RFQ_IT__HD159073_.pdf

This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ-IT) issued by the California Department of Developmental Services for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to support the iSeries Consolidation-Cloud Project. The RFQ seeks a contractor to provide IaaS migration and hosting services to consolidate IBM systems into a Tier III data center cloud solution. Quotes are due May 24, 2016 by 2:00 PM PST, with a public cost opening on May 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM PST. The contract term is one year with two one-year renewal options. The contractor must begin work within 10 business days of contract award, which is scheduled for June 14, 2016.

The pricing must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope and broken down into one-time costs (installation, project management, migration, testing) and ongoing annual costs (managed services, network operation center). The contractor must provide evidence of general liability insurance and worker's compensation coverage of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate. The evaluation criteria includes mandatory requirements, key personnel qualifications (20 points), high-level project plan (15 points), desirable requirements (15 points), proposer firm references (20 points), and cost (30 points). DVBE participation is waived for this solicitation. The current environment consists of IBM iSeries model 520 systems at three developmental centers in Sonoma, Costa Mesa, and Porterville, plus one community facility in Cathedral City, with multiple partitioned environments at DDS headquarters in Sacramento.