University of South Carolina Supplier systems #260227-01

University of South Carolina Cloud Application Delivery & Virtualization Platform RFP

The University of South Carolina is seeking proposals for a cloud-hosted application delivery and orchestration virtualization platform to support secure, automated distribution of academic and administrative software. - Government Buyer: - University of South Carolina (Columbia campus) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Cloud-hosted application delivery and orchestration virtualization platform - Must be higher education focused - Support for Windows, macOS, and web browsers - Enable secure distribution to university-managed and BYOD devices - Features required: - Software licensing management - Unified academic software catalog - Entitlement management - Application streaming and virtualization - Identity and access management integration - Implementation, onboarding, packaging, reporting, analytics, and ongoing support - Implementation and onboarding services - Project planning, solution design, installation/configuration, identity management integration, application onboarding, testing, knowledge transfer, and administrative training - Application packaging and deployment services - Vendor-assisted packaging, service credits, extended support - Support and maintenance services - Ongoing technical support, software updates, security patches, platform monitoring, standard and 24/7 support, SLAs for uptime and response - Training and documentation - Administrator and end-user training, technical documentation - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Solution must be tailored for higher education - Must support multi-platform access and BYOD environments - Smart, automatic delivery to both university-managed and personal devices - Unified academic software catalog and entitlement management - Identity integration and robust support/training - Contract Structure: - Five-year period (one initial year plus four one-year renewal options) - Pricing to include base platform subscription, implementation, application services, support, and optional future services

Description

The University of South Carolina is seeking proposals for a cloud-hosted application delivery and orchestration virtualization platform. This platform must enable secure distribution of academic and administrative software to end users on both university-managed and personally owned devices. The solution should be higher education focused, multi-platform, and support smart automatic delivery to university-managed systems and BYOD. The solicitation is a sealed event with no allowance for multiple offers, and the response deadline is July 21, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT.

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