CanadaBuys #20179467

CERFO Request for an Approximately 140 TB High-Performance NAS Solution

CERFO is seeking an approximately 140 TB high-performance NAS solution for research data and related implementation services. - Government buyer: Centre d'enseignement et de recherche en foresterie de Sainte-Foy inc. (CERFO). Cégep de Sainte-Foy is mentioned in connection with administration of the segmented network; the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is identified as a grant-funding source. - OEMs and vendors: No NAS manufacturer, OEM, model, or solution vendor is named. The named organizations are CERFO, Cégep de Sainte-Foy, and CFI. - Product requested: One high-performance Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution for approximately 140 TB of active and reference data; no part number or specific quantity of units is provided. - Key requirements: Support SMB, NFS, and S3-compatible protocols; concurrent access from Windows and Linux systems; high availability; performance for large geospatial files and AI workloads; Active Directory integration; backup and replication; and future scalability. The solution must integrate with CERFO’s existing network, directory, monitoring, and backup environment. - Included services: Supply new equipment, software, licenses, and accessories; delivery, installation, configuration, commissioning, testing, documentation, knowledge transfer, and technical support. CERFO will perform data migration. - Other notable details: A voluntary in-kind contribution of 15%–20% of the offer value may be proposed but is not mandatory. The estimated project duration is five months.

Description

CERFO seeks proposals for a high-performance NAS storage solution for applied research and data management, including equipment, software, licenses, delivery, installation, configuration, commissioning, knowledge transfer, and support. The solution must support approximately 140 TB of active and reference data, provide high availability, performance, data protection and scalability, and integrate with CERFO’s existing Windows, Linux, Active Directory, network, monitoring, and backup environments. Migration of data from the existing storage infrastructure is excluded; CERFO will perform that work later. The contract is fixed-price, and bidders may propose a voluntary in-kind contribution of 15%–20% of the offer value.

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