Advanced Backup and Recovery Solutions

Issue Date: March 9th, 2026

Question Deadline: March 20th, 2026

Submission Deadline: March 27th, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

A public sector entity in Michigan is seeking vendors to provide advanced backup and recovery solutions that deliver enterprise-grade data protection, disaster recovery, and operational continuity. The solution should facilitate reliable backup of critical systems and secure storage and management of backup data. It must incorporate strong encryption for data in transit and at rest, leveraging industry-standard encryption practices to ensure confidentiality and integrity.

An immutable backup storage component is required, protecting backup data from modifications or deletions during a defined retention period. The system should include ransomware or anomaly detection features tailored to backup data or operations, as well as robust backup integrity verification and recovery testing to ensure restorability. Routine verification of recoverability, including periodic file-level and full system recovery tests, must be supported without disrupting live production environments.

Solutions must also enable full system recovery, including restoring complete servers and environments, and support recovery options that offer rapid restoration of critical systems—without depending exclusively on cloud-based methods. Local recovery capabilities should enable continued operations in the event of network disruptions or outages. The system should utilize agent-based backup methods compatible with both physical and virtual systems in diverse infrastructure environments.