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70 -- 96RAID SYSTEM SOL NRMAG-368DT DUE 081400 POC Doris Turner, Purchasing Agent, 303-497-3872; FAX: 303-497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management, Doris.P.Turner@noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Severe Storms Lab (NSSL) 1313 Halley Circle, Norman, OK 73069 requires a RAID system with the following minimum requirements: Fibre-fibre RAID controllers; a) Mylex SANArray FFx dual- active redundant RAID controllers, or functional equivalent, b) Sustained RAID 5 transfers of at least 180 MB/s for reads and writes, c)128MB cache RAM per controller, d) Each controller has one fibre host channel, two fibre channels for drives, e) Online RAID expansion, f) Global hot spare support, g) Automatic drive/controller failure detection and RAID set rebuilds, h) Transparent failover and i) Must include in-band GUI management software, compatible with Solaris 7. Drives shall include: a) Twenty (20) hot-swappable Fibre Channel drives, 73GB, 10K RPM b) Seagate or equivalent c) Larger quantity of smaller capacity drives is acceptable, so long as the total system capacity is comparable. RAID Controller/Drive Enclosure; a) UL/FCC approval for office environment, b) Include all hardware for rack mounting, c) Redundant, Hot- Swappable power supplies, d) Redundant, Hot-Swappable cooling fans, e) Must have space for above RAID controllers and hot-swappable drives. Fibre Channel Host = Bus Adapter; a) Drivers and technical support for Solaris 7, b) PCI Bus to Fibre, c) 64 bit, 66 MHz PCI card d) Must be compatible with Sun Enterprise 250 running Solaris 7. The system = should also include all necessary cables, including a ten (10) meter or longer cable to connect the RAID controller to the host bus adapter. The system should be fully integrated. It is an absolute requirement that the RAID system be operational with the host, a Sun Enterprise 250 running Solaris 7. Every component of the system must be covered by a warranty of not less that three (3) years, either from the drive/controller manufacturer, or the system integrator. Delivery is required within 6 weeks after receipt of order. Technical questions can be directed to Doug Kennedy @ 405-366- 0442. There is no bid package as these are the only specifications. The award decision will be based upon the best value to the Government, with technical merit as well as price being considered. Bid are due by close of business August 14, 2000. This announcement/solicitation is being issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13. Estimated government cost is between $25,000 and $100,000. FAR Clauses in full text are at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Agency level protest procedures can be found at http://oam.osec.doc.gov/conops/#reference Posted 07/14/00 (D-SN475149). (0196)

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