Texas DIR/ESBD #DIR-CPO-STS-603

Texas DIR statewide private-cloud, mainframe, and data-center managed services

Texas DIR is seeking a provider to operate and evolve statewide private-cloud, mainframe, and data-center services for participating customers. - Government buyer: State of Texas, Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), Shared Technology Services (STS) Program; Chief Procurement Office. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, vendors, or named incumbent are identified in the supplied materials. The solicitation seeks one service provider and requires coordination with the state’s multi-provider integration function. - Services requested: - Private-cloud and mainframe operations, including infrastructure provisioning, server, storage, database and middleware management, monitoring, workload scheduling, and capacity and lifecycle management. - Network operations and management of Austin and San Angelo data-center facilities, including physical security, power, cooling, cabling, and facility capacity. - Backup, recovery, disaster recovery, replicated infrastructure, and annual disaster-recovery testing. - Security, service-level and operational reporting, software sourcing, enterprise file and print, remote access, financial optimization, and service-management support. - Transition from the incumbent, knowledge transfer, operational readiness, and ongoing modernization. - An optional on-premises, enterprise-scale, multi-tenant AI platform, including CPU/GPU compute, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and management. - Quantities and identifiers: No product quantities or hardware part numbers are specified. DIR-CPO-STS-603 is the procurement identifier associated with the services. - Notable requirements: 24/7 operations; integration with the MSI and other service providers; U.S.-only handling of DIR data; CJIS and security compliance; TX-RAMP-certified cloud products; AI governance; encryption; and transition and service-level deliverables. The services are intended for eligible DIR customers statewide. - Pricing and value: The initial notice estimates contract value at $651,018,304. The pricing workbook contains estimated resource volumes but shows proposed rates and charges as blank or zero, so it does not establish a priced award amount. Consumption-based billing, no minimum fees, and DIR approval for certain new services and costs are specified.

Description

Through this Request for Offer, the Texas Department of Information Resources seeks a vendor to provide Private Cloud, Mainframe, network, and data center facility management services. Services will be provided to eligible DIR customers through DIR’s Shared Technology Services program. The stated estimated value is $651,018,304, and responses are due January 11, 2027, at 2:00 PM.

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