Basic Information

Reference Number

0000313789

Issuing Organization

Ontario College of Art and Design University

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2025-006

Title

RFP 2025-006 IT Infrastructure - local virtualization platform solution

Source ID

PU.AC.ON.442023.C3504426

Agreement Types

Broader Public Sector (BPS)

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Quebec/Ontario

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Delivery Point

100 MCCaul Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1W1

Purchase Type

One Time Only- Delivery Date:2026/05/29

Description

The purpose of this is to enter a (5 year) contract to procure for the acquisition of a capitalized, institution owned Azure local hyperconverged hardware and software solution for the University. The institution requires that all hardware, Azure Local software entitlements, required subscriptions, and vendor support and maintenance be fully pre-paid and fixed in cost at the time of contract award for the full proposed support term of five (5) years. The institution is an existing Microsoft customer with Software Assurance and Windows Server Datacenter licensing for 160 cores and intends to leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit where applicable.

Dates

Publication

2026/02/06 03:05:00 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2026/02/26 03:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2026/03/06 03:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Clara Eta

4169776000 ext. 2055

claraeta@ocadu.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Appendix 1	Submission Form	Yes	No
Appendix 2	Technical Response	Yes	No
Appendix 3	References	Yes	No
Appendix 4	Pricing Response	Yes	No
Appendix 5	Canadian Business Attestation	Yes	No
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