor and to
any subcontractors engaged to provide Services under this Agreement or with access to State Data.
The Vendor must ensure that its subcontractor agreements contain the same restrictions and will
be responsible for monitoring and enforcing subcontractor compliance at all times.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143B-1361(b), the Vendor must complete and return this Disclosure
Statement with its solicitation response. The Vendor may attach additional pages to its response if
needed. The State of North Carolina will evaluate this Disclosure Statement and Attachments, if
any, for additional risks, costs, and other factors associated with its service prior to making an award
for any such Vendor's offer. The Vendor must provide the following information in its bid response:
Vendor to complete:
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a. The location of work performed under a state contract by the Vendor, any subcontractors,
employees, or other persons performing the contract and whether any of this work will be
performed outside the United States.
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b. The corporate structure and location of corporate employees and activities of the Vendor, its
affiliates or any other subcontractors.
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c. Vendor agrees to provide notice of the relocation of the Vendor, employees of the Vendor,
subcontractors of the Vendor, or other persons performing Services under a state contract
outside of the United States in the event such relocation occurs during the contract term.
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d. Vendor agrees that any Vendor or subcontractor providing call or contact center Services to the
State of North Carolina shall disclose to inbound callers the location from which the call or
contact center Services are being provided.
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e. Will any work under this contract be performed outside the United States?
YES NO
The use of resources or workers located outside the United States is a critical security exception
that must be escalated to the State Chief Information Officer for review pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143B-
1376(c) and 143B-1320(c). These critical security exceptions are approved only in rare and
extenuating circumstances. Vendor should account for this when preparing its response.
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3.3. E-VERIFY
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143B-1350(k), the State shall not enter into a contract unless the awarded
Vendor and each of its subcontractors comply with the E-Verify requirements of N.C.G.S. Chapter
64, Article 2. Vendors are directed to review the foregoing laws. Any awarded Vendor must submit
a certification of compliance with E-Verify to the awarding agency, and on a periodic basis thereafter
as may be required by the State.
3.4 BRAND SPECIFIC PRODUCT
Manufacturer(s) name and product descriptions used in this solicitation are product specific. The
items offered in response to this solicitation must be the manufacturer and type specified. Failure to
comply with this requirement will result in rejection of offer.
3.5. SECURITY SPECIFICATIONS
3.5.1 SOLUTIONS HOSTED ON STATE INFRASTRUCTURE
To comply with the State's Security Standards and Policies, State agencies are required to perform
annual security/risk assessments on their information systems using NIST 800-53 controls.
3.6 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE SPECIFICATIONS - RESERVED
3.7 SPECIFICATIONS - Reserved
3.8. DELIVERY
Successful Vendor will provide the products and services hereunder within 30 consecutive calendar
days after receipt of purchase order electronically to the following email(s):
Phillip.Robinson@ncdor.gov
If circumstances beyond the control of the Vendor result in a late delivery, it is the responsibility and
obligation of the Vendor to notify the purchasing agent listed on the purchase order, in writing,
immediately upon determining delay of shipment. The written notification should indicate the
anticipated delivery date.
3.9. CONTRACT TERM
A contract awarded pursuant to this IFB shall have an effective date as provided in the Notice of
Award. The term shall be one (1) year and will expire upon the anniversary date of the effective
date unless otherwise stated in the Notice of Award, or unless terminated earlier. The State
retains the option to extend this contract for two (2) additional one (1) year periods at its sole
discretion.
3.10 EFFECTIVE DATE
This solicitation, including any Exhibits, or any resulting contract or amendment shall not become
effective nor bind the State until the appropriate State purchasing authority/official or Agency
official has signed the document(s), contract or amendment; the effective award date has been
completed on the document(s), by the State Purchasing Agent, and that date has arrived or
passed. The State shall not be responsible for reimbursing the Vendor for goods provided nor
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Services rendered prior to the appropriate signatures and the arrival of the effective date of the
Agreement. No contract shall be binding on the State until an encumbrance of funds has been
made for payment of the sums due under the Agreement.
4.0 FURNISH AND DELIVER
Vendor shall provide the Unit Cost and Extended Cost in the table below.
YEAR 1:
ITEM # QTY UNIT DESCRIPTION UNIT COST EXTENDED COST
1 1000 each Trellix Network Security NX Ed (Mbps) 2W 1:1TE
Hardware Support
Product SKU: NWNX2WE1E-AT
Term: 12 Months
$_________ $__________
2 1000 each Trellix NetSec NX Ed (Mbps) 2W 1yr TE for SUB
Software Support Platinum
Product SKU: NWNX2W1EM-AT
Term: 12 Months $__________ $___________
Total Offer Cost ________________
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4.1 OPTIONAL COSTS: MAY OR MAY NOT BE PURCHASED
Vendor may provide the Unit Costs and Extended Costs in the table below.
YEAR 2:
ITEM # QTY UNIT DESCRIPTION UNIT COST EXTENDED COST
1 1000 each Trellix Network Security NX Ed (Mbps) 2W 1:1TE
Hardware Support
Product SKU: NWNX2WE1E-AT
Term: 12 Months
$__________ $__________
2 1000 each Trellix NetSec NX Ed (Mbps) 2W 1yr TE for SUB
Platinum Software Support and Software
License
Product SKU: NWNX2W1EM-AT
Term: 12 Months
$__________ $___________
Total Offer Cost ________________
YEAR 3:
ITEM # QTY UNIT DESCRIPTION UNIT COST EXTENDED COST
1 1000 each Trellix Network Security NX Ed (Mbps) 2W 1:1TE
Hardware Support
Product SKU: NWNX2WE1E-AT
Term: 12 Months
$__________ $___________
2 1000 each Trellix NetSec NX Ed (Mbps) 2W 1yr TE for SUB
Platinum Software Support and Software
License
Product SKU: NWNX2W1EM-AT
Term: 12 Months
$__________ $___________
Total Offer Cost _________________
Grand Total Offer Cost Years 1-3*:_________________
*If all optional renewals are exercised by the State.
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