# North Carolina eVP #Doc2382808104

North Carolina procurement of Rubrik backup, recovery, cloud vault, appliances, and implementation services

**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Respond By:** October 26, 2026
**Identifier:** Doc2382808104
**NAICS:** 423430, 541512, 541519, 518210, 334112

North Carolina is seeking a five-year backup and recovery solution centered on **Rubrik** for two data center sites.
- **Government buyer:** State of North Carolina, Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security.
- **OEMs and vendors:** **Rubrik** is the requested solution provider; Dell is named as the maker of the existing Avamar system that this solution is intended to replace before its end of life.
- **Products:** Rubrik Enterprise Edition and Foundation Edition licenses (90 usable BETB each), Rubrik Cloud Vault in Azure (175 BETB), two R7412 appliances, fiber-optic cables, SFP+ transceivers, and premium hardware support. See line items for part numbers and site-level quantities.
- **Services:** One VMware/SQL/NAS Enablement Accelerator and two onsite installation and configuration services for the EDC and WDC sites.
- **Notable requirements:** Rubrik is to install and configure the solution, provision Cloud Vault, and meet applicable GovRAMP security requirements for Restricted data. Hardware delivery is estimated at 4–6 weeks after the purchase order, with preferred delivery and go-live within 90–120 days. Professional services must be used within six months of purchase.

### Description

The solicitation is for DES Data Back Up and Recovery Services. The solicitation type is IFB, and the primary commodity code is 811620 (Cloud-based software as a service). Responses are due October 26, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Vendors must be registered with the State of North Carolina's Electronic Vendor Portal to respond; two addenda are listed, with updates available in Ariba.

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