Backup as a Service (BaaS)

The contract is for Backup as a Service (BaaS) for Florida State University's Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC). The university is seeking to establish a public-private partnership for its existing BaaS offering, based on the Dell EMC data protection suite. The contract was awarded through an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) process, and the evaluation criteria included factors such as technical capability, price, and experience. Key aspects of the contract include: • The provision of BaaS to support the university's data protection needs • The establishment of a public-private partnership for the existing BaaS offering • The use of the Dell EMC data protection suite • The evaluation criteria used to select the successful vendor • The contact information for the point-of-contact person, Lyle L. Hackett.