Description
The County of Sacramento issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a prefrabricated modular data center container. The RFP included a detailed statement of work, equipment list, and technical requirements. The County received proposals from several vendors, but ultimately decided not to award the contract to any of them, instead choosing to proceed in another direction to meet its data center needs. The scope of work included the purchase of a prefrabricated modular data center container, and the contract was to be awarded based on the evaluation of proposal cost and alternative solutions. Key points to consider for similar contracts include the importance of evaluating proposal cost and alternative solutions, as well as the need for a detailed statement of work and technical requirements.
• The RFP was issued on September 17, 2014, and the bid submission date was November 14, 2014.
• A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held on October 9, 2014, and a site walk was conducted on the same day.
• The County received proposals from DataPod, IBM, Hewlett Packard, M&W Group, and Schneider Electric.
• The contract was not awarded to any of the proposing vendors, and the County decided to proceed in another direction to meet its data center needs.