SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Expansion/Upgrade to Raid Inc. Computer Cluster - Specifications
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2019
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20375
- ZIP Code
- 20375
- Solicitation Number
- N00173-19-KY03-RFI
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2019
- Point of Contact
- Kristopher J. Ramsey, Phone: 2027673782
- E-Mail Address
-
Kristopher.Ramsey@nrl.navy.mil
(Kristopher.Ramsey@nrl.navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Kahuna Cluster Expansion Specifications The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole source contract to RAID Inc. in accordance with FAR 13.501 for the award of the an expansion/upgrade of an existing custom RAID, Inc. computer cluster, Kahuna Cluster, currently in use at NRL. This requirement is deemed available from the original source as this expansion is for an existing highly customized computer cluster, designed and built by RAID Inc. at their facility with proprietary hardware, software, and other components. Only the manufacturer of the existing computer cluster can provide the complete expansion with the proprietary components and developed software of the existing computer cluster, without loss of data and the necessity to build another file system, as the Kahuna cluster and Kahuna expansion will need to be fully integrated together without impacting the ongoing research or the IT support of the entire system. No other vendor will be able to provide the IT support as the manufacturer is the only one with access to the proprietary information of the entire Kahuna system. Therefore, this requirement is deemed only available from the original source. This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted; however, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 14 days of publication of this announcement. Any submitted capability statement, proposal, quotation, or supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received shall be considered by the agency; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/N00173/N00173-19-KY03-RFI/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20375, United States
- Zip Code: 20375
- Zip Code: 20375
- Record
- SN05445915-W 20190918/190916232123-28b7fb37a4b5d2bc07b14d67db9d2cc6 (fbodaily.com)
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