Managed Services Provider - Data Center Co-location

The San Bernardino County Innovation and Technology Department is seeking a Managed Services Provider for Data Center Co-location. The provider will be responsible for transitioning the county's current private data centers to modern co-location data centers. The contract period will be for a maximum of five years, beginning approximately February 1, 2026, and ending approximately January 31, 2031. The proposal should include costs for all transportation, lodging, and per diem costs sufficient to pay its personnel and travel to the specified locations. • The provider will be responsible for hardware managed services at the co-location data centers. • The provider will also be responsible for professional services, including migration services to the Managed Service Provider platform hosted at the co-location data center. • The county reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if it is in the best interest of the county to do so. • A local preference of five percent (5%) will be applied in the cost evaluation of proposals. • The county has adopted a Local Preference Policy, and vendors must meet certain requirements to be considered a local vendor.