SD-WAN RFP path
Build an SD-WAN RFP
SD-WAN tenders live or die on operational detail: underlay coverage per site, failover behaviour during real link events, who answers the phone at 2am, and what a mid-term site addition costs. This builder generates those questions from your estate profile so supplier responses come back comparable.
Who this path is for
- Replacing MPLS with SD-WAN over internet underlay
- Multi-site estates (retail, manufacturing, logistics) needing managed service
- Buyers comparing vendor-direct against managed provider delivery
- Estates with OT networks or cellular failover requirements
What the RFP covers
- Underlay options, coverage and lead times per region
- Application-aware routing, QoS and local breakout
- Link failover including 4G/5G behaviour
- Managed service model, SLAs, escalation and reporting
- Migration from MPLS with phased cutover
- Commercials: licensing, term flexibility, hardware lifecycle
Sample questions from the Netify bank
Drawn from the sase-question-bank-2026.1 canonical bank (43 questions). Every question carries the evidence suppliers should provide and the red-flag answers to watch for.
SD-WAN Integration
Describe how SD-WAN integrates with your SSE stack.
Evidence: Reference architecture; Integration mode list
SD-WAN Integration
How are SASE PoPs selected for each branch and how is performance measured?
Evidence: PoP map; Latency expectations; Telemetry samples
SD-WAN Integration
Describe link failover behaviour, including 4G/5G or LTE failover.
Evidence: Failover decision tree; Convergence times
SD-WAN Integration
Describe direct internet breakout behaviour at branches.
Evidence: Breakout policy example; Trust model
SD-WAN Integration
Describe segmentation options for OT or sensitive networks at branch and plant sites.
Evidence: Segmentation reference design
Service Model
Describe your service model, including managed, co-managed and self-managed options.
Evidence: Service description
Service Model
What SLAs apply to support response, restoration and change requests?
Evidence: SLA matrix; Credit regime
Service Model
How are service reviews structured and how often do they occur?
Evidence: Sample monthly service report
Common questions
Does this cover underlay circuits too?
Yes — include underlay in scope and the RFP carries circuit coverage and lead-time questions. If you only need circuit pricing, a quick project notice is faster.
How does this relate to the Netify SD-WAN question bank?
Questions are drawn from and cite the published Netify SD-WAN question bank and scoring model (2026.1), so suppliers can see the rubric behind the tender.
Methodology and citations
Questions cite the Netify question bank, sample RFP and research methodology. Machine-readable bank: /question-bank.json. Other paths: Build a SASE RFP · Build an SSE RFP · Not sure? Get a recommendation