State of South DakotaIssuing agency·South Dakota·via the State of South Dakota posting board (ESM Solutions)The State of South Dakota (the “State”) is undertaking the Infrastructure Resiliency
Project to strengthen the reliability, security, and long-term scalability of the State’s core
technology environment. As part of this initiative, the State intends to partner with a
qualified data center vendor capable of delivering modern, resilient, and secure hosting
services.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) represents an opportunity for vendors to support the
State’s broader modernization strategy. The State is seeking a vendor that can offer a
hosting environment engineered for high availability, robust physical and environmental
protections, and the performance needed to support mission-critical government
services. The selected provider will play a key role in enabling improved continuity of
operations and enhanced cybersecurity alignment as statewide technology demands
evolve.
Vendors will be asked to demonstrate the maturity of their facilities, infrastructure,
security capabilities, and operational procedures, as well as their ability to meet clearly
defined resiliency, compliance, service delivery, and other State requirements as
outlined in the RFP.
The State looks forward to engaging with vendors that can provide innovative, reliable,
and scalable facility-based solutions aligned with its long-term infrastructure strategy.
By participating in this RFP, vendors will have the opportunity to contribute directly to
strengthening the State’s technology foundation and supporting essential services for
residents statewide.
This RFP is for physical data center services only.
All written questions should be sent to: BIT.DCRESPONSE@state.sd.us; only emailed questions will be accepted.
Each offeror may submit questions via email concerning this RFP to obtain clarification of requirements. No questions will be accepted after the date and time indicated in the above schedule of activities. Email questions to the email address listed above with the subject line “RFP#26RFP19987”. The questions and their answers will be sent to all offerors that submitted Letters of Intent, submitted questions, or requested the questions and answers via email before the proposal submittal date and will be sent by the date and time indicated in the above calendar of events. Offeror may not rely on any other statements, either of a written or oral nature, that alter any specification or other term or condition of this RFP that have not originated from the SD RFP Project Contact. Offerors will be notified in the same manner as indicated above regarding any modifications to this RFP. Offerors and their agents may not contact any state employee other than the buyer of record regarding any of these matters during the solicitation and evaluation process. Inappropriate contacts are grounds for suspension and exclusion from specific procurements.
Invitation Only · Ready for Responses
Documents (10):
• 01.BIT_RFP_DataCenter.pdf (829 KB)
• 02.APPENDIX_B_Security_and_Vendor_Questions_v3-3_Production.docx (90 KB)
• 03.APPENDIX C_Hosting_Requirements.docx (59 KB)
• 04.APPENDIX_D_Qualifications_and_Experience.docx (36 KB)
• 05.APPENDIX_E_Cost_Analysis.docx (31 KB)
• 06.APPENDIX_F_Evaluation_Criteria.docx (38 KB)
• 07.APPENDIX_G_Key_Staff_Resumes_and_References.docx (48 KB)
• 08.Appendix_H_Project_Experience_and_References.docx (50 KB)
• 09.APPENDIX_I_BIT Attachment 1 ITSP v6.0.pdf (1149 KB)
• 10.APPENDIX J_Contractor Security Acknowledgement Form 2026.docx (76 KB)
View the full solicitation and download documents on South Dakota's posting board.
The vendor will host State-owned production workloads, servers, storage, mainframe, network and supporting infrastructure in a secure facility with redundant power, cooling, fire suppression, physical security, surveillance and carrier connectivity, and will support migration planning, staged implementation and cutover, testing and verification, and long-term operations including remote-hands, change management, monitoring, incident notification, auditing and decommissioning support.
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Source: South Dakota Procurement (event 19987), retrieved via the State of South Dakota posting board (ESM Solutions). View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
