Specifications include, but are not limited to: The mission of the EOC-DC is to provide a set of tools that will assist in the support of the State’s hosting centers and supported telecom switch rooms. The purpose of this RFP is to select a vendor to provide all software, hardware, licenses, maintenance, support, and integration for each service. Below is background for each of the services included in this RFP. The State is seeking a vendor to update and consolidate the physical and logical data center management and security tools around the State’s existing Nlyte software management tool. Below is background for each of the services included in this RFP. Nlyte DCIM suite – The state is currently invested in using the Nlyte Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) modules, Nlyte Asset Optimizer (NAO) and Nlyte Energy Optimizer (NEO). NAO shall function as the primary asset management tool with this application providing a single point of contact as the asset “location of truth” for all other applications within this RFP. Applications purchased as part of this RFP must be able to integrate with NEO and/or NAO for data exchange and provide information for dashboards, such as alarm notifications and camera views. The contract awarded will be required to provide a mechanism for purchasing licenses and maintenance for the Nlyte modules. Visitor Management – The current visitor management system is a homegrown system. The visitor management system contains profiles for individuals that have been vetted by the state and have authorization for access to controlled secure locations. Each visit provides specific data that assists staff in the review and authorization of the visit. When a visitor arrives at one of the controlled locations, they are checked in and are required to sign a signature pad, and when they leave, they are checked out. The visitor management system meets specific audit requirements, based on NIST, CJIS and Pub 1075 controls. The new application will provide functionality where each visitor provides a destination location/cabinet/device which is then validated within NAO. NAO compares the location of the asset, and the associated network and power connects in order to interface with the Rack Locking application for access control during the reservation time frame. The application must also track tools with calendar managed inspection notifications, allow for the recording of assets entering and leaving a facility and visitor time sensitive documentation requirements. The application must also alarm upon over extension of visitor stay and provide a current list with requested destinations for emergency response requirements. Asset Control and physical audit –. The current system is used to track physical assets within the Lake Superior Hosting Center (LSHC), the Lake Michigan Hosting Center (LMHC / Switch) and supported telecom switch rooms. This is accomplished using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers that read active RFID tags that are attached to the assets being tracked. The RFID readers are located at the exit points of the rooms being monitored. Notifications are sent to staff via email when an active tag passes the reader. Audit of that movement is performed after the device has already moved or left the building. Audits of each rack are performed manually on a quarterly basis using a bar code scanner and comparing data to three separate asset databases.
