PURE Storage Evergreen Forever Support Subscription(s)

The City of St. Petersburg is requesting bids for a multiyear agreement to renew Evergreen Forever Support Subscriptions covering six 384TB Pure Storage Flash Arrays currently deployed across multiple City environments, with responses due August 28, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Questions are due August 6, 2026. Responses must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal.

The scope covers one-year support renewal periods for each array beginning on each device's respective renewal date. Vendors must provide unit pricing per equipment array for the 12-month Evergreen Forever Support Subscription; total pricing spans all six units. Preferred qualifications require vendors to have provided PURE Storage support for a minimum of three years and possess the ability to obtain required insurance coverage. All vendors must be registered with the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations and comply with Florida Statute 607.1501. Vendors must provide at least three customer references, a certificate of insurance upon award, and designate a dedicated account manager as a single point of contact for agreement administration.

The City has designated indemnification, insurance coverage, governing law and venue, dispute resolution processes, liability waivers, and attorney's fees provisions as non-negotiable contract terms. Required insurance includes commercial general liability of $1 million per occurrence, cyber liability of $1 million minimum, and technology errors and omissions of $1 million, with the City named as additional insured on applicable policies. The contractor assumes full responsibility for third-party performance, must comply with all applicable Florida law including public records requirements, and must defend and indemnify the City against all claims arising from the agreement.

Award will be made to one vendor determined to be the most qualified based on established evaluation criteria. The City reserves the right to rank firms, negotiate with the most qualified firm, reject any or all responses, waive technical errors, and cancel the entire solicitation. The City also reserves the right to renew the agreement for successive one-year terms under the same terms and conditions with mutual written agreement.

Bid bonds equal to five percent of the total bid submission and performance bonds equal to one hundred percent of the bid amount are required. Subcontractor summary disclosures and Business Enterprise participation documentation, including good faith efforts demonstration where applicable, must accompany bid submissions. A pre-proposal conference or site visit is not specified.