SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Rackmount Dual XEON PowerWulf Cluster (Beowulf-Class Computer Cluster)
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC - AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524-1185
- ZIP Code
- 93524-1185
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-F2LMCA32200100
- Response Due
- 9/2/2003
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2003
- Point of Contact
- Traudi Koppisch, Contract Negotiator, Phone 661-277-9552, Fax 661-277-9626,
- E-Mail Address
-
traudi.koppisch@edwards.af.mil
- Description
- PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL CLASSCOD: 70 ? General Purpose Information Technology Equipment OFFADD: AFFTC/PKS Directorate of Contracting, 5 S. Wolfe Ave., Bldg. 2800, Edwards AFB, CA 93524 SUBJECT: Rackmount Dual XEON PowerWulf Cluster (Beowulf-Class Computer Cluster) REF NO.: F2LMCA32200100 DUE: August 26, 2003 POC Traudi Koppisch, 661-275-9626 (fax) DESC: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Edwards AFB intends to solicit and award a sole source, Firm-Fixed Price contract, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to PSSC Labs, of Mission Viejo California, for a Rackmount Dual XEON PowerWulf Cluster. This acquisition is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 7020. The NAICS code is 334111. This procurement is for support of the AFRL/PRSA Plumes Group for use in conjunction with two existing 17-node PowerWulf Cluster. The following items will be procured: PSSC Lab?s Rackmount Dual XEON PowerWulf Cluster (Beowulf-Class Computer Cluster). This cluster must be compatible with two existing PSSC Labs 17-node PowerWulf Coputer Clusters, such that the three clusters may be linked together to act as a single 51-node, 102-processor computer. Complete interopperablity/compatibility will be required. Clear and expedient technical assistance will be required when called upon. Item Part # Description [Qty] 1 PS-XD6-17 PSSC Dual 533MHz FSB Xeon PowerWulf: [1] PSSC Head Node: [1] Case: 4U Chassis 460 Watt UL PS CPU?s: (2) XEON 2.66GHz CPU?s, Heatsinks and Fans Motherboard: Intel 7505 Chipset, 533 MHz Bus Memory: 4GB PC-2100 DDR Floppy: 3.5? 1.44 Floppy drive DVD-CDRW: DVD-R/CD RW Drive ZIP: 750MB Hard Drive: (2) 120GB UDMA 100 7200 RPM, Mirrored RAID: 2 Channel RAID controller Controller: Adaptec 29160 SCSI Video Card: GeForce 4 MX440 AGP Monitor: Viewsonic E70, 17? CRT Keybord: UltraTouch 104 Key Desktop Mouse: 3-Button Logitech Optical Scroll Desktop Network: (2) 1000 BaseT Gigabit OS: Linux 7.3 or 9.0 configured for Beowulf PSSC Slave Nodes: [16] Case: 1U Rackmount 300 Watt UL PS CPU?s: (2) XEON 2.66GHz 533 MHz Bus, Heat Sinks Motherboard: Intel 7501 Chipset 533MHz Bus Memory: 4.GB PC2100 DDR Hard Drive: 20GB UDMA 100 7200 RPM Video Card: ATI RAGE Network: Gigabit 1000BaseT OS: Linux OS 7.3 or 9.0 configured for Beowulf Custom installation of Beowulf cluster software including OS, message passing software (MPI CH), LAPACK Libraries, BLAS Libraries, FFW, VLISP, GNU Compilers, Optimized OS Kernel, PBS Scheduler and Ganglia cluster Monitoring utility and Graphical User Interface tools, SUN Grid Engine or PBS. Security patches including Preconfigured Port mapper, IP Chains (Firewall) and Port Mapper, IP Chains (Firewall) , Security Errada Updates (Redhat) are included for protection, 72 Hour Library and And Netwark Testing. CeBEST Cluster Management Toolset installed in each node For cluster administration, upgrading and monitoring. PSSC Labs Custom Operation Manual includes installation Instructions, hardware testing guide, MPI operation Instructions. Node recovery/addition instructions using System Imager, Ganglia cluster management operation Guide and user account setup information. System rescue Media Rackmount Gigabit 10/100/1000 Base T Switch [1] (18) Cate 5E Cables 35U Midpoint Rack Unit on Casters [1] (17) Mounting Brackets Rackmount 6 Outlet 20 AMP Power Strips with Surge [4] Portland Group CDK Cluster Development Kit for [1] 64 Processors and (2) concurrent users. Includes Fortran, C and C++ compilers Hardware Maintenance Kit: [1] (1) 20GB Hard Drive (2) 120GB Hard Drives (1) Rackmount Power Supply (1) NIC/Riser ARENA RAID ARRAY [1] 8 Bay Tower SCSI/IDE, i960 Intel CPU 128MB Cache (8) Hot Swap 120GB Hard Drives 300 Watt Redundant Power Supply 68/68 PIN External Cable APC SU5000TXFMR Tower, 5000 VA with Step Down [1] Transformer Warranty includes two year full parts and labor, limited 3 year manufacturers. Unlimited telephone and email Technical support for the life of the cluster Insured Shipping Delivery: 30 business days or less ARO Contractors interested in this requirement should submit a complete technical package, which provides clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the Government?s requirement. In addition, the response should include Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items in accordance to FAR 52.212-3. If the offeror does not have a copy of this provision, go to www.arnet.gov to get a copy or contact the contract specialist by email to receive a copy. Any responses received without 52.212-3 will be considered non-compliant. Further, the response should include any special requirements for a commercial contract (i.e., Commercial Financing, Warranty Provisions, Delivery Information, etc.) in accordance with FAR Part 12. Anticipated Award date is September 3, 2003. Responses must be received no later than (NLT) 4:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, 2 Sep 2003. Responses should be submitted to: Directorate of Contracting, AFFTC/PKS (Traudi Koppisch), 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Building 2800, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185, Fax: (661) 275-9626. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within 7 days of the publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Facsimile responses are acceptable and must be received on or before the closing date. Telephone requests to be placed on a mailing list will not be honored.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5 South Wolfe Ave Edwards AFB CA
- Zip Code: 93524-1185
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 93524-1185
- Record
- SN00412648-W 20030828/030827074512 (fbodaily.com)
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