25-96-011 Oracle Cloud Credits

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has issued Request for Quote (RFQ) 25-96-011 seeking Oracle Cloud Services, specifically 93,000 PaaS and IaaS Universal Credits per year. The procurement targets cloud infrastructure and database services, including Enterprise and High Performance Database Services, Block Volume Storage, Autonomous Transaction Processing, File Storage, Object Storage, Compute services, and data transfer capabilities. The contract will run from 11/7/2025 through 11/6/2026, with options to extend for two additional twelve-month terms. Key procurement dates include the RFQ being available on 8/18/2025, written questions due by 8/22/2025, vendor responses to questions by 8/26/2025, and final bid submission due by 9/1/2025. The solicitation will use an informal competitive method and award to the responsive lowest-cost bidder, with the contract not to exceed a specified total amount and including an all-inclusive structure that will not reimburse additional travel or direct costs.

The procurement targets multiple jurisdictions including Lake Riverside CDP, Marin City CDP, Twin Lakes CDP, Hidden Valley Lake CDP, and Yosemite Lakes CDP within California. While Small Business (SB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation requirements have been waived, the SB preference and DVBE incentive program will still apply to the evaluation. Bidders must submit a comprehensive package including a bid cover letter, cost bid, declarations, and confidentiality statements. The cloud credits will be utilized under a Funded Allocation Model, with specific part numbers and metrics outlined for each cloud service component. Vendors will need to provide detailed documentation demonstrating their ability to meet the technical specifications and deliver the required 93,000 universal cloud credits annually. Although the exact contract value is not explicitly stated, the procurement suggests a substantial investment in cloud infrastructure services for the California Department of Housing and Community Development.