SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Administration and Maintenance Services for HPE Cray EX Narwhal Supercomputer and Tusk Test and Development System
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2024 8:32:44 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- W2R2 USA ENGR R AND D CTR VICKSBURG MS 39180-6199 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W912HZ23QNARW
- Response Due
- 5/10/2023 1:30:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/25/2023
- Point of Contact
- Kimberley Bock
- E-Mail Address
-
kimberley.d.bock@usace.army.mil
(kimberley.d.bock@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has a requirement for administration and maintenance services for the HPE Cray EX Narwhal supercomputer system and its associated Tusk test and development system. �The ERDC intends to issue an award to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (CAGE Code: 7ES51) on a sole source basis.� It has been determined that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is the only source with the capability to provide these administration and maintenance services because the company possess the exclusive intellectual property rights for HPE Cray EX Supercomputers that are not available from any other source. �The NAICS code for this requirement is 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals.� A solicitation will not be issued.� However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.� The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor�s ability to fulfill this requirement.� The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each.� Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.� A determination by the government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.� Verbal communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.� Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Kim Bock at kimberley.d.bock@usace.army.mil and to Jody Criss at Jody.Criss@usace.army.mil.� The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission.� Responses must be received no later than 15 days from the posted date of this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA
- Zip Code: 39180
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 39180
- Record
- SN07009718-F 20240328/240326230047 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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