University of Colorado PSC-S-913

SYS - Public Cloud IAAS - 97348110

The University of Colorado (CU), a public research university system comprising four campuses and a System Administration office in Denver, Colorado, awarded five contracts under RFP# PSC-S-913 for Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). The awarded vendors are Onica Group LLC, DLT Solutions LLC, SADA Systems, Inc., and LNH Inc. These vendors represent major cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS) through DLT Solutions LLC, LNH Inc., and Onica Group LLC; Microsoft Azure through LNH Inc.; and Google Cloud through SADA Systems, Inc. The awards establish enterprise agreements to streamline procurement and support cloud strategies across CU campuses. The contract is a three-year agreement with options to renew for two additional one-year periods, totaling up to five years. Unique contract requirements include mandatory storage of data within the United States and quarterly review calls with suppliers. The solicitation aimed to create a standing list of qualified cloud service providers to facilitate faster purchase orders and cloud deployments across the university system. The awarded products/services are public cloud IaaS solutions from the specified platforms, with no minimum sales guaranteed. The procurement process included technical and financial proposals submitted electronically via the CU solicitation portal. The contract emphasizes fulfillment of business, technical, financial, security, and compliance requirements.

Description

Together as an enterprise, CU is seeking to secure partnerships and enterprise agreements within the public cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) space.

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