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<div class='ecard'><div class='ecard-header'><div><div class='ecard-name'>City of Charleston</div><div class='ecard-meta'>County Government · SC</div></div><div class='ecard-header-right'><span class='badge badge-hot'>High Intent</span></div></div><div class='ecard-signals'><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Dell backup appliance support lines expire opening replacement window</div><div class='signal-body-text'>The City of Charleston has multiple Dell Data Protection support contracts expiring in February 2027, creating an opportunity to replace their incumbent backup appliance infrastructure. This replacement window is critical for vendors offering backup and disaster recovery services and cloud data protection solutions to address the city's continuity needs. No RFP has been issued; this is pre-solicitation intelligence.</div></div><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Protect Charleston's data with modern disaster recovery solutions</div><div class='signal-body-text'>The City of Charleston's expiring Dell support contracts in February 2027 create budget planning urgency, requiring procurement teams to evaluate total cost of ownership across backup and disaster recovery alternatives. Early engagement with vendors offering cloud data protection services enables the city to align infrastructure decisions with fiscal-year planning and avoid costly emergency transitions.</div></div></div><div class='ecard-contacts'><div class='ecard-contacts-label'>Key Contacts · 5 verified by Pursuit</div><div class='contact-list'><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Gary Cooper</span><span class='contact-title'>Procurement Director</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Wes Ratterree</span><span class='contact-title'>Chief Information Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Andrew Jones</span><span class='contact-title'>Budget and Management Director</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Mark Heffron</span><span class='contact-title'>Manager, Network Systems</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Ivan Torres</span><span class='contact-title'>Acting Chief Information Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div></div></div><div class='ecard-footer'><a class='ecard-source-link' href='https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05262026-10931#page=29' target='_blank'>View source · 2026-05-26</a><span class='ecard-timing'>⏱ Pre-RFP — no solicitation issued</span></div></div>
<div class='ecard'><div class='ecard-header'><div><div class='ecard-name'>Cass County</div><div class='ecard-meta'>County Government · MO</div></div><div class='ecard-header-right'><span class='badge badge-hot'>High Intent</span></div></div><div class='ecard-signals'><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Tax collection platform bid pitches Azure SQL backup and geo redundancy</div><div class='signal-body-text'>Cass County is evaluating a tax-collection platform handling $215 million in annual collections and 106,547 accounts, with explicit requirements for managed backup and geo-redundant recovery—signaling insufficient in-house IT capacity for backup and security operations. This initiative directly aligns with backup and disaster recovery services, cloud data protection, and endpoint protection needs. No RFP has been issued; this is pre-solicitation intelligence.</div></div><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Cass County evaluates disaster recovery and endpoint protection solutions</div><div class='signal-body-text'>Cass County's $215 million annual tax-collection platform creates heightened compliance and audit exposure, requiring robust data integrity controls to protect public funds and maintain stakeholder confidence. By outsourcing backup and recovery operations, the county eliminates operational risk tied to data loss while freeing constrained resources to focus on core revenue functions.</div></div></div><div class='ecard-contacts'><div class='ecard-contacts-label'>Key Contacts · 1 verified by Pursuit</div><div class='contact-list'><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Mark Wise</span><span class='contact-title'>It Director</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div></div></div><div class='ecard-footer'><a class='ecard-source-link' href='https://www.casscounty.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05202026-1101#page=117' target='_blank'>View source · 2026-05-20</a><span class='ecard-timing'>⏱ Pre-RFP — no solicitation issued</span></div></div>
<div class='ecard'><div class='ecard-header'><div><div class='ecard-name'>McLennan County</div><div class='ecard-meta'>County Government · TX</div></div><div class='ecard-header-right'><span class='badge badge-hot'>High Intent</span></div></div><div class='ecard-signals'><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Managed backup and cyber protection program under review</div><div class='signal-body-text'>McLennan County is reviewing a managed backup and cyber-protection program that requires offline data backup solutions and current anti-virus deployment to qualify for $100,000 ransomware recovery coverage. This initiative directly aligns with needs for backup and disaster recovery services, cybersecurity solutions, and endpoint protection capabilities. No RFP has been issued; this is pre-solicitation intelligence.</div></div><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>McLennan County strengthens disaster recovery and endpoint security posture</div><div class='signal-body-text'>McLennan County's $100,000 ransomware recovery coverage requirement creates measurable financial accountability for incident response, reducing unplanned recovery costs and operational downtime exposure. By enforcing offline backup and current anti-virus standards, the county addresses critical compliance and business continuity gaps that directly impact service delivery and stakeholder trust.</div></div></div><div class='ecard-contacts'><div class='ecard-contacts-label'>Key Contacts · 5 verified by Pursuit</div><div class='contact-list'><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>John Carter</span><span class='contact-title'>Director</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>William Helton</span><span class='contact-title'>Saic</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Tyrone Powell</span><span class='contact-title'>Audit Manager</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Ken Bass</span><span class='contact-title'>Purchasing Director</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Chaquinta Fisher</span><span class='contact-title'>It Support Mgr & Web Accessibility Coord.</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div></div></div><div class='ecard-footer'><a class='ecard-source-link' href='https://www.mclennan.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-1383#page=126' target='_blank'>View source · 2026-05-19</a><span class='ecard-timing'>⏱ Pre-RFP — no solicitation issued</span></div></div>