IBM Data Center Software Renewals

The Government of Canada is seeking a vendor to provide annual software subscription and support renewals for its IBM data center software. The agency needs to maintain its current software capabilities and requires renewals for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Standard Virtual Processor Core, IBM Db2 Advanced Edition Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data Virtual Processor Core, and IBM Storage Scale Data Management Edition per Terabyte. This procurement will ensure uninterrupted access to software updates and technical support for these specific data center platforms. The scope of work covers the provision of these specific IBM software subscription and support renewals for a contract period of one year. The selected vendor will perform all work offsite. Eligibility is restricted to onshore Canadian organizations only. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget and will evaluate submissions based on the requested software renewals. The solicitation does not specify key dates or detailed evaluation criteria beyond the eligibility and software requirements.