Cloud-based Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solution

The buyer requires a reliable cloud-based, on-prem, or hybrid commercial off-the-shelf backup and recovery solution to protect enterprise data across physical, virtual, and cloud workloads. The requested scope includes implementing the solution to support business continuity, low recovery time and point objectives, replication, fault tolerance, and Disaster Recovery as a Service. The selected vendor must secure the agency's hybrid IT environment, including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, while ensuring encryption, immutable backups, centralized management, and compliance with Canadian data residency requirements. To be eligible, vendors must be onshore within Canada and register on the Issuing Authority website to download the unwatermarked RFP. Performance of the work will take place offsite. The buyer accepts digital response submissions via email or online and seeks proposals for the budget. Key dates and details include a deadline of September 18, 2026, for all question submissions, and a total contract period of one year.