Summary
The Edmonton School Division (Edmonton Public School Board) has issued Request for Proposals RFP-0297-2026 (Alberta Purchasing Connection reference AB-2026-04272) for a Network-Centric Detection and Response Platform (NDR) with supporting Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), combined into an Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution to strengthen the Division's cybersecurity posture across network and endpoint layers. The project covers approximately a one-year delivery window (Sep 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027) with service delivery in Edmonton, Alberta, and the solicitation is conducted through the Bonfire Project Portal (no paper or email submissions). Proposals are due by 2:00 PM Mountain Time on July 28, 2026, and the timeline has been amended twice via Addenda 1 (Jun 24, 2026) and 2 (Jul 9, 2026); an optional virtual pre-bid meeting was held on June 16, 2026.