Datacenter Server Refresh Services
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SUMMARY
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TIMELINE
RFP Release Date: March 17th, 2026
Submit Intent to Submit form and Mutual Confidentiality Agreement: March 20th, 2026
Submit vendor questions on content of RFP: March 24th, 2026
FHI 360 to provide answers to all relevant questions: March 26th, 2026
Due date for submission of proposals: April 1st, 2026
Complete interviews/BAFO submission - if needed: April 15th, 2026
Award: May 1st, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
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DESCRIPTION
The government authority in Durham, North Carolina is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive datacenter server refresh services. The selected vendor must deliver a solution that meets or surpasses the projected capacity requirements for both production and development platforms, encompassing computing, storage, and networking capabilities.
Key requirements include 16 x 64Gb memory per node, 24 drive bays for storage, two 24-port x10/25GbE network switches, and compute nodes equipped with two Intel Xeon processors each. The vendor will be responsible for performing test migrations to confirm the functionality and performance of the new system. Additionally, the scope includes providing a credit toward the proposed solution for the decommissioning and removal of the existing Dell system.
The contract term will be three years, and all vendor questions must be submitted by March 24, 2026.
Source attribution
This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.