Request for Information (RFI) – Enterprise Backup and Recovery Infrastructure Solution
Department of Defence
Published about 12 hours ago
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Description
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Requirements & contract terms
BuyICT (DTA marketplace)- Key problem/s
- <div>The organisation requires a modern enterprise backup and recovery solution that provides centralised management, secure data protection, high availability, disaster recovery capability, and scalable backup services across multiple sites while integrating with existing infrastructure, storage, monitoring, and privileged access capabilities.</div>
- The users and their needs
- <div>The primary users of the solution are infrastructure administrators, backup and recovery administrators, database administrators, cyber security personnel, operational support teams, and platform engineers responsible for managing enterprise server, application, and data protection services.</div>
- Key dates/ milestones
- RFI Release: 10 November 2026 Responses Due: 20 November 2026
- RFI ID
- RFI-04278
- Deadline for asking questions
- Tuesday, 17 November 2026 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
- RFI closing date
- Friday, 20 November 2026 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
- Buyer contact
- No contact details reported. Please direct questions through the 'Question and Answers' portion of the RFI process.
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$20M Public Liability — standard for Defence contracts
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Estimated Contract Value
Not disclosed
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Closing Date
21 November 2026
8 days remainingPublished
12 November 2026
Contract Value
Value not disclosed
Jurisdiction
federal
Category
All marketplaces
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