Active SLED Opportunity · IOWA · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
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University of Iowa seeks proposals to establish contracts for scalable, reliable commodity data storage services supporting SMB/CIFS and NFS protocols. This RFP requires adherence to specified technical requirements and submission via the eBid system by July 22, 2026.
Please be aware that this is an extensive bid. All Suppliers are cautioned to allow ample time for the submission of RFP responses well before the due date time requirement. All bids must be submitted via the eBid system. --- Q&A --- Q1: Are the IOWA colleges looking at Sovereign AI workloads within the college system in 2026 - 2029? A1: This is not applicable to this bid. Submitted: 7/1/2026 01:58:58 PM (CT) Q2: Is the University open to the evaluation of a next generation solution that not only adds storage but potentially solves additional technology problems while limiting technical debt and risk? A2: At this time, the University is only interested in solutions that meet the specifications detailed within the bid. Submitted: 7/1/2026 01:58:35 PM (CT) Q3: The specifications document only includes common requirements. What are the profile-specific requirements for each of the three storage profiles? A3: This bid does not include a current speficic purchase or purchase need, this bid is to establish one or more contracts for scalable and reliable commodity data storage. Submitted: 7/1/2026 11:46:18 AM (CT) Q4: Can you confirm that services will be presented as either SMB/CIFS or NFS? Or will multi-protocol (both NFS and SMB/CIFS) on a single share be required? A4: Yes, we do both NFS and CIFS on a single share. Submitted: 7/1/2026 11:34:41 AM (CT) Q5: For the ZFS commodity storage profile: What is the typical usable capacity per storage node? Is there a maximum usable capacity per storage node? Are there specific performance targets we need to meet, such as throughput in GB/s or IOPS? Is the workload typically large (>1M) sequential file access, or small (<1M) random I/O? A5: There is no typical/maximum usable capacity per storage node. The intent of this bid is to establish one or more contracts for scalable and reliable commodity data storage. Please see the bid attributes and the attachment titled "RFP 18585 University of Iowa Specifications" document for the required specifications. Submitted: 7/1/2026 11:33:07 AM (CT)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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