Software as a Service backup solution

This bid solicitation is issued against the Government of Canada (GC) Software as a Service (SaaS) Supply Arrangement (SA) with the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) file number EN578-191593/XXX/ XXX . All terms and conditions of the SA apply to and form part of this Bid Solicitation and any Resulting Contract.

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) has a requirement for a Software as a Service backup solution. The solution must be available from the PSPC cloud brokering portal. This solution must be capable of:

- Backing up Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365 (M365) data which includes: o Microsoft Exchange o Microsoft OneDrive o Microsoft SharePoint o Microsoft Teams o Microsoft Groups - Backing up Azure resources including: o Windows Virtual Machines o Linux Virtual Machines o SQL Sever Databases o Azure Storage Accounts - Capable of creating snapshots and instantly restoring them to any point in time based on retention policy. - Must offer effective indexing of backups that make it easy to locate specific backups for granular point in time restores. - The solution must offer options for the restore locations of M365 and Azure resource: o Original location o Alternate location - The solution must be able to restore multiple objects at a time. - Data integrity must be guaranteed through an immutable service that ensures that data in transit and data at rest cannot be changed. - Must protect HICC from the threats of malware and ransomware through snapshots, backups, and detection. - Solution must be able to process and store data classified as Protected B.