# Waco Independent School District Ionwave #26-1319 Addendum 2

Waco ISD server refresh and VMware-to-alternative hypervisor migration

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** December 11, 2026
**Identifier:** 26-1319 Addendum 2
**NAICS:** 541512, 541519

Waco Independent School District is seeking an integrated server refresh and migration from VMware to a non-VMware virtualization platform.
- **Buyer:** Waco Independent School District (Waco ISD), Purchasing Department.
- **Requested solution:** Supply, rack, and configure enterprise x86 servers; implement a non-VMware hypervisor and centralized management platform; and migrate the District’s virtual machines.
  - Named platform options include **Nutanix AHV (Nutanix)**, **Verge.io**, **KVM/Proxmox VE (Proxmox)**, and **HPE Morpheus (HPE)**. VMware is the existing platform to be replaced.
  - New server, software, and networking quantities and part numbers are not specified; vendors are expected to propose a bill of materials and licensing approach.
- **Current environment:** Nine Cisco UCS UCSB-B200-M5 hosts—six at the primary site and three at the secondary site—with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 processors. The environment has 255 primary-site VMs and eight secondary-site staging VMs. Waco ISD plans to retain its PureStorage array.
- **Networking:** Provide hardware or configuration as needed for internode and storage traffic. An addendum specifies 40/100GbE networking; existing uplinks are described as 10/25GbE in a primarily Cisco environment.
- **Migration and operations requirements:** Include discovery and assessment, dependency and performance review, phased migration, pilot testing, benchmarking, user acceptance testing, and scheduled cutovers. The target is zero data loss and minimal operational disruption.
  - The platform must support centralized monitoring, resource allocation, automated patching, high availability, live migration, snapshots, and disaster-recovery integration.
  - Include implementation documentation, as-built information, staff training, and knowledge transfer.
- **Support and proposal details:** Address warranties, support tiers, response times, escalation, maintenance costs, licensing, rack footprint, migration milestones, downtime, and cost breakdown. One vendor is intended to be selected.

### Description

Waco ISD is seeking proposals from qualified systems integrators, hardware vendors, and technology providers for a comprehensive infrastructure migration. The work includes replacing existing server hardware and transitioning from VMware to an alternative enterprise-grade hypervisor, such as Nutanix AHV, Verge.io, KVM/Proxmox VE, or HPE Morpheus. The selected vendor will provide an integrated hardware-software architecture, migration methodology, implementation services, and post-implementation support, with the stated goal of zero data loss and minimal operational disruption.

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