Notice of Bids

IDEA Florida, Inc.

Request for Proposals (RFP)

E-Rate Cat 2 Consortium Form 470# 270000239

RFP #6-FWAASFL-0127 Florida

IDEA Florida, Inc. is a non-profit organization operating public charter schools within the Hillsborough, Polk, and Duval School Districts. IDEA is seeking a vendor for Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) Cloud solution in accordance withthe instructions, specifications, terms,and conditions contained inthesolicitation.

A copy of the solicitation can be found on the IDEA website at https://ideapublicschools.org/states/florida (under Open Solicitations).

Proposals can be submitted through Public Purchase at https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/login/login or by mail to IDEA Public Schools Headquarters, in C/O IDEA Florida, Inc., 2115 W Pike Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596, no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday,October21,2026. All documents should be clearly marked with the solicitation number and title. Proposals received after the closing date and time will not be considered and will be returned unopened.

For any inquiries related to this solicitation, please contact IDEAs Procurement Team at solicitations@ideapublicschools.org.

Aug. 7, Sep. 3 (26-05110D)