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Seeking a vendor to provide VMware software maintenance, support services, and related products for operational continuity over a three-year term, with RFB anticipated for March 2026.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004860460

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFB - Request for Bid (Formal)

Solicitation Number

tender_21393

Title

Project: tender_21393 - VMware

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2026/01/14 01:17:00 PM EST

Closing Date

2026/03/31 11:59:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Slavica Smajic

647-983-5371

slavica.smajic@ontario.ca

Description

The Ministry of Public and Business Services Delivery and Procurement (MPBSDP) wishes to notify the vendor community of a possible upcoming Request for Bids (RFB) for the delivery of VMware Software Continuity and Maintenance Support Services to secure provisions for VMware software maintenance, support services, and related products and services necessary for operational continuity which includes but is not limited to:
• VMware Cloud Foundations software subscriptions, renewals, and licensing;
• VMware Avi Load Balancer
• VMware vDefend Firewall
• Technical support and security updates
• Technical Account Management services; and
• Training and knowledge transfer
These products and services are expected to be provided for a term of up to three (3) years
A Request for Bids (RFB) is anticipated to be issued in March of 2026, 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 Pre-Release Notice. The Ministry reserves the right to cancel or modify this planned procurement at its sole discretion.
If MPBSDP proceeds with the procurement, MPBSDP will post the RFB on OTP, which is an electronic tendering system that is open to all bidders.
This notice should not be construed as a RFB or as creating any legal obligation to issue a RFB or to undertake any other procurement process. No response is required.

The target date for issuance of an RFB is estimated to be in March 2026. MPBSDP reserves the right to not proceed with the procurement mentioned in this notice, without any responsibility, liability or obligation to any interested parties. Neither MPBSDP nor the Government of Ontario will be responsible for any costs incurred by any person or organization as a result of this communication.
Scope of Work
The objective of this VMware 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 that is needed to ensure applications run free from any defects or security flaws.

The VMware 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 VMware software products and maintenance and support; and
• 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/