ITB 2026-22 Virtual Server Refresh

The County of Catoosa is seeking a vendor to provide a complete virtual‑server refresh, supplying three high‑performance hypervisor hosts, associated memory, an all‑flash SAN storage array, and the necessary VMware and Microsoft licensing, plus multi‑year on‑site support. This is a hardware‑only procurement with software licenses bundled, intended for deployment at the Ringgold Telephone Company facility. • 3 hypervisor hosts (24 CPU cores each, AMD/Intel, ≥ 216 GHz total base‑clock) with 768 GiB RAM (8 × 32 GiB modules) and at least 4 open DIMM slots per host. • One all‑flash SAN storage array offering ≥ 50 TiB usable capacity and expandable by ≥ 10 TiB without replacing the array. • VMware VVF licenses (3‑year term) and Windows Server 2022 Data Center with Software Assurance, including 400 User CALs. • 4‑hour on‑site, 24/7 hardware support for a 5‑year warranty period; all equipment to be delivered to Ringgold Telephone Company, Ringgold, GA. • Bids must be submitted in two sealed copies by 2 PM EST on November 12, 2026; questions due by November 6, 2026.