REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Provision, Deployment & Support of Next-Generation Firewall and Enterprise Wireless Access Points - LEHS
Closing Date of RFP: 02/09/2026 – 23:59 hours
Lords Education and Health Society (LEHS) is a charitable organization in India working towards advancing inclusive development across healthcare, education, agriculture, and governance.
Through its flagship program, WadhwaniAI, LEHS designs, develops, and deploys artificial intelligence solutions for large-scale social impact in partnership with State and National Governments, development organizations, and ecosystem stakeholders.
As part of its continued growth and digital transformation, LEHS – WadhwaniAI intends to strengthen its office network and perimeter security infrastructure through the deployment of an enterprise-grade NextGeneration Firewall (NGFW) solution and centrally managed Enterprise Wireless Network.
The proposed solution is expected to provide a secure, resilient, high-density, and centrally managed network environment aligned with Zero Trust principles, enterprise security practices, and ISO 27001 requirements.
LEHS therefore invites proposals from qualified and authorized system integrators / technology partners for the supply, implementation, configuration, integration, testing, commissioning, licensing, and support of the proposed solution.
LEHS – Wadhwani AI operates in a cloud-first environment where users access multiple SaaS applications and cloud platforms, including Google Workspace, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and other business-critical applications.
The organization currently operates a combination of corporate-managed devices, consultant/BYOD devices, legacy network infrastructure, and standalone wireless access points.
The organization intends to modernize the network infrastructure to provide:
- Secure internet and perimeter connectivity
- High-density enterprise Wi-Fi
- Network segmentation and isolation
- Identity-aware access control
- Secure access for corporate and BYOD users
- Centralized monitoring and management
- Advanced threat prevention
- Secure remote administration
- Resilient connectivity through redundant ISPs
- Improved visibility into network traffic, users, applications, and security events
III.CURRENT ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW
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Field
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Details
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Organisation
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Lords Education and Health Society
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Programs
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LEHS - Wadhwani AI
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Domains
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wadhwaniai.org, lehsindia.org
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Corporate Users
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~300
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BYOD Users
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~50 Consultants/Users
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Identity Provider
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Jumpcloud And Google Workspace
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MDM
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JumpCloud
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OS Mix
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70–80% macOS, rest Windows
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Device Ownership
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Mostly corporate-owned
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ISP Bandwidth
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Primary & Secondary redundant leased lines (100
Mbps)
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Compliance
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ISO 27001
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- All documents should be in PDF format.
- Subject line of the email: “Provision of Next-Gen Firewall & Enterprise Wireless Access Points – LEHS / Wadhwani AI – [Bidder Name]”
- Submission Deadline: [02/09/2026 & 23:59 Hours]
Bidders who submit complete technical with password protected financial proposals and all mandatory enclosures will be considered only.
Any proposals received by LEHS after the deadline for submission of proposals prescribed in the RFP are liable to be rejected.
For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below