Addendum No 5 -Servers, Storage and Networking for Data Ctr

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division issued Addendum No. 5 on August 7, 2026, canceling CRFQ 0231 OOT2700000001 for servers, storage, and networking equipment for the Capitol Complex Data Center due to flawed specifications. This procurement is no longer active and no bids should be submitted.

The original solicitation, issued July 6, 2026, on behalf of the West Virginia Office of Technology sought one-time replacement of end-of-life hardware with 28 Dell PowerEdge R770 servers (4 and 24 units under separate specifications), one Dell PowerStore 3200Q Storage Array, two Dell DS-7720B Fibre Channel Switches, 72 assorted Fibre Channel patch cables (16 three-meter and 56 five-meter units), two Dell S5248F-ON Network Switches, four Dell QSFP28 Network Transceivers, 72 assorted Twinax DAC network cables (16 2.5-meter and 56 5-meter units), one Dell PowerScale H710 File Storage System, two APC NetShelter Server Racks, and three APC Rack Blanking Panels. All items permitted "or equal" alternatives. Equipment was to be delivered to the West Virginia Office of Technology, Building 5, 10th Floor, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia.

Prior to cancellation, the solicitation experienced four deadline extensions across five addenda. The original closing date of July 21, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. was postponed to July 28 (Addendum No. 1), then August 6 (Addendum No. 3), and finally August 13 (Addendum No. 4), before the entire procurement was cancelled. Questions were due July 13, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Addendum No. 2 published vendor questions and agency responses.

Contact: Toby L. Welch, West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, (304) 558-8802 or toby.l.welch@wv.gov. Bid submissions were directed to 2019 Washington Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305.

The procurement is closed. Prospective vendors should monitor for a reissued solicitation with corrected specifications.