Offsite Backup Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals must be received no later than Friday, August 14, 2026, by 5:00 p. m. EST. Proposals must be received no later than friday, august 14, 2026, by 5: 00 p. m. est.

Invoices documenting work performed will be paid within 45 days of receipt. Final payment is upon determination that all contractual requirements have been fulfilled. arc will pay or reject properly submitted invoices within 45 days of receipt.

Proposals will be evaluated on a best-value basis using weighted criteria: technical capability (35%), implementation (20%), vendor experience (10%), total cost of ownership (5%), and support/SLAs (10%). proposals will be evaluated on a bestvalue basis using the following weighted criteria:

Vendors must demonstrate their primary backup platform is commercially available with an established install base in the public sector, have successfully deployed similar solutions for at least three government clients in the past five years, and maintain SOC 2 Type II certification or equivalent. he vendors primary backup and data protection platform must be a commercially available, productionreleased product with an established install base in the state and local government or public sector market.

Questions must be submitted through the ARC procurement portal by Friday, July 24, 2026, by 5:00 p. m. EST. deadline for questions friday, july 24, 2026, by 5: 00 p. m. est

Respondents are prohibited from contacting ARC staff outside the formal QA process; violation may result in rejection of the submittal. in the case of violation of this provision, arc reserves the right to reject the submittal of the offending respondent.

The bid notice specifies a period of performance from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2031, for the offsite tape storage services.

The contractor must provide secure storage sites in compliance with GSA federal specifications and industry standards for the storage and protection of magnetic computer media against fire, physical intrusion, magnetic field interference and other normal hazards, and who will provide secure couriers services and bar codebased media management services.

The bid notice does not indicate a requirement for sample submission.

The estimated total value for this procurement is $4,120,263,312,****.

The bid notice states that proposals shall be submitted via email no later than 12:00 noon local prevailing time on Thursday, April 29, 2026.

The bid notice states that proposals will be evaluated based on technical criteria (15%), management criteria (25%), past experience performance (40%), and cost criteria (25%).

Vendors must have their primary business focus on technology with relevant knowledge and experience, be in business for at least five years, have headquarters and staff located in New Jersey, and all work must be performed by their full-time staff. Vendor support persons must be on-site two days a week between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Vendor must adhere to all CJIS compliance requirements and pass background checks. Required certifications include MCSE, A+, VCP, and ITIL.

The bid notice states that Middlesex Borough would like on-site IT support at least 1 day a week with additional on-site support as needed.