Procurement Summary
Country: Germany
Summary: Replacement of High-Performance Computing Systems
Deadline: 11 May 2026
Posting Date: 09 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139261456
Document Ref. No.: Vv-61782-26-COL
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The subject of the contract includes two high-performance computer systems and associated network and storage infrastructure, as well as services, product servers (optional), maintenance, software equipment, infrastructure and external data center space (Server housing/co-location). The systems are distributed across the following locations: ▪ DMRZ Offenbach am Main (DMRZ-OF) ▪ External co-location location (DMRZ-EX) ▪ DMRZ Potsdam (DMRZ-PD, optional) ▪ DMRZ Euskirchen (DMRZ-EU, optional) The availability of the Systems at the individual locations must each be at least 95%, and the production at the DMRZ-OF and DMRZ-EX locations combined must be 99.9%. The provision of external housing (co-location) serves to accommodate the second, independent one HPC system for research and climate calculations, if necessary AI training clusters, a data management system and other systems of the German Weather Service (DWD, client). The creation of the overall system is divided into the following phases: ▪ Phase 0: Migration phase, acceptance, system service ▪ Phase 1: System service, increase in performance and acceptance ▪ Phase 2: System service, optional increase in performance and acceptance ▪ Phase 3 (optional): Continued operation, if necessary increase in performance and acceptance ▪ After the end of the contract (optional): Dismantling, disposal and dismantling of the systems The decision as to whether the DMRZ-Euskirchen option will be chosen by the German Weather Service will be made no later than the award of the contract. The detailed description and all requirements are in the appendices “Service description” and “Service matrix” and will be made available to the interested party after submission of the confidentiality agreement. Additional Classification Codes Quantity
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