Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Tender Type
Request for Information
Delivery Location
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) - Hillcrest - Hillcrest - 0083
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
03 Aug 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-164400
The south african maritime safety authority (samsa) is seeking budgetary pricing for hosting 90 virtual servers at a disaster recovery site and increasing storage capacity from 150tb to 200tb on a once-off basis, for a 36-month period. This is a request for information (RFI) for market analysis only and does not constitute a formal procurement commitment.
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Date & Time
Tuesday, 11 August 2026 - 11:00
Venue
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None - this is an RFI (request for information), responses must be emailed to [email protected]
Categories
Request for Information
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) - Hillcrest - Hillcrest - 0083
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Description
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)03 Aug
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
11 Aug
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
These references help suppliers understand the public-procurement framework around this opportunity. They are generated from the tender category, issuing organisation type and procurement context.
These rules commonly apply to South African public-sector procurement.
Act 53 of 2003
Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 108 of 1996 (s217)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf
SAMSA is seeking budgetary pricing to host 90 virtual servers at a Disaster Recovery (DR) site and increase storage capacity from 150TB to 200TB (once-off) on a monthly basis for 36 months. This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market analysis only, not a formal procurement commitment.
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Median Estimate
R 2 608 827
Range
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Important Dates
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Contact Information
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Submission Guidelines
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Evaluation Criteria
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Technical Specifications
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Methodology
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Pricing Schedule
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdfFinancial Requirements
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Compliance Requirements
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Section
Source: RFI_SAMSA004_2026_27 - Final VM Hosting TOR_.pdf (RFP)Sets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
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Act 5 of 2000
Covers preferential procurement and preference-point systems used in public tenders.
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Act 12 of 2004
Supports anti-corruption controls and supplier integrity in procurement processes.
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Act 28 of 2024
Provides the national framework for public procurement across government.
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Act 2 of 2000
Supports access to tender records, award decisions and public-sector procurement information.
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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Address
19th Floor, 2 Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
03 Aug 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
012-366-2600[email protected]www.samsa.org.za19th Floor, 2 Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
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