Basic Information

Reference Number

00004661154

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFB - Request for Bid (Formal)

Solicitation Number

Tender_21051

Title

Project: tender_21051 - Pre-Release Notice for Red Hat Operational Continuity Software Maintenance and Support Services

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/08/05 08:34:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2025/09/09 11:00:00 AM EDT

Contact Information

Faye Collins

Faye.Collins@ontario.ca

Description

• Consulting and implementation services.
• System integration and configuration support.
• Disaster recovery including testing.
• Training and knowledge transfer.
• Access to Red Hat Certified Engineers or equivalent expertise.
The proposed procurement intends to cover Red Hat associated operational products (e.g., Ansible, OpenShift, ELS, etc.).
These products and services are expected to be provided for a term of up to six (6) years (original term of three (3) years, plus a three (3) year extension option).
A Request for Bids (“RFB”) is anticipated to be issued in September of 2025, via the Ontario Tenders Portal (“OTP”).

This notice, including any timetables, is for information purposes only, does not constitute a solicitation and shall not give rise to any legal rights or duties. The RFB may differ from the information contained in this NPP. The Ministry reserves the right to cancel or modify this planned procurement at its sole discretion.
Scope of Work
The objective of this Red Hat Operational Continuity Software Maintenance and Support Services RFB is to provide the Ontario Public Service (OPS) the ability to purchase additional software licenses to maintain compliance with licensing terms and conditions, as well as acquire annual maintenance and support contracts that are needed for ensuring applications run free from any defects or security flaws.
The Red Hat Operational Continuity Software Maintenance and Support Services RFB is intended to establish an agreement with a single Vendor. that will:
· Be capable of providing a wide range of Red Hat software products and maintenance and support;
· Improving the visibility and intelligence around software agreements across the Ontario Government, enabling strategic management of licenses and related services.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre.

Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/