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["Dear Bidder,\n\nAs part of your response to the CSIR Firewall Refresh RFP, you are required to complete this Technical Compliance Matrix. This will assist the CSIR Evaluation Team in verifying that your proposed solution meets the minimum technical and performance requirements.\n\nPlease read and follow the instructions below carefully."]
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["NB: This technical compliance matrix is an elimination criterion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       - You must select Meets or Does Not Meet for each requirement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Any 'Does Not Meet' response will result in automatic disqualification from further evaluation (score = 0).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         - Supporting OEM documentation must be referenced for each 'Meets' response (document name, page, paragraph).                                                                                                                                                                                                                        - Failure to provide evidence will be treated as 'Does Not Meet'."]
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["1. Column Descriptions"]
["Column Header","Description"]
["Requirement","Lists the CSIR’s mandatory technical and performance criteria."]
["Submitted (Yes/No)","Indicate whether you have submitted OEM documentation as supporting evidence for the requirement."]
["Measure (Meets/Does Not Meet)","Use the dropdown to indicate whether your solution fully meets,  or does not meet the stated requirement."]
["Evaluation Score","This will auto-populate based on your selection in the “Measure” column."]
["OEM Proof Reference (Doc Name, Page, Paragraph)","Clearly reference the OEM documentation used to substantiate compliance (e.g., datasheet, product guide). Include the document name, page number, and paragraph."]
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["2. Evidence Requirements"]
["You must submit official OEM documents (e.g., product datasheets, technical architecture guides, whitepapers) as supporting evidence for each requirement."]
["Failure to submit valid supporting documents may result in zero points for the affected line items."]
["Do not substitute marketing brochures unless they contain detailed technical specifications."]
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["3. Scoring Model"]
["Measure","Score"]
["Meets",10]
["Does Not Meet",0]
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["4. Format & Submission"]
["Submit this file in Excel format (.xlsx), unlocked and editable."]
["Ensure that all required fields are completed accurately."]
["Include the referenced OEM documents as part of your submission package (clearly labeled and easy to cross-reference)."]
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["5. Contact for Clarification"]
["If you require clarification on any of the listed requirements or the completion of this matrix, submit your query in writing through the official RFP communication channel before the deadline for questions."]

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["Requirement","Submitted (Yes/No)","Measure (Meet or Does Not Meet)","Evaluation Score","OEM Proof Reference (Doc Name, Page, Paragraph)"]
["Example Feature","Yes","Meet",10,"https://oem.com/datasheet - Pg59, parapgragh 3"]
["Example Feature","No","Does not meet",0]
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["Centralized management interface with role-based access",null,null,{"$f":"IF(C5=\"Meet\",10,IF(C5=\"Does not meet\",0,\"\"))","v":""}]
["Historical reporting for a minimum of 1 year and analytics capabilities",null,null,{"$f":"IF(C6=\"Meet\",10,IF(C6=\"Does not meet\",0,\"\"))","v":""}]
["Minimum performance: 24Gbps Threat Prevention throughput",null,null,""]
["Support for 500,000 connections per second (CPS)",null,null,""]
["Support for 20 million concurrent connections",null,null,""]
["Capability to connect 25Gb, 40Gb, or 100Gb fiber ports",null,null,""]
["Integrated Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)",null,null,""]
["Support for Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections",null,null,""]
["Application control and identification",null,null,""]
["Web filtering and content categorization",null,null,""]
["Denial of Service (DoS) attack prevention mechanisms",null,null,""]
["Phishing protection capabilities",null,null,""]
["DNS attack prevention and filtering",null,null,""]
["High Availability (HA) support for Active-Passive and Active-Active modes",null,null,""]
["At least 2 redundant power supplies per device",null,null,""]
["Minimum of 4 x 10Gb Fiber ports per firewall",null,null,""]
["Support for SSL and TLS decryption and inspection",null,null,""]
["Support for native Network Address Translation (NAT)",null,null,""]
["OEM-backed enterprise support and maintenance services",null,null,""]