AUC-26-08 Check Point 9100 Firewall Appliance Refresh

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) requires the supply and delivery of Check Point firewall hardware, software subscriptions and manufacturer support to refresh the two Check Point 6200 firewall appliances currently deployed at its Calgary office. The scope consists of two (2) Check Point 9100 Plus appliances with Virtual Systems and SandBlast subscription, 190 seats of Check Point Quantum SASE Private Access (Premium), and Check Point Direct Enterprise Support (Standard). The complete requirement, including product identifiers and quantities, is set out in the bill of materials in Section 2.1 and in the Pricing Schedule at Attachment 1.

As part of this procurement the AUC will return its two existing Check Point 6200 appliances (serial numbers 2026BA0001 and 2026BA0002) to Check Point under the manufacturer's trade-in program. Proponents must reflect the resulting trade-in credit as a separate line item in the Pricing Schedule.

Quotes must be based on the bill of materials exactly as specified. Substitutions, alternates and partial quotes will not be accepted. Proponents must be a Check Point Premier level partner, must be an Authorized Dealer for Check Point, and must supply the goods through a Canadian Distributor.

Installation, configuration and commissioning are not within the scope of this RFQ. Those services will be performed under the AUC's existing firewall support and services contract. Delivery is required at the AUC Calgary office on or before December 11, 2026.

he closing time and date for this RFQ is 2 p.m. Alberta time on October 9, 2026.

b)        The Quote Submission Form (page two of the RFQ) must be completed and signed by an authorized representative of the proponent and included with the proponent’s quote.

c)        Submissions must be by email, in Microsoft Word or PDF format and are to be sent to AUC Procurement at financeservices@auc.ab.ca

d)        The subject line of the submission email must read as follows: AUC-26-08 Check Point Firewall Appliance – [Proponent Legal Name]. Submissions with an incorrect or missing subject line may not be identifiable and the AUC accepts no responsibility for submissions that cannot be linked due to an improperly formatted subject line.

e)        Only one submission per proponent will be accepted. Proponents must ensure their submission is complete and accurate before sending. Any subsequent submissions from the same proponent will not be accepted or evaluated.

f)        Submissions by facsimile, mail or courier will not be accepted

All inquiries related to this RFQ are to be addressed to Scott McCallum scott.mccallum@auc.ab.ca , or by telephone 403-592-4494. The last time and date to ask questions regarding the RFQ will be 2 p.m. Alberta time on October 2, 2026.