North Carolina eVP #322-10302026ITDEPT

Edgecombe County Scale Computing Hyperconverged System Replacement

Edgecombe County is seeking a replacement Scale Computing hyperconverged infrastructure at two county facilities in Tarboro, North Carolina. - Government buyer: Edgecombe County; Jayson Webb, Chief Information Officer. The systems will serve the Administration Building and Sheriff’s Office. - OEMs named: Scale Computing is the specified hyperconverged-system manufacturer. Intel Xeon Gold processors are specified, or equivalent processors are allowed. No network-equipment manufacturer or reseller is named. - Systems requested: Six rack-mounted nodes total, three per location, with no manufacturer part numbers specified. - Administration Building: Each node requires 768 GB RAM, 60 TB of SAS storage (three 20 TB drives), one 7.68 TB SSD, two 8-core/16-thread 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon Gold processors or equivalent, and a four-port 10/25GbE adapter. - Sheriff’s Office: Each node requires 384 GB RAM, 60 TB of SAS storage (three 20 TB drives), one 3.84 TB SSD, two 8-core/16-thread 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon Gold processors or equivalent, and a four-port 10/25GbE adapter. - Network equipment: Each site requires one Layer 3 switch with 24 25Gb SFP28 ports and four 100Gb QSFP ports, 12 multimode 25Gb SFP28 transceivers, and 12 three-meter fiber patch cables. - Services: Install and configure equipment, integrate it with County infrastructure, plan and migrate designated virtual machines and workloads, coordinate downtime, test systems and network connectivity, verify services, snapshots, and replication, provide configuration and licensing documentation, and conduct a walkthrough and knowledge-transfer session. County IT acceptance follows successful migration and testing. - Notable requirements: Scale hardware, software, and support must be financed over five years and include five-year hardware and software warranty coverage. Network equipment is purchased outright and invoiced separately for each location. Bidders must provide relevant manufacturer authorizations or certifications, at least three comparable references, and a five-year financing proposal.

Description

Edgecombe County is seeking bids to replace Scale Computing Hyperconverged equipment at its Administration Building and Sheriff's Office. The work includes furnishing hardware, software, licenses, support, and networking components; installation and configuration; migration of virtual machines and workloads; testing; documentation; and knowledge transfer. The specification calls for three nodes at each location, with distinct memory and SSD requirements, and associated switches, transceivers, and cables. Scale hardware, software, and support must be ordered on a five-year finance plan, while network equipment is to be purchased outright and invoiced separately for each location.

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