Network Storage Service
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TIMELINE
RFB Posted: March 9, 2026
RFB Responses Due: March 31, 2026
Purchase Order Issued By (Target): April 16, 2026
Issuing Agency
South Dakota Science and Technology Authority
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DESCRIPTION
The government authority in Lead, South Dakota is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive network storage services. The solution must support multiple protocols, including SMB, NFS, iSCSI, FC, NVMe/TCP, and NVMe/FC. Key requirements include in-place, hot-swappable component replacements, non-disruptive hardware and software upgrades, and compatibility with VMware vCenter and Veeam. Data at rest encryption, storage performance monitoring, predictive failure alerting, ransomware protection, RAID data protection, and deduplication/compression capabilities are essential features.
The service must offer multi-cloud support such as integration with AWS and Azure, customizable reports for usage and performance, and provide two storage appliances with usable capacities of 100 TB and 50 TB, expandable as required. The initial contract period is for one year.
Source attribution
This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.