Virtual Hosting Solution

Overview

Data Analytics, AI & Cloud Hosting

Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPosted 3 days agoDeadline: June 10th, 2026

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SUMMARY

RFP for an enterprise virtual hosting solution to support on-premises x86 environments, data centres, and edge deployments. The buyer is looking for a vendor that owns and maintains its virtualization software platform and associated lifecycle management.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be the Independent Software Vendor (ISV) that develops and maintains the proposed product suite
Must have full authority over product roadmap, releases, and security updates
Must provide direct Tier-3 support and security patching without third-party escalation
Must demonstrate experience with a single client deployment of at least 10,000 virtual machines on at least 1,000 physical servers
Must demonstrate experience supporting fully on-premises deployments in isolated or air-gapped environments
Must demonstrate experience with disaster recovery solutions achieving a recovery time objective of less than 30 minutes
Must provide a summary of product alignment with Zero Trust pillars
Must provide a fully documented, standards-based RESTful API

BUDGET

Estimate

$5,000,000 – $50,000,000

CONTRACT DURATION

120 months

TIMELINE

Invitation to Qualify issued on April 30th, 2026.

Questions and comments due by May 31st, 2026.

Closing date for responses is June 10th, 2026, at 2:00pm.

QUESTION DEADLINE

May 31st, 2026

Issuing Agency

Shared Services Canada

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DESCRIPTION

The buyer is seeking a virtual hosting solution for enterprise on-premises x86 environments in Ontario, Canada. The requirement includes deployment of multiple on-premises virtual hosting solutions across enterprise data centres and edge environments.

The solution is intended to support shared services for one or more clients, with multiple virtual machines operating on shared physical servers and managed through a virtualization layer that separates hardware from the software running on top. The proposed software must be developed, owned, and maintained by the vendor, including direct control over the source code, product roadmap, releases, and security patching.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.