# THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY (SAMSA) REQUEST FOR PRICING (RFP) TO HOST THE NINENTY (90) VIRTAUL SERVERS TO A DISASTER RECOVER SITE AND INCREASE STORAGE CAPACITY FROM 150TB TO 200TB (ONCE – OFF) ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS

> This tender closed on 2026-08-11.

- **Reference:** SAMSA/RFI/004/2026/27
- **Issuer:** [South African Maritime Safety Authority](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/south-african-maritime-safety-authority.md)
- **Region:** National
- **Type:** Request for Information
- **Published:** 2026-08-03
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-11 13:00 SAST
- **Sectors:** [Information and communication](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/J.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**SAMSA seeks budgetary pricing for hosting virtual servers at a Disaster Recovery (DR) site and increasing storage from 150TB to 200TB on a monthly basis for 36 months.** This is an RFI for market analysis to gauge pricing from IT infrastructure providers with DR hosting, virtualization, and storage expansion capabilities. Responses are invited for information purposes and not a formal commitment.

#### Requirements
- Provide budgetary pricing for hosting virtual servers as specified (VM-1 to VM-10 with the CPU/RAM/500GB drives per table) and the storage upgrade to 200TB.
- Prices must reflect monthly costs per VM and include a line for the storage upgrade; include Sub-Total, VAT (15%), and Total.
- Pricing covers a 36-month period and is intended for market analysis, not a formal procurement.
- There are no additional stated conditions or mandatory pre-qualifications in the RFI (per the document).

#### How to Apply
- Submit pricing responses by email to Zanele Sibiya at zasibiya@samsa.org.za (deadline: 11 August 2026 at 11:00).
- Include the per-VM pricing for VM-1 through VM-10 as detailed in the Table 1, plus the one-time storage upgrade to 200TB, with VAT and overall totals.
- This RFI is for budgetary pricing only; SAMSA may issue a formal RFP later if funds are secured (see the attached TOR in RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf).

## Description

THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY (SAMSA) REQUEST FOR PRICING (RFP) TO HOST THE NINENTY (90) VIRTAUL SERVERS TO A DISASTER RECOVER SITE AND INCREASE STORAGE CAPACITY FROM 150TB TO 200TB (ONCE – OFF) ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS

THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY (SAMSA) REQUEST FOR PRICING (RFP) TO HOST THE NINENTY (90) VIRTAUL SERVERS TO A DISASTER RECOVER SITE AND INCREASE STORAGE CAPACITY FROM 150TB TO 200TB (ONCE – OFF) ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS

Conditions: None - this is an RFI (Request for information), responses must be emailed to zasibiya@samsa.org.za

## Documents

- RFI\_SAMSA004\_2026\_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR\_.pdf..pdf
- RFI\_SAMSA004\_2026\_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR\_.pdf

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