The City of Cleburne solicited quotes for the purchase of Nimble Storage ES1-H65 Expansion Shelves to add storage capacity to their SAN. However, after soliciting quotes, they discovered an underlying issue causing their SAN to fill up with unnecessary data and resolved the issue, freeing up a substantial amount of space. As a result, they decided not to purchase the Nimble shelves. The contract was not awarded to any vendor. Key information includes the type of equipment being purchased, the quantities required, and the specifications for the equipment.
• The equipment being purchased is Nimble Storage ES1-H65 Expansion Shelves.
• The quantities required are 2 shelves, each configured with 15x 3TB HDD and 1x 600GB SSD.
• The equipment must have its firmware up to date to support 5.0.7.300-644174-opt firmware on both CS300 controllers.
• Quotes were due by April 30, 2020, at 5:00 pm.
• The City of Cleburne requires that the vendor verify that they do not boycott Israel and will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract.