San Diego County Ivalua #BPM013009

Award for VxRail S670 Server Support, VMware Licensing, and Equivalent Solutions for County of San Diego

This award notice details the County of San Diego's selection of a vendor for support and maintenance of its VxRail S670 server infrastructure and VMware licensing, with options for equivalent solutions. - Government Buyer: - County of San Diego, Department of Purchasing and Contracting - OEMs and Vendors: - Dell Technologies (VxRail servers) - VMware (now owned by Broadcom) - Veeam (backup software) - THE DRALA PROJECT, INC. DBA THE REDESIGN GROUP (awardee) - Products/Services Requested: - Support and maintenance for three (3) VxRail S670 servers - VMware licensing renewal for 72 licensed cores and 57TB storage (current usage ~40TB, capacity up to 130TB) - Option for county-approved equivalent solutions (hardware/software) - Professional services for migration/implementation if an equivalent solution is proposed - Technical Environment: - 32 virtual machines (average 4 vCPU, 16GB RAM per VM) - Hosted workloads: domain controllers, file servers, remote desktop, backup, print, exchange, network monitoring, VxRail, vCenter - Database platforms: SQL Server, SQLite (largest is Veeam backup database) - Monitoring, backup, and security tools: Solarwinds, Veeam, Exagrid - Unique/Notable Requirements: - All data is performance-sensitive; solution must be N+1 resilient (withstand single node failure) - Compliance with Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy - Proposals must be based on physical cores, sockets, and nodes - Customer-managed system with vendor support for patching - Technical compliance, cost reasonableness, and operational support required - Grant-funded with spend-by date; contract includes initial term and two option years - Professional migration services may be included as a separate line item if needed

Description

The County of San Diego is seeking quotes from qualified firms to provide support and maintenance for three VxRail S670 servers and VMware licensing or a county-approved equivalent. The procurement includes hardware support, software licensing, and may include implementation/migration services if required. The contract term includes an initial term and two option years, with the contract start date anticipated as March 1, 2026. The solicitation emphasizes compliance with technical specifications, cost reasonableness, and operational support requirements.

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