Data Back-up and Recovery System

The 6th Contracting Squadron (6 CONS) is seeking qualified Historically Under-Utilized Business Zone (HubZone) small business firms that can provide an existing Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) data backup and recovery system for the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE). Should a purchase order arise from this from this requirement, it would likely involve the following items and services. Brand name or equal to part numbers below must meet needs of salient characteristics as listed: -DD660 Deduplication Unit, model numbers: DD660 (2 each); DD660-12TDPMP (2 each); PC-SYS-120V-NA-2F (2 sets); 590-0406-0100 (2 each) -Non-Returned Disk Replacement, model number: S-NRDK-660-12T (2 Each) -Extra (2) port copper 10GB NIC, model number: C-NIC-LP-10G-2PCU (2 each) -Spares kit, model number: XC-Spare Kit, 660 (2 each) -(1) Year Platinum Support, model number: S-PLAT-660-12T-1 (2 each) -Installation Services, model number: S-INT-APPLIANCE (2 each) Salient Characteristics: 1. Efficiency The Storage Device must use both inline deduplication to prevent the storage of duplicate data blocks and compression to maximize disk utilization. - Inline deduplication must automatically recognize duplicate patterns in the backup stream in real time and only store unique blocks. Devices not capable of true inline deduplication or devices that require disk space to ingest and store non-deduplicated data will not be accepted. - Deduplication process must utilize a sub-file variable-length segment recognition and filtering process that works at block sizes as small as 4 kilobytes to maximize efficiency. Systems that use fixed blocks will not be accepted. - After data is deduplicated, the Storage Device must automatically compress the deduplicated data before writing to disk for additional storage savings. Storage devices not capable of data compression will not be accepted. - Deduplication must be performed across the entire Storage Device to maximize efficiency. Storage Devices that deduplicate only within a volume limits efficiency and will not be accepted. - All recoveries must be from data at rest in a deduplicated and compressed state 2. Assured Data Recovery Automatic verification, integrity checking and system resiliency to ensure all data will be accurately restored when needed. - The Storage Device must perform an automatic verification at the time of backup to ensure that all data is protected on disk as it was written to support reliable accurate restores. - Capability to automatically notify the administrator in the event the verification process discovers a discrepancy. - Automatic integrity-checking and self-healing to include fault avoidance and containment, on-the-fly error detection and correction, and automatic file system recoverability. Process to continually verify that the data stored on the system can be accessed, re-assembled and presented in its original form. - Storage Device hardware must be resilient with hot-swappable components and must utilize RAID-6 to protect against data loss and service disruption associated with dual drive failure within same RAID group. - System must be capable of digitally shredding deleted data without disrupting valid data 3. Capacity and Performance - Storage Device requires minimum of 20 TB of capacity to retain at least 30 days of backups in data center footprint no larger than 3 rack units - System must be capable of completing ingestion/deduplication/compression of backup data at speeds greater than 1TB per hour - System must be able to complete full backup in fewer than 8 hours to result in all data protected on disk in a deduplicated and compressed state 4. Interoperability and Expandability The Storage Device shall be a self-contained disk system (i.e. appliance) that is simultaneously configured as a Virtual Tape Library and a NAS system. - All backup/recovery administration shall be performed using the CommVault enterprise backup/recovery software - Deduplication, compression and verification process shall be automatic and work seamlessly with all client data - System must be capable of supporting future replication/DR requirements such that deduplicated data starts replicating when backup starts to achieve Recovery Point Objectives - System must be capable of supporting future nearline/archiving requirements via NAS interface and must be able to deduplicate all data regardless of interface or application - Architecture must be expandable and scaleable in both capacity and performance to at least 3 times the original size. 5. Replication The Storage Device must be able to replicate deduplicated data over the Wide Area Network to like system at DR/COOP site to achieve daily off site data protection in bandwidth efficient manner. - System must be capable of preventing duplicate data blocks from being transmitted to DR/COOP system to maximize efficiency of available WAN bandwidth - Replication technology must be able to start replicating deduplicated data as soon as the backup starts. Technology that cannot start replicating until after backup/deduplication ends will not be accepted. - Replication must be automatic and take place in real time to result in copy of backup data protected at DR/COOP site after completion of backup job. Every backup job must be protected on disk in deduplicated state at both primary site and DR/COOP site every day to achieve RPO/RTO. Technology that requires replication scheduling or that cannot replicate deduplicated data during the backup window will not be accepted. - Restore performance on all backup jobs at DR/COOP site must be equal to the restore performance on all backup jobs at the primary site. - Replication TCP port must be configurable and bandwidth throttling capability must be built into the system. 6. Past Performance - Product must be at version 3.0 or later and must have been generally available in the market for at least four years - Product must have no fewer than 40 customers in the Department of Defense using the deduplication technology in production environments This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this Request for Information (RFI). The Air Force will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this RFI. This FedBizOpps notice is an announcement seeking market information on HubZone small businesses capable of providing the product as described herein. 6 CONS is currently conducting market research to determine qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources. The information requested by this RFI will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency. For the purpose of this RFI the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334112, Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. If your firm has an interest in proposing on the requirements described above, please provide a Capability Statement to TSgt Joseph P. Borello via email at joseph.borello@macdill.af.mil , or Ms. Joyce Wright via email at joyce.wright@macdill.af.mil. No phone calls will be taken pertaining to this RFI. If you have any questions, please email both POCs. The Capability Statement should include general information and technical background describing your firm's experiences in contracts requiring similar efforts. Interested parties shall not submit more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using 12-point type or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages. Request Capability Statements include the following: 1. Company name, address, point of contact (POC), telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, NAICS code, GSA schedules held and type of business. 2. Demonstrate ability to ensure all items are delivered, installed, implemented and system fully tested and operational no later than 90 days after award of a contract if an RFP is issued as a result of this RFI. 3. Demonstrate ability to provide employees with required security clearances for configuration, implementation and testing of equipment, site survey and training to ensure the product is successfully operational. 4. Past/Current Performance Background as it relates to the requirement as outlined in this RFI, to include: a. Contract identification number(s) b. Title and a brief summary of the objective of the effort c. Contracting agency or firm (Government or commercial) d. Value of the contract(s) e. Type of contract(s), i.e., fixed price Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 6th Contracting Squadron 2606 Brown Pelican Ave., MacDill AFB, FL, 33621-5000 UNITED STATES Primary Point of Contact: TSgt Joseph P. Borello Contract Specialist joseph.borello@macdill.af.mil Phone: 813-828-1870 Fax: 813-828-5111 Alternate Point of Contact: Ms. Joyce Wright Contract Specialist Joyce.wright@macdill.af.mil Phone: 813-282-4730 Fax: 813-828-5111 Contracting Office Address: 2606 Brown Pelican Ave. MacDill AFB, Florida 33621-5000 United States Place of Performance: 8532 Marina Bay Dr MacDill AFB, Florida 33621 United States