CanadaBuys #5X001-26-0200

CAS Solicits IT Infrastructure Deployment for Montreal National Court Facility (Dell, Juniper, Aruba, Check Point, VMware)

The Courts Administration Service (CAS) is seeking professional IT infrastructure deployment services for its new National Court of Justice Montreal (NCJM) facility. - Government Buyer: - Courts Administration Service (CAS), including Service administratif des tribunaux judiciaires (SATJ) and Procurement & Material Management office - Contact: Marco Pelchat - OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers): - Dell (PowerEdge R760 servers, EMC S5232F-ON switches) - Juniper Networks (EX4100-48P access switches) - Check Point Software Technologies (9100 Quantum Force Plus firewalls) - Aruba Networks (AP-635 access points, 9012 wireless gateways) - VMware (Cloud Foundation 9 platform) - Vendors/Providers Mentioned: - Zayo (WAN and Internet circuits) - Products/Services Requested: - 5 x Dell PowerEdge R760 servers (Intel Xeon Gold 5420+, 512GB RAM, 242.4TB SAS 10K, iDRAC9, dual 1400W PSU) - 2 x Dell EMC S5232F-ON 100GbE core/backbone switches - 48 x Juniper EX4100-48P 48-port PoE+ access switches (L3 license, 10GbE uplinks) - 2 x Checkpoint 9100 Quantum Force Plus firewall appliances (active/passive HA pair) - 80 x Aruba AP-635 Wi-Fi 6E tri-radio access points - 2 x Aruba 9012 wireless gateways - 1 x GC-NET MPLS WAN circuit (Zayo) - 1 x Public Internet circuit (Zayo) - Professional services for installation, configuration, integration, testing, documentation, and user acceptance support for all above equipment - Notable Requirements: - Integration with existing VMware Cloud Foundation 9 infrastructure managed from Ottawa - Secret security clearance required for workers - Compliance with Quebec construction site safety regulations - Detailed cable labeling, VLAN configuration, and documentation - Coordination with building contractor, external carriers, and CAS Ottawa team - 90-day labor warranty and 5-day user acceptance support post-acceptance - Only Canadian suppliers eligible to bid - Potential future requirements for greenhouse gas emissions reporting and net-zero targets - Circuit provisioning (WAN/Internet) is a critical path item with 90-120 day lead time - Contract Duration: - From contract award to March 31, 2027 (approx. 8 months for main installation, with phased access and final occupancy in March 2027)

Description

This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks professional services for the installation and configuration of IT infrastructure equipment at the Montreal location of the Courts Administration Service. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labor, technical expertise, and support to install five Dell PowerEdge R760 servers and two Dell EMC S5232F-ON 100GbE backbone switches in the data center and configure them to integrate with the existing VMware Cloud Foundation 9 infrastructure managed from Ottawa. The contract duration is estimated to be 8 months, ending on March 31, 2027. The procurement method is competitive open bidding, and only Canadian suppliers are eligible to submit offers.

View original listing