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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 25, 2004 FBO #0972
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Augmentation to an existing high performance computing system at the Forecast Systems Laboratory

Notice Date

7/23/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334111 — Electronic Computer Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

50-DDNR-9-90039
 

Response Due

9/9/2004
 

Archive Date

9/24/2004
 

Point of Contact

William Voitk, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0828 x185, Fax (301) 713-0806,
 

E-Mail Address

william.voitk@noaa.gov
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi) of Reston, VA to provide an integrated enhancement to the existing high performance computing system (HPCS) being leased by the Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) in Boulder, CO under Contract Number 50-DDNR-9-90039. The Government intends to modify the existing contract to acquire additional processing capability, storage, networking, software, and services to support broad NOAA research goals. The existing HPCS was designed by HPTi to provide a cost-effective, balanced supercomputing environment that includes not only large-scale computing but separate resources for storage, and networking as well. The current system consists of five Intel Xeon-based clusters (total of 1536 processors), two 64-bit testbed clusters (total of 48 processors), two Data Direct Networks SANs supporting 10 Linux-based NFS servers, an ADIC StoreNext HSM, and a tape library (ADIC AML/J). HPTi also provides system related support services under the contract. The current system uses the Linux-based NFS services. All of the system's resources are managed and scheduled by Sun Grid Engine resource management and scheduling software including custom features implemented by HPTi. The HPCS currently utilized by FSL and other NOAA users directly supports NOAA's strategic goals in Climate and Weather and Water by enabling its research into the physical processes governing the Earth's climate and weather. To meet the growing requirements by the FSL user community requires growth in its computational capacity, networking capacity, and storage capacity. To support the increased computational requirements, the existing HPCS must be augmented to provide additional computational resources, storage capacity, and system support services, including both hardware and software maintenance, through the end of the contract (September 2006). These additional resources must be integrated into the existing HPCS architecture. The estimated budget for the HPCS enhancement is approximately $2 million through September 2006. NOAA anticipates purchasing the additional hardware. Vendors who believe they can satisfy the Government's requirements are invited to submit an affirmative response. To be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrates an ability to furnish a system enhancement capable of meeting the previously cited requirements. Seamless integration of the HPCS enhancement into the existing HPCS architecture is required, including integration into FSL's current NFS storage systems as well as the existing batch system. Of particular concern to the Government is accomplishment of the system enhancement without any interruption or degradation of performance both during the actual system upgrade as well as during the remainder of the system's life (through September 2006). Vendors must include in its response, an explanation, in explicit detail, of its plan to implement and manage a seamless integration with the existing HPCS. All responsible sources must submit a written narrative statement of capability including detailed technical information and other technical literature sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement for competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within its discretion. Affirmative responses must be received within 45 days after publication of this synopsis. SEE Note 22.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO

Zip Code: 80303

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00629321-W 20040725/040723211839 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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