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November 16, 2022

Addendum #1

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Lease of SAP Equipment for GJAC and E911 on a 48 Month Multi-Year Contract

Please see the below summation of revisions, questions and answers for the above solicitation.

Questions Q1. 24F expansions cannot run on its own and are most likely attached to a controller. Is it attached to the controller listed (2076-5824)? If not, please provide the model and type of controller attached.

A1. Yes, it is attached to the controller 2076-524

Q2. Does the County currently utilize PowerVM? If so, Standard or Enterprise? If not, which High

Availability solution does the County use?

A2. Yes, it’s PowerVM Enterprise

Q3. Does the County use compression? Has the County used tools to measure or find data reductions using compression or any other method?

A3. No, we use IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) native tools to measure compression.

Q4. What GB is the current Fibre Channel Infrastructure and which manufacturer is the County using?

A4. 16GB, Brocade

Q5. What model is the current IBM SVC, including software version?

A5. IBM SVC-SV1, 8.5.0.5

Q6. What replication method is being used?

A6. IBM Hyperswap

Q7. Does the County use external virtualization for manufacturers outside of IBM behind the SVCs?

A7. No, only IBM Storage will be used.

Q8. Is a change on the model of the SVC required to be able to best match the 4-year coverage requested while providing the best pricing acceptable?

A8. Yes, IBM SVC-SV3

Q9. Is expert care support required on the SVC? Expert Care would match the IBM FS7300’s and

IBM Power 10’s.

A9. Yes

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Q10. Is this bid an addition to the current environment or a total replacement?

A10. Some of the hardware components will be replaced including Storage & IBM Power servers

Q11. On Page 11, the price requested is for 1 year – is this requested as the 4-year solution reflected in a 1-year lease?

A11. Yes, 4-year solution reflected in each year due to year to year budget.

Q12. Page 20, Section IV: Please provide a full description of the testing the County wants to conduct. Is this a normal request based on the nature of this bid?

A12. This is a hardware procurement based on current operational requirements. There will be no testing.

Q13. Does a service provider need to be fully compliant with the certificate of insurance requirements when bidding or attest in the response that the requirements can be met if awarded the contract?

A13. A certificate of insurance meeting all requirements will be required prior to award. This does not have to be included as part of the bid.

Q14. Is there a single Ship To location or two separate locations, one for GJAC and one for E911?

A14. Two separate Ship To locations.

GJAC, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 E911, 800 Hi-Hope Road Lawrenceville, GA 30046

Acknowledge receipt of this addendum on Page 11. of the bid document.

Sincerely, Dana Garland, CPPB, FOII, NIGP-CPP Purchasing Division