High Performance Computer
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
High Performance Computer
UT-Battelle, LLC seeks to procure a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system to be installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This procurement will be issued under a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ICPT agreement.
HPC system parameters
-Compute cabinets must support 480 V, 3-phase power, and cabinet exhaust must be room-neutral.
- Data center chilled water at 42 °F will be provided. (If warmer water is required, the vendor must provide CDUs.)
- The system must support a node mix of 75% CPU-only and 25% CPU/GPU nodes, and offer configurations with at least 4 GB of DDR memory per CPU core.
- Total solution power draw may be up to 4 MW, and the system footprint must fit within 40 linear feet.
- The system must be FIPS 140-3 and TAA compliant and support data-at-rest encryption.
Vendor eligibility criteria
- Be the primary holder of a DOE ICPT agreement.
- Have demonstrated experience being awarded a large HPC system within the past three (3) years.
- Qualify as a small business under NAICS code 541519.
If interested, please send the following to James Brimhall at brimhalljm@ornl.gov by November 21st:
- Company name
- Capability statement
- Information on past awards demonstrating the capability to meet the specifications above
- ICPT agreement number