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ARC is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive offers for the design, supply, implementation, and ongoing support of an enterprise-class Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery (BR/DR) solution. The solution must provide comprehensive data protection across ARC's hybrid environment, establish immutable backup storage, replicate protected data to an off-site cloud platform, and deliver recovery capabilities capable of meeting Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) measured in minutes. ARC is not seeking a Backup as a Service (BaaS) or Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) team to assume ongoing backup recovery or disaster recovery operations. GO TO https://procurement.atlantaregional.org/opportunities/rfp744-enterprise-backup-recovery-disaster-recovery-solution/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION
Enterprise Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery Solution
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
July 15, 2026
Proposals Due: August 14, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. EST
RFP744
Atlanta Regional Commission – Enterprise BRDR RFP Page 2
Purpose and Background
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is a regional planning and intergovernmental
coordination agency serving the 11-county Atlanta metropolitan area and its municipalities. The
ARC Office of Information Technology relies on a broad portfolio of on-premises, cloud, and
SaaS-hosted systems to support the agency’s work program across the areas of community
development, transportation planning, workforce development, aging services, natural
resources, research, urban area security, and general administrative functions.
ARC is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive offers for the design,
supply, implementation, and ongoing support of an enterprise-class Backup, Recovery, and
Disaster Recovery (BR/DR) solution. The solution must provide comprehensive data protection
across ARC’s hybrid environment, establish immutable backup storage, replicate protected data
to an off-site cloud platform, and deliver recovery capabilities capable of meeting Recovery
Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) measured in minutes.
Note: ARC is not seeking a Backup as a Service (BaaS) or Disaster Recovery as a Service
(DRaaS) team to assume ongoing backup recovery or disaster recovery operations.
Proposal Submittal
All proposals must be submitted electronically through the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
procurement website. Proposal submitted by any other method (including email, mail, fax, or
hand delivery) may not be accepted unless specified in the solicitation document.
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The awarded vendor shall provide data protection for virtualized infrastructure (50-70 VMs, 50-200 TB), physical servers, cloud workloads (AWS, Azure, GCP), Microsoft 365/SaaS applications (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams), and structured databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL). The solution must include policy-based backup scheduling, immutable WORM-compliant storage, cloud replication with 15-minute minimum frequency for Tier 1 systems, recovery capabilities with sub-5-minute RTOs/RPOs, and a single-pane-of-glass management interface. The vendor must provide professional services including discovery, solution design, deployment, policy/runbook development, acceptance testing (including a DR simulation), and training. Ongoing support includes 24x7x365 technical support, hardware maintenance (next-business-day on-site), software updates, and quarterly business reviews.
Source: Georgia Procurement Registry (solicitation PE-29016-NONST-2027-000000070), retrieved via the Georgia Procurement Registry (DOAS). View the official posting , always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
