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# Web application firewall, network load balancer and access policy gateway (request for information)

The UPU issued a request for information on a web application firewall, network load balancer and access policy gateway. The official listing gives a response deadline of 19 April 2024 at 17:00 CEST. This was an information request, not a call for binding tenders; no procurement outcome or contract value is stated.

- Status: closed
- Country: CH
- Buyer: Universal Postal Union (UPU), International Bureau
- Submission deadline: 2024-04-19T15:00:00Z (instant)
- Original notice: https://www.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/Procurement/rfi2024dctp
- Source checked: 2026-10-17T22:52:35.358620Z

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