This Request for Standing Offer (the 'RSO') is an invitation by the Province of Nova Scotia (the 'Province') to prospective bidders to submit bids for the provision of SolarWinds Products and Services to the Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions, as further described in the RSO Particulars (Appendix D) (the 'Deliverables'). This RSO is being conducted pursuant to the Nova Scotia Sustainable Procurement Policy and Procurement Manual.
The Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions (CSDS) has created an environment to support network infrastructure. SolarWinds Products and Services are a key component of this environment and is currently in use by the operations teams. SolarWinds Products and Services are required to allow the Province to continue maintaining high levels of service and contributing to safe digital solutions through monitoring servers, network equipment, databases and more to improve the delivery of their business-critical applications and services.
The Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions (CSDS) was created to apply internet-era ways of working to provide services to Nova Scotians. CSDS is a leader in transforming the way government delivers services to citizens in the Internet era and supporting the province's priority of quality health care for Nova Scotians.
•Delivers excellent services, built around the needs of users.•Provides public servants with the digital services and tools they need to enable collaboration, add value, and be effective; and•Supports and enables the Nova Scotia public service to use new approaches to deliver better government in the internet era.
The Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK has used SolarWinds Products and Services for many years to monitor infrastructure applications and services across multiple departments. CSDS manages the provision of SolarWinds Products and Services to all departments, offices, and agencies and on behalf of the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) to their client organizations in the health sector.
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https://procurement-portal.novascotia.ca/tenders/Doc1747638509
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