SRA 25-136, Zerto Enterprise

The State of Maryland is seeking proposals for SRA 25-136, Zerto Enterprise, a procurement opportunity focused on acquiring virtual machine replication software. This contract, posted on April 22, 2025, with proposals due by May 2, 2025, requires vendors to provide advanced technological solutions for comprehensive virtual machine data protection and disaster recovery. The primary objective is to implement enterprise-level software that enables seamless replication and rapid recovery of virtual machine environments across the state's IT infrastructure. Vendors must demonstrate robust technical capabilities in virtualization software, with a specific emphasis on ensuring continuous data availability, minimizing downtime, and supporting complex state government network architectures. Potential respondents should be prepared to provide detailed technical specifications, implementation strategies, and evidence of prior successful deployments in similar large-scale government enterprise environments.

While specific set-aside designations are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, Maryland typically encourages participation from small, minority-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises in its procurement processes. The contract appears to be structured for enterprise-level technology providers with substantial experience in virtualization and disaster recovery solutions. Potential vendors should anticipate comprehensive technical evaluations that will assess solution compatibility, scalability, security features, and overall cost-effectiveness. Although precise budget ranges are not specified, enterprise virtualization software contracts for state-level implementations often range from $250,000 to $1.5 million, depending on the complexity of the technological infrastructure and the scale of deployment. Vendors will likely need to demonstrate comprehensive technical support capabilities, ongoing software maintenance, and the ability to integrate with existing Maryland state government IT systems and networks.