6893 RFP - Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting | Michigan Government Bid

Agency:	Washtenaw Community College
State:	Michigan
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Aug 7, 2026
Due Date:	Aug 17, 2026
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WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Purchasing Department – Room SC326

RFP # 6893 Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting

RFP Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

PHONE: (734) 677-3603

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Request for Proposal # 6893

Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting

RFP Release Date: August 7th, 2026.

Proposal Responses Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

Submit proposals electronically via email to:

Steven Hoekstra

Washtenaw Community College

pur@wccnet.edu

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Purchasing Department – Room SC326

RFP # 6893 Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting

RFP Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

PHONE: (734) 677-3603

1.0 Proposal Invitation

Washtenaw Community College (“College” and/or “WCC”) seeks proposals from vendors that can fulfill

the deliverables as outlined in this RFP. The major goals of this project are (1) to provide a subscription

license to Infoblox DDI as specified herein, and (2) contract a consulting service that will work

collaboratively with WCC to plan, configure, migrate, validate, document, stabilize the environment, and

minimize disruption to College operations.

At its sole discretion, the College reserves the right to split awards between the licensing and consulting

components of this project, based on a combination of adherence to RFP requirements and overall value

offered to the College. Prospective bidders that offer licensing for Infoblox DDI, and/or firms with

expertise in implementing InfoBlox DDI are encouraged to submit proposals. Proposals shall clearly outline

goods and/or services offered that meet the RFP requirements, specifying all associated costs and pricing

structures.

1. The College expects to enter a 3 yr. (36-month) license agreement with the awarded vendor,

beginning by September 2026. At its sole discretion, the College may elect to renew services up to

two (2), additional one-year contract terms. Expected contract periods are estimates and subject to

change at the College’s sole discretion.

2. As determined by the College, consultants awarded under this RFP may be contracted on an as-

needed basis for services related to the implementation and maintenance of an Infoblox DDI system,

through August 2031.

The purpose of this RFP is to assess the current availability of the selections outlined herein. The College,

at its sole discretion, may consider the closest comparable substitution for award. The selected supplier

will be able to provide all deliverables outlined in the RFP.

Response to this RFP confirms an understanding that this is not a contract or offer of business by the

College. This request for proposal in no manner obligates the College to the eventual purchase of any

products or services described, implied, or which may be proposed, until confirmed by written agreement,

and may be terminated by the College without penalty or obligation at any time prior to the signing of an

agreement, contract, or purchase order. In submitting a proposal, Supplier agrees that all materials

associated with, attached to, or referenced by the submitted proposal will become the property of the

College and may be incorporated into a subsequent contractual agreement between the successful

Supplier and the College.

The College is not liable in any manner or to any extent for any cost or expense incurred by the Supplier

in the preparation, submission, presentation, or any other action connected with proposing or otherwise

responding to this RFP. Such exemption from liability applies whether such costs are incurred directly by

the Supplier or indirectly through the Supplier’s agents, employees, assigns, or others, whether related or

not to the Supplier.

The College reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any irregularities. Proposals which

fail to comply fully with any provisions of this document may be considered invalid and may not receive

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Purchasing Department – Room SC326

RFP # 6893 Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting

RFP Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

PHONE: (734) 677-3603

consideration. The College also reserves the right to negotiate terms and conditions of a contract with the

chosen Supplier. The College reserves the right to award a contract based on any combination of the

specifications described herein.

The awarded Supplier’s proposal response shall be subject to, and governed by the College’s Terms and

Conditions for Product Purchase and Installation, located at:

https://www.wccnet.edu/about/purchasing/purchasing-terms-products.php, as a condition of award,

and are hereby incorporated herein as a substantive part of the solicitation documents. In the event

there is any conflict or inconsistency between the Terms & Conditions referenced in the RFP documents

and those included in a Supplier’s Proposal response, Supplier’s quote, or listed on the Supplier’s

website, the Terms & Conditions of the RFB documents shall govern. Proposal submissions must include

all exceptions to the College’s terms and conditions of purchase. A purchase order signed by an

authorized agent of the College is required to constitute acceptance of Proposal offer and offer terms

and conditions of service. This RFP and any subsequently offered contracts will be governed by the laws

of the State of Michigan. Any and all applicable valid executive orders, Federal, State or local laws,

ordinances or rules or regulations shall apply to any contract if and when offered and are deemed

incorporated herein.

As a public institution, the College is subject to the terms and conditions of the Freedom of Information

Act. As required by law, any information submitted in response to this request for proposal could become

public information. Suppliers responding to this proposal are cautioned not to include any proprietary

information as part of their proposal unless such proprietary information is carefully identified in writing

as such and accepted by the College as proprietary. Any documents submitted may be reviewed and

evaluated by any person at the discretion of the College, including non-allied and independent Suppliers

retained by the College now or in the future.

The College is looking to begin implementing a subscription license for the specified Infoblox DDI

configuration by September 2026. Firms with consulting expertise in Infoblox DDI roll-out will be

needed upon Infoblox DDI license acquisition.

Preference will be given to the suppliers who can meet the specifications provided or closest substitutes

as determined by the College. Award of a contract will be based on the proposal whose offering best

meets the needs of the College. Criteria for award of a contract include but are not limited to:

pricing of Infoblox DDI licensing; implementation timelines; professional references; and firm’s expertise

in Infoblox DDI implementation, support, and consultancy.

The College reserves the right to request follow-up information such as questions, presentations, and

demos prior to contract award.

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Purchasing Department – Room SC326

RFP # 6893 Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting

RFP Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

PHONE: (734) 677-3603

2.0 Planned RFP Schedule

RFP Timeline:

RFP Issued: August 7th, 2026.

Submission of Written Questions from Prospective Bidders: August 11th, 2026, by 2:00pm EDT.

College will post Responses to Written Questions: August 13th, 2026, by 2:00pm EDT.

RFP Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

3.0 Specifications/Requirements

1. The awarded vendor(s) shall provide licensing and/or consulting services to WCC in the successful

implementation of a new Infoblox DDI system. Firms providing only licensing or consulting services as

requested herein are encouraged to submit proposals.

2. Please detail your firm’s background, including a company overview, number of years in business,

professional references, relevant experience, and examples of successful Infoblox DDI implementations.

3. At its sole discretion, the College reserves the right to make an award based on any individual

specification or a combination of the desired specifications outlined below.

4. The DDI design requires three TE-1526 software-appliance subscriptions: two instances configured as

one high-availability pair in the primary data center and one instance configured as a Grid Master

Candidate in the alternate data center. The bidder must provide the official manufacturer description,

subscription term, entitlement dates, and any dependencies for each line item. The quantities outlined

below in Infoblox DDI Licensing Specifications represent concurrently licensed software-appliance and

reporting entitlements for the full 36-month term; they are not annual quantities and must not be

multiplied by three. The required DDI node count is three. The -4 support designation is required to

provide Infoblox Premium Maintenance-Enterprise rather than Partner Premium Maintenance. If

Infoblox uses a different current SKU structure for a 36-month order, the bidder must identify the

corrected manufacturer SKU without changing the required architecture, capacity, node count, or

manufacturer support level.

5. At its sole discretion, the College may split award between Infoblox DDI Licensing and proposals offering

consulting and implementation services. Evaluation of proposals shall be based on a combination of

cost-efficiency, overall value offered to the College, and adherence to the RFP specifications. Bidders

interested in providing consulting services, without Infoblox DDI licensing, are encouraged to submit

proposals. Bidders interested in providing Infoblox DDI licensing, without additional consulting services,

are also encouraged to submit proposals.

6. All products and services offered, and pricing of said products and services, shall be clearly outlined in

proposals.

7. Quantities, where specified, are estimated and may be revised.

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Purchasing Department – Room SC326

RFP # 6893 Infoblox DDI 3-yr. License & Consulting

RFP Due Date: August 17th, 2026, 2:00pm EDT.

4800 E. Huron River Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800

PHONE: (734) 677-3603

Infoblox DDI Licensing Specifications:

Item # / Description

Qty

Unit

Infoblox Premium Maintenance-Enterprise for a 36-month term, supporting a stretched

Yr.

data center across two physical locations.

Trinzic X6 1526 Software Bundle Subscription, DDI,

DNS Traffic Control, DNS Firewall, Cloud Platform, and

Grid with Infoblox Premium Maintenance-Enterprise.

Sample item #: TE-1526-SWBSUB-DDIGD-4.

Reporting and Analytics Subscription License, 1

Ea.

License per Grid, requires Reporting and Analytics HW

or Activation Software Bundle - EVAL per year

Sample item #: TR-SWTL-500mb

TR-5005 Reporting & Analytics Software Bundle,

Ea.

activation, requires Infoblox Reporting and Analytics

Subscription License per year

Sample item #: TR-SWBSUB-5005-ACTIVATION

Shipping point:

FOB WCC, Pre-paid

Delivery:

Final acceptance shall be contingent upon successful, functional testing, demonstrating that the

system meets all required specifications listed above.

Infoblox DDI Consulting Requirements

I. Scope of Services:

Successful proposals for Consulting & Implementation Services shall develop an InfoBlox DDI implementation plan

as follows:

1. Discovery and Planning

• Conduct kickoff and technical discovery sessions with WCC stakeholders.

• Inventory relevant DNS, DHCP, IPAM, integrations, dependencies, operational practices, and constraints.

• Identify gaps, risks, prerequisites, resource needs, and decisions required from WCC.

• Produce a detailed project plan, responsibility matrix, communication plan, and migration schedule

2. Architecture and Detailed Design

• Validate the proposed Infoblox architecture, sizing, roles, high availability, security, and management approach.

• Document target DNS, DHCP, and IPAM design, naming standards, access controls, logging, monitoring, backup,

and recovery considerations.

• Define the data mapping, migration method, test strategy, cutover sequence, and rollback approach.

3. Build and Configuration

• Configure the new Infoblox environment in accordance with the approved design.

• Implement agreed administrative access, network settings, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, grid or platform settings, security

controls, and integrations.

• Document configuration decisions and deviations from the approved design.

4. Data Migration and Validation

• Extract, transform, cleanse as agreed, and import DNS, DHCP, and IPAM data.

• Validate record counts, configurations, reservations, scopes, options, leases where applicable, and other agreed

data objects.

• Resolve migration errors and provide reconciliation results for WCC review.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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