Spectra Logic Tape Hardware Maintenance
Overview
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Qualification Details
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.
Quick Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole-source basis to Spectra Logic Corporation for Annual Maintenance Support Contract Renewal for their proprietary Spectra T120 (LTO-7) tape libraries. This presolicitation notice is for maintenance of existing systems at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA. Firms believing they can meet the requirements must submit documentation by June 3, 2026.
Scope of Work
This requirement is for Spectra Logic SpectraGuard Next Business Day On Site Support for the Spectra T120 (LTO-7) tape libraries. These libraries are critical for maintaining a reliable enterprise system backup production environment and ensuring continuity of operations (COOP) for the scientific mission at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center. The system protects against data loss due to user actions, hardware/software failure, and disaster, serving as the primary device for creating secondary copies for offsite storage. The service covers enterprise data backup for over 400 Tb of data across the SWFSC La Jolla and Santa Cruz Lab LAN production server environments. Maintenance and support must be provided by the OEM, Spectra Logic Corp., for a one-year period.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order (Sole Source Intent)
- NAICS: 334112
- PSC: 7B21 - Computing Hardware And Software Products For Traditional Mainframe Computers And Operations Running Legacy Operating Systems.
- Set-Aside: None (Sole Source)
- Response Due: June 3, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
- Published: May 19, 2026, 5:26 PM ET
- Anticipated Award Date: June 1, 2026
Evaluation
This is a presolicitation notice indicating an intent to award on a sole-source basis to Spectra Logic Corporation, citing them as the original equipment manufacturer and sole provider of necessary support and hardware replacements. Awarding to another vendor would necessitate replacing existing tape libraries, leading to substantial cost duplication. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the Government’s requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information via email to the points of contact. Such submissions will be evaluated to determine if a competitive procurement is warranted, though this decision rests solely with the Government.
Additional Notes
Points of Contact are Grace LaPierre (grace.lapierre@noaa.gov) and Charles Kendall (charles.kendall@noaa.gov). Oral communications are not acceptable.