Hardware and Software 3 Infiniband Director Tender in USA - 148360559

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Hardware and Software 3 Infiniband Director Switches Renewal

Deadline: 04 Sep 2026

Posting Date: 02 Sep 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 148360559

Document Ref. No.: 7571TE26Q00257

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Solicitation Number: 7571TE26Q00257
Notice Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Title: Hardware and Software - 3 infiniband director switches renewal
Description:
The National Institute of Health (NIH) intends to award a sole source purchase order for Center of Information Technology (CIT), for Hardware and Software - 3 infiniband director switches renewal. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541519.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is the only responsible source known to provide the services needed.
It is NIH's intent that the proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
Contractor Objectives and Tasks:
The purpose of this acquisition is:
To renew On Premise Limfinity License 1 x production and 2 non-production 30 x Concurrent User Licenses
Standard Maintenance and Support Plan
Includes:
Continued hardware maintenance and technical support for three (3) existing Mellanox 648-port InfiniBand director switches supporting the Biowulf high-performance computing environment.
Biowulf is the centralized NIH-wide high-performance computing resource supporting scientific computing across the NIH Intramural Research Program. The InfiniBand network infrastructure provides the high-speed connectivity necessary for Biowulf computing resources to communicate efficiently and support computationally intensive scientific research.
The three Mellanox 648-port InfiniBand director switches covered by this requirement are existing components of the Biowulf high-performance computing network. Continued manufacturer maintenance and technical support are required to maintain the operational availability and reliability of this critical network infrastructure.
The required support includes HPE Tech Care Basic with Defective Media Retention (wDMR), har...
Notice ID: 7571te26q00257

Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of

NAICS Code: 541519 - Other Computer Related Services

Inactive Dates: sep 19, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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