Upcoming Procurement Data
General Information
Solicitation Title:
Education Servers
Agency:
Department of Corrections
Existing Contract Number:
Proposed Solicitation Date:
09-01-20
Contract Expiration Date:
Proposed Method of Procurement:
Description:
DOC is currently using and leveraging Dell PowerEdge servers in our inmate environment. Due to the nature of the VMware Cloud Foundation currently, in order to leverage other
manufacturer's hardware, DOC would have to build another workload specifically to house a Lenovo platform. This would add a great deal of complexity to the installation, plus hinder
future growth for the distance learning platform. For this reason COPPAR waivers were requested and granted to purchase Dell Servers.
1. On March 19, 2020, the Governor’s Office issued a General Purchasing Ban to limit spending of goods or services that are not critical to operations. The issuing agency has determined through its internal approval processes that this solicitation is absolutely critical to operations and does not violate the Governor’s General Purchasing Ban. Additionally, the issuing agency conducted due diligence via positive vendor affirmation that there is sufficient competition due to the prevalence of telework allowing a preponderance of suppliers to have access to respond to the solicitation. The Commonwealth’s electronic bidding systems can be accessed via teleworking by the Commonwealth and suppliers due to the phased reopening of counties across the Commonwealth.
Review Information
Issuing Office:
Department of Corrections
Contact Person:
Anita Arbogast
Contact Email:
aniarbogas@pa.gov