Splunk Renewal Reissue

This is a renewal procurement by the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) for Splunk software licenses, including Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, and Splunk SOAR for Security Operations Suite. The term of the licenses is for one year from June 29, 2023, to June 28, 2024, with a 10,000 GB/day capacity. The procurement also includes Splunk Professional Services for staff augmentation. The solicitation is a Purchase Order Request for Proposals (PORFP) issued under the Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software Master Contract, limited to Master Contractors awarded under the COTS 2012 Master Contract. Proposals are due by March 31, 2023, at 4:00 PM EDT. The evaluation will focus primarily on price, with other factors to be established at the PORFP level, and the agency POC will recommend award to the Master Contractor whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the State.

The PORFP does not indicate any Small Business Reserve or other set-aside requirements. The incumbent vendor is not specified, and the PORFP does not provide any information on existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The total value of the contract is not stated, but the pricing in the attached Splunk quote indicates a significant budget for the software licenses and related services.