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70 -- MASS STORAGE DATA BASE COMPUTER SYSTEM SOL DBCS-1. Contact Alta Jones, Sr. Contract Specialist, MSIN K6-02. Pacific Northwest Laboratory's (PNL) Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), has a requirement to acquire a state-of-the-art mass storage system named the DataBase Computer System, Phase 1 (DBCS-1. DBCS-1 shall be capable of efficiently supporting the data storage and retrieval needs of a variety of high-performance and medium-performance client computing platforms connected to different classes of networks within the EMSL. At a minimum, this system shall provide 300 gigabytes of disk cache and 7 to 10 terabytes of robotically controlled media libraries to support the storage needs of all client computing platforms. With the exception of network switches and cables, all related hardware and software for DBCS-1 will be provided by the Offeror. The DBCS-1 system must have the followin essential characteristics in order to be considered a truly robust, scalable mass storage system: (1) Hierarchical storage system with automatic migration of files between disk and robotically controlled media (3.g., tape) libraries. (2) The Offero4r must provide the best price for specified capacity & performance. (3) Capable of supporting the connectivity to medium-performance (e.g., FDDI) and high-performance (e.g., HIPPI) networks. (4) Scalable by adding servers & peripherals. (5) Extensible to future generatons of peripherals and server CPUs with better capacity, performance, cost-effectiveness, or other improvements. (6) Provide the look and feel of a single file system view to clients for directory and file manipulations. (7) Separately optimized capabilities for efficiently storing/retrieving big/fast/few and smaller/slower/many files. Del to Richland, WA by June 1996. Comments are solicited by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) on draft specifications(Request for Comments -RFC) to be issued no earlier than January 15, 1995 with a response date of February 15, 1995. This synopsis is for information purposes only and not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Interested firms may receive a copy of the RFC by writing to Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Environmental Contracts, 3190 George Washington Way, Sigma 1, MSIN K6-02, Richland, Washington, 99352, Attention Alta Jones. This is not an announcement of a solicitation document. It is anticipated that an RFP shall be released at a later date. A separate synopsis may be published. Telephone requests will not be honored. (003)

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