The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) invites eligible and qualified suppliers to submit closed bid proposals for the Procurement, Supply, Installation, and Support of Fortinet Network Security and Web Application Firewall Solutions.

INVITATION TO BID (ITB) Procurement Reference No.: ESX-COR-0538/26 1. Introduction The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) invites eligible and qualified suppliers to submit closed bid proposals for the Procurement, Supply, Installation, and Support of Fortinet Network Security and Web Application Firewall Solutions. 2. Scope of Supply and Services The successful bidder will be required to deliver genuine, manufacturer-authorized hardware, licenses, installation, configuration, documentation, knowledge transfer, and post-deployment support for the following items: No. Item Description Part / SKU No. Qty 1 FortiGate 90G Firewall Appliance With 1-Year FortiCare Premium & FortiGuard Enterprise Protection Bundle FG-91G-BDL-809-12 1 2 FortiWeb-VM02 Advanced Web Application Firewall 1-Year Standard Subscription License (Advanced Bundle) FC2-10-WBVMS-582-02-12 1 3. Eligibility & Qualification Criteria Bidders must fulfill the following minimum requirements: Valid legal registration and license to supply Fortinet products in Ethiopia. Proven track record in supplying, configuring, and supporting Fortinet Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and FortiWeb solutions. Authorized Fortinet partner/reseller status evidence. Qualified technical staff capable of carrying out deployment, testing, and knowledge transfer. At least two (2) relevant customer references for similar implementations. 4. Instructions for Proposal Submission Bidders must submit separate Technical and Financial Proposals electronically under the following conditions: Submission Email: corporate@esx.et Subject Line: Procurement, Supply, Installation and Support of Fortinet Network Security and Web Application Firewall Solutions Submission Format: Proposals must be submitted as two separate password-protected PDF files combined inside one ZIP file. Technical file naming: FirmName_ESX_Technical.pdf Financial file naming: FirmName_ESX_Financial.pdf The Technical Proposal must be searchable and limited to a maximum of