002 Colocation of Data Facility Q&A's

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RFP25-002 Colocation of Data Facility Questions and Answers 1. Your RFP states you would like 20 seats for DR and Remote Hands information; I didn’t see anywhere in the pricing document that asked for these costs. These costs will be important for the overall final price we provide. ANSWER: Office & Disaster Recovery Operations Support 1. Disaster Recovery Workspace: a. Provide dedicated office space to accommodate up to 20 personnel during a disaster event. b. Equip the workspace with individual workstations, network connectivity (wired and wireless), docking stations, and secure data storage. c. Include designated conference facilities with video conferencing capabilities, as well as essential office amenities (e.g., printers, telephones). 2. Operational Readiness & Support Services: a. Offer remote hands-on support and on-demand engineering expertise. b. Outline managed service options for data center monitoring, incident response, and routine maintenance. c. Supply documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and emergency playbooks for crisis management. Workspaces would only be necessary for emergency incident response (non-recurring cost). We are most interested in understanding how your facility is equipped to accommodate fail-over incidents as/when they occur. 2. The RFP asks for (10) 1Mbps IP lines burstable to 1Gbps? Is this correct? That would be 10Gbps of IP services reserved for 10Mbps of a commit. The Sales team will request this, but assumption will be the commit may have to be higher. Would this be OK? Line 5 Services Recurring/non-recurring Qty Fee 1 Mbps of internet bandwidth burstable to 1 Gbps Recurring (Monthly) $ ANSWER: For normal operations, we need a line that is 10 Mbps. For emergency situations, we need the line to be burstable to 1 Gbps (Not 10 Gbps). 10 3. We are almost exactly 150 miles away, will proximity mean more for other providers who may be closer? ANSWER: If the facility is located between 50-150 miles from Harrisburg, it will be considered a qualified provider. No bonus points will be awarded for facilities closer in proximity. 4. URL Confirmation: Is this still your current URL: patreasury.gov? ANSWER: Yes 5. Headquarters Address: Is the address of your headquarters still 129 Finance Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120? ANSWER: Yes 6. Location Interest: Which regional areas are you considering for colocation? ANSWER: Sites located between 50-150 miles from Harrisburg, PA qualify.