Solicitation for Palo Alto PA-455 IPS or compatible for Embassy Tbilisi, WRAIR

The contractor shall provide Palo Alto PA-450 IPS or compatible to US Embassy Tbilisi WRAIR office. The contract type will be a fixed price contract. The price listed below shall door-to-door transportation cost to US Embassy Tbilisi, 29 Georgian American Friendship Ave. Tbilisi 0131, Georgia. .

Specification / Work Statement

The contractor shall provide Palo Alto PA-450R IPS or compatible to US Embassy Tbilisi WRAIR office. The contract type will be a fixed price contract. The price listed below shall door-to-door transportation cost to US Embassy Tbilisi, 29 Georgian American Friendship Ave. Tbilisi 0131, Georgia.

Minimum Essential Characteristic (MEC) for Palo Alto PA-450R IPS or Compatible

Hardware specifications

• 1G RJ45 (6), 1G SFP/RJ45 combo (2)


• Management Console Port – RJ45 (1), USB Port for bootstrapping (1), 1G Management Port (1), micro–USB Console Port (1)


• Storage Capacity 128 GB


• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Integrated with TPM for secure boot, hardware root of trust, and securing system secrets


• Power Supply: Max Power Consumption: 39.4 W


• Max BTU/hr:136 BTU/hr


• Input Voltage (Input Frequency): 12 V–48 VDC


• Max Current Consumption: 5 A @ 12 VDC


• Max Inrush Current: 5A


• Dimensions: 44.4 mm H x 390 mm W x 238 mm D – 1RU

Performance and Capacities

• Firewall throughput 3.2 Gbps


• Threat Prevention throughput 1.7 Gbps


• IPsec VPN throughput 1.3 Gbps


• Max sessions 200,000


• New sessions per second 48,000


• Virtual systems (base/max) 1/2

Networking Features

• Interface Modes: L2, L3, tap, virtual wire (transparent mode)


• Routing: OSPFv2/v3 with graceful restart, BGP with graceful restart, RIP, static routing, Policy-based forwarding, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), Multicast: PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, IGMP v1, v2, and v3


• SD-WAN: Path quality measurement (jitter, packet loss, latency), Initial path selection (PBF), Dynamic path change


• IPv6: IPv6 L2, L3, tap, virtual wire (transparent mode), ) Features: App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID, Wildfire, and SSL decryption, SLAAC


• IPsec VPN: Key exchange: manual key, IKEv1 and IKEv2 (pre-shared key, certificate-based authentication), Encryption: 3des, AES (128-bit, 192-bit, 256-bit), Authentication: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512


• VLANS: 802.1Q VLAN tags per device/per interface: 4,094/4,094, Aggregate interfaces (802.3ad), LACP

Security and Connectivity Features

• Embeds machine learning (ML) in the core of the firewall to provide inline signatureless attack prevention for file-based attacks while identifying and immediately stopping never-before-seen phishing attempts.


• Leverages cloud-based ML processes to push zero-delay signatures and instructions back to the NGFW.


• Uses behavioral analysis to detect internet of things (IoT) devices and make policy recommendations; is a cloud-delivered and natively integrated service on the NGFW.


• Automates policy recommendations that save time and reduce the chance of human error.


• Identifies and Categorizes All Applications, on All Ports, All the Time, with Full Layer 7 Inspection


• Enforces Security for User Devices Anywhere While Adapting Policies Based on User Activity


• Prevents Malicious Activity Concealed in Encrypted Traffic


• Offers Centralized Management and Visibility


• Offers AI-Powered Unified Management and Operations with Strata Cloud Manager


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        • Advanced Threat Prevention: Stop known and unknown exploits and command-and-control (C2) attacks with inline AI-powered detections, stopping 60% more zero-day injection attacks and 48% more highly evasive command-and-control traffic than traditional IPS solutions.
        
        
        • Advanced Wildfire: Ensure files are safe by automatically preventing known, unknown, and highly evasive malware 180X faster than competitors with the industry’s largest threat intelligence and malware prevention engine.
        
        
        • Advanced URL Filtering: Ensure safe access to the internet and prevent 40% more web-based attacks with the industry’s first real-time prevention of known and unknown threats, stopping 88% of malicious sites at least 48 hours before other vendors.
        
        
        • DNS Security: Gain 68% more threat coverage and stop 85% of malware that abuses DNS for command and control and data theft without requiring changes to your infrastructure.
        
        
        • SaaS Security: Stay ahead of the SaaS explosion with the industry’s only Next-Generation CASB to automatically see and secure all apps across all protocols
        
        
        • IoT Safeguard every “thing” and implement Zero Trust device security 20X faster, with the industry’s smartest security for smart devices.
        
        
        
        
      
      
      • Delivering a Unique Approach to Packet Processing with Single-Pass Architecture
      
      
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VALUE ADDED TAX. Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or Invoices because the U.S. Embassy has a tax exemption certificate from the host government.

Shipping Incoterms: DAP (Delivered at Place)

Delivery location:

US Embassy Tbilisi,

29 Georgian American Friendship Ave.

Tbilisi 0131, Georgia.

Delivery Time: 30 days from the date of order.