SAM #36C10B27Q0089

VA RFI for F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer Replacement and Migration

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information on replacing F5 load balancers and migrating the current configurations. - Government buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Management, Financial Services Center (FSC). The RFI was issued through the VA Technology Acquisition Center. - OEM: F5 Networks is the named manufacturer; the requested platform is F5 BIG-IP. - Products: Three F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager r5920 FIPS-ready appliances, related licenses and hardware upgrades, and load-balancing software. The equipment schedule also includes 14 SFP28 transceivers. - Services: 1:1 configuration migration, hardware/software maintenance and premium support, plus F5 consulting (80 standard hours and 8 premium hours). Repeated support entries in the equipment schedule total 45 units of BIG-IP Premium Level 1–3 service. - Requirements: Configure a standalone and tenant pair, migrate the existing BIG-IP i5820-DF configurations, and support the VA’s Austin and Philadelphia data centers. The envisioned environment uses TMOS v17.5.1.x with LTM, APM, and FIPS capabilities; the tenant TMOS version should be similar or matching. - Performance period: A 12-month base period with four 12-month options is identified. Migration and operational readiness are required by the stated project deadline.

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F5 Load Balancer Request for Information

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