SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Supermicro GPU A+ Server 4125GS-TNRT | AS-4125GSTNRT (Brand Name or Equal) Mid-Sized Computer Server
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2023 2:30:16 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA Bethesda MD 20892 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 75N95023Q00597SB
- Response Due
- 8/8/2023 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/23/2023
- Point of Contact
- Alexander Beraud, Phone: 3014436677, Josh Lazarus, Phone: 3018276923
- E-Mail Address
-
alexander.beraud@nih.gov, josh.lazarus@nih.gov
(alexander.beraud@nih.gov, josh.lazarus@nih.gov)
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition; and (4) availability of domestic sources manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. For equipment/supply requirements, responses must include the place of manufacturing (i.e. address if supply/equipment is a domestic end product and include country of manufacture). For equipment/supply requirements, small businesses must also address the size status of the manufacturer under the applicable NAICS code (i.e. address Non-Manufacturer Rule). Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition.� It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.� Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes.� No award will be made as a result of this notice.� The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice.� This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background:� The neuroimaging research branch of the NIDA intramural program performs brain imaging studies on both human and animals. These experiments generate large quantities of data that require reasonably large computational resources. For example, a typical single scan generates about 10 million data points; a single study consists of on the order of 100 to 1000 of those scans. We analyze those data on medium servers with large amounts of RAM and many CPU cores. Current analyses are more sophisticated and thus require more resources than the current server. Current analysis approaches leverage the massively parallel processing capabilities of GPU units (essentially high-performance processing cards inserted into an existing computer). This purchase would be for a modern, high performance, server that would be capable of performing such analyses now and for the foreseeable future. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to procure a Supermicro GPU A+ Server 4125GS-TNRT | AS-4125GSTNRT (Brand Name or Equal) Mid-Sized Computer Server to provide large computational resources for experiments that generate large quantities of data. Project requirements: Supermicro GPU A+ Server 4125GS-TNRT | AS-4125GSTNRT (Brand Name or Equal) Mid-Sized Computer Server Included in this system shall be 2x, 64 core AMD CPUs model EPYC 9554; 24x, 64GB PC5-38400 DDR5 ECC RAM modules (1.5 TB total); a 1.92 TB M.2 SSD NMVe SSD; 4x, ~15TB NMVe FIPS 140-2 Self Encrypting SSD storage devices (model Kioxia KCM6FRUL15T3); 2x, SAS host bus adaptors � one for external drives and one for internal (Broadcom 9500-16e and 9500-16i respectively); a TPM module; 2x, GPU accelerator cards (NVIDIA A100 with 80GB RAM, PCIe 4.0 x16 � Passive cooling); and 1 NVlink. Salient characteristics The server must conform to industry standard racks and be no higher than 4U in height. Must include a minimum of a 3 Year �On-Site� advance parts replacement Warranty The motherboard must support: 2 AMD EPYC 9554 CPUs. at least 3T DDR5 ECC RAM. at least 8 PCI-E 4.0 (or 5.0) slots, with at least 6 of them being PCI x16 (the remaining can be PCI x8); the configured system shall have at least 4 free PCI slots. The system shall include at least 2 10GBase-T ethernet ports, a management port, VGA port and 2 USB ports. The system shall be capable of supporting at least 16 2.5 inch SAS storage devices and at least 4 2.5 inch NMVE devices. The system must be configured (or configurable) to run a LINUX-based operating system; all components must be supported by LINUX (e.g. disk controllers, Ethernet). The configured system shall include, at minimum: 2 AMD EPYC 9554 CPUS; 1.5T ECC DDR5 RAM; 4 ~15T NMVe FIPS 140-2 Self-encrypting SSD drives; 1 SAS 12G/s (or higher) HBA that supports 16 internal drives; 1 SAS 12G/s (or higher) HBA that supports 16 external drive channels; 2 NVIDIA A100 GPU with 80GB RAM and passive cooling; The system must be able to add at least 2 more NVIDIA A100 GPUs in the future. Quantity: One (1) Supermicro GPU A+ Server 4125GS-TNRT | AS-4125GSTNRT (Brand Name or Equal) Mid-Sized Computer Server Anticipated period of performance: 12 months - Delivery 60 days of purchase order Other important considerations: Minimum of a 3 year advance parts replacement warranty upon time of installation In case domestic sources are available and capable of fulfilling the Government�s need, and a future solicitation is published, the Government will use evaluation preferences in accordance with FAR 25. Capability statement /information sought. Companies that believe they possess the capabilities to provide the required products or services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contracting Officer. The capability statement must specifically address each of the project requirements separately.� Additionally, the capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of personnel as it relates to the requirements outlined, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts and/or other government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Capability statements must also include the Company Name, Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. The response must include the respondents� technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. Interested companies are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2� x 11� paper size, with 1� top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein.� A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit.� The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer.� Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Alexander Beraud, Contract Specialist, at e-mail address alexander.beraud@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before August 08, 2023, 11:00 am, Eastern Time. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR ALL RELEVANT DETAILS
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06776584-F 20230805/230803230059 (samdaily.us)
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