IT Infrastructure Services

The vendor is required to provide IT infrastructure services for individuals to supply, install, and support a new storage area network (SAN), a backup system, and data center switches.
- Storage area network (SAN)
1. Core requirements
•    Nodes: the solution must consist of a two-node architecture to ensure high availability and redundancy. 
•    Usable capacity: a minimum of 60 tb of usable storage capacity. 
•    Storage media: the entire capacity must be on solid-state drives (SSDS). 
•    Replication: the solution must support synchronous or near-synchronous replication between the two nodes for disaster recovery and business continuity. 
•    File services: native support for CIFS and SMB file shares without requiring a separate gateway server would be preferred. 
•    Hypervisor integration: proven and certified integration with our dell VXRAIL hyper-converged infrastructure would be preferred.
2. Provide the following information in your proposal:
•    Hardware: make, model, and detailed specifications of all proposed hardware components. 
•    Software and licensing: a complete list of all required software and licensing, including details on features like replication, snapshots, and CIFS services. 
•    Performance: expected performance metrics, including IOPS and latency, for our workload, and capability for 25 GBPS networking. 
•    Management: a description of the management interface and capabilities. 
•    Implementation: a proposed plan for installation, configuration, and data migration support. 
•    Support and warranty: detailed information on the included warranty and options for ongoing support and maintenance for a minimum of three (3) years.
- Backup system
1. Core requirements
•    Source data capacity: the solution must be sized to protect an initial 20 tb of source data (primarily virtual machines and file servers) with scalability for future growth. 
•    Retention policy: the system must be capable of retaining data according to the following schedule: 
o    Daily backups retained for 14 days. 
o    Weekly backups retained for 6 weeks. 
o    Monthly backups retained for 18 months. 
•    Efficiency: the proposed solution must include modern data efficiency technologies, such as global deduplication and compression, to minimize storage footprint.
2. Provide the following information in your proposal:
•    Hardware and software: make, model, and specifications of the proposed backup appliance and software. 
•    If proposing a cloud-based or hybrid solution, please detail the architecture. 
•    Usable capacity: the total usable backup capacity of the proposed solution, with justification based on our retention requirements and your estimated data reduction ratios. 
•    Recovery: a description of the recovery capabilities, including granular file-level recovery, VM recovery, and typical recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO). 
•    Implementation: a proposed plan for installation, configuration, and policy setup. 
•    Support and warranty: detailed information on the included warranty and options for ongoing support and maintenance for a minimum of three (3) years.
- Data center switches
1. Core requirements
•    The proposed switches must offer capabilities and performance equivalent to or exceeding the cisco nexus c93180yc-fx3. 
•    Each switch must include: 
o    Port configuration: 
1.    48x 1/10/25-gbps SFP+ ports. 
2.    6x 40/100-gbps qsfp28 uplink ports. 
o    Performance: 
1.    Minimum switching capacity of 3.6 TBPS. 
2.    Minimum forwarding rate of 1.4 BPPS (billion packets per second). 
o    Features: full layer 2 and layer 3 feature set, including support for modern data center protocols such as VXLAN BGP EVPN. 
o    Quantity: this request is for two (2) identical switches
2. Provide the following information in your proposal:
•    Hardware: make, model, and detailed datasheets for the proposed switches. 
•    Licensing: a complete list of any required software or feature licenses needed to meet the specified requirements. 
•    Transceivers: include optional line items for 25g SR, 40g SR and 100g sr4 transceivers. 
•    Support and warranty: detailed information on the included warranty and options for ongoing support, including hardware replacement and software updates for a minimum of three (3) years.

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: October 1, 2025