Description
The Catoosa County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed bids from qualified vendors to replace and upgrade its virtual server infrastructure. The scope includes supplying three 24‑core hypervisor servers, a 50 TiB all‑flash SAN with expandability, three years of VMware VVF licensing, Windows Server 2022 Datacenter with Software Assurance and 400 user CALs, plus a five‑year, 4‑hour on‑site hardware support warranty. Bids must be submitted in two sealed copies by November 12, 2026, and all questions must be filed by November 6, 2026.
• Deliver 3 x 24‑core hypervisor hosts (AMD/Intel) with 768 GiB RAM per host.
• Provide 50 TiB (expandable to +10 TiB) all‑flash SAN storage array.
• Include 3‑year VMware VVF licenses and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter with Software Assurance.
• Supply 400 Windows Server 2022 Client Access Licenses.
• Offer 5‑year, 4‑hour on‑site hardware support (24/7).
• All hardware and software must be delivered to the County’s designated address in Ringgold, GA.
• Bidders must submit required forms (Bid Fee, Non‑Collusion Affidavit, Local Vendor Privilege affidavit, W‑9, business license).
• Local vendors within 4 % of the lowest bid may be asked to match the lowest price.
• Contract terms governed by Georgia law; insurance and licensing requirements apply.