SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Weapons Analysis Facility (WAF) Data Storage System
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334112
— Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N66604 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Simonpietri Drive Newport, RI
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6660413R0859
- Response Due
- 2/6/2013
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Debra Dube, (401) 832-2281
- E-Mail Address
-
Sources Sought N66604-13-R-0859
(debra.dube@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NUWC Division Newport is seeking information for potential business sources to provide two (2) data storage systems, hardware peripherals and software capable of providing 90-terabytes of additional mirrored storage. This system must provide a common file system which can be accessed simultaneously from UNIX and window based systems for the backing up of critical weapon data generated for the WAF Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) torpedo simulations incorporating the minimum requirements listed below. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms capable of providing the hardware described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP). The NAICS for this requirement is 334112 with a size standard of 1,000 employees After review of the submitted Sources Sought, NUWCDIVNPT will release an Advanced Notice to Industry regarding the acquisition strategy/decision (i.e. UNREST, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business) prior to release of the final Request for Proposal (RFP). It is anticipated that the RFP will be posted approximately in March 2013, with contract award in late May 2013. The resulting Purchase Order will use Firm Fixed Price (FFP) provisions. Place of Performance: These Data Storage Systems will be located on-site at NUWCDIVNPT It is requested that interested businesses respond with a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 5 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to provide these WAF Network Data Storage Systems listed in the minimum requirements. Questions and/or comments may be directed to Debra Dube, Contracts Negotiator at debra.dube@navy.mil, or (401) 832-2281, by 14:00 EDT on 2/6/2012. Absolutely no requests for extensions will be honored. Late responses will not be considered. The Capability Statement must address, at a minimum, the following: Section 1: Introduction. Identify the Sources Sought Number and Title Section 2: Corporate Description. Name of Company and address Confirmation of Company size status under NAICS Code 334112 Ownership, including whether: Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Two points of contact, including: Name, title, phone, and e-mail address CAGE Code and DUNS Number Section 2. Past/Current Performance. Provide one (1) example of prior/current corporate experience providing similar data storage systems within the last three years, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether as a prime or subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contact with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the minimum requirements described. Section 3. Technical Response. Provide a detailed technical response that addresses the minimum requirements identified below: Weapons Analysis Facility (WAF) Data Storage Systems Minimum Requirements 1. Simultaneous Network File System (NFS) & Common Internet File System (CIFS) access to single file with multiple readers and one writer. 2. NFS must be the primary file system 3. A pair of systems in a mirrored implementation. Each system comprising the mirror, will be the master of some of the volumes it contains. These systems will be in different location at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport with a separation of 300 to 2,000 feet. 4. Minimum of 1,000 Snapshot copies per volume which are configurable by the user with a granularity of hourly, nightly, weekly and ad hoc with an unlimited retention period. 5. Snapshots must be accessible by typical system users. 6. Snap Mirror “ complete duplicate files stored in a remote location twice an hour. 7. Load balancing and multipath capabilities for failover. 8. Capability to mirror the main production volumes according to the government ™s schedule which is currently every 30 minutes. 9. Backward compatible with existing disks and data contained in DS14mk2 shelves. 10. Each server must be able to support at least 100 volumes which must be organized such that their characteristics (i.e., size, snapshot schedule, maximum number of files, protocols, and access protection), can be individually configured by WAF personnel. 11. Dual parity (RAID 6) with a reconstruction time of less than 4 hours after a single disk loss and reconstruction time of less than 12 hours for the loss of two disks. 12. Disk drives will be multiple types (15K rpm Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), 10K rpm SAS, and 7200 Serial ATA (SATA)) 13. Support for the following operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Linux, Sun Solaris 14. Network Information Services Versions 2 & 3 (NIS) will manage the server and access to its files. 15. Web Based tools for configuration and performance monitoring 16. Security logs of file accesses, logins, open shares and files. This information must be available in real time for troubleshooting. 17. Ability to synchronize with a master clock using Network Time Protocol (NTP). 18. Volumes must be able to hold a minimum of 200 million files. 19. Each server must be able to hold a minimum of 1,000 TB of data. 20. Each server must be capable of holding a minimum of 500 disk drives. 21. Ability to configure disks in groups with their own dual parity disks. These groups must be able to be aggregated into units containing multiple volumes with a size up to at least 50TB. 22. Each file server must have over 90 TB or raw storage. Disks will be configured to provide at least 48 TB of high speed 15K RPM disks. 23. Minimum disk size is 600 GB. 24. Unlimited simultaneous users. 25. Automatic Reconstruction of failed disks from online spares. 26. Minimum of 8 1GB/sec copper network interfaces. 27. Ability to support a minimum of 2 10GB/sec fiber optic network interfaces in addition to the other network requirements. 28. Minimum of 16 GB memory 29. Minimum of 1 TB flash memory. 30. Minimum of 2 Fiber Channel interfaces. 31. SAS interfaces operating at least 6 GB/sec 32. SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to support a Linear Tape-Open (LTO4) unit which can be upgraded to a LTO6 unit 33. Each file server must fit in a standard 42 U cabinet. 34. Power must be 3 phase 220 Volts using less than 30 amps 35. On-site installation support “ all team members must be US citizens and meet NUWC security requirements. DISLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS PURELY VOLUNTARY.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI
- Zip Code: 02841
- Zip Code: 02841
- Record
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