SPLUNK ENTERPRISE & SECURITY LICENSE

The State of South Carolina's State Fiscal Accountability Authority, on behalf of the SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority, is procuring Splunk Enterprise software licensing and professional services through a Request for Proposal (RFP). The procurement seeks one contractor to provide Splunk Enterprise licensing for log consumption up to 50GB/day, Enterprise Security licensing, installation and configuration services, and professional services for setup and integration during fiscal year 2021. Key deliverables include initial deployment within 30 days, followed by up to 60 days of SC Housing deployment with technical support, and a health check 90 days after completion. Mandatory qualifications require contractors to be authorized Splunk distributors or resellers for a minimum of three years with written documentation of authorization. The evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: technical proposal (45 points), offeror qualifications including financial responsibility and past performance (30 points), and price proposal (25 points). Proposal-related deadlines include questions due by August 4, 2020, at 4:00 PM, with proposals due by August 21, 2020, at 11:00 AM via online submission. Award notification is scheduled for September 18, 2020, with a contract term estimated from October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2025.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types. All offerors must complete a Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire addressing information security policies, disaster recovery plans, encryption practices, incident response procedures, and third-party access controls. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and comply with all applicable South Carolina procurement regulations and federal requirements. Training will be required for up to 5 Administrators and 5 Analysts. The state declined to provide detailed information about specific systems that will connect to Splunk or infrastructure diagrams due to security concerns, though indicated that all systems within the infrastructure will eventually supply data to the platform. The contract includes pricing for Splunk Enterprise licensing, Enterprise Security licensing, installation/configuration, maintenance and support for years two through five (with year one support included at no cost), and professional services hourly rates. No specific award value or budget range was explicitly stated in the solicitation documents.