Acquisition of Ibex Pro GPU (ibep2b)
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1. Solicitation Number: 75N95019Q00325 2. Title: Acquisition of Ibex Pro GPU (ibep2b) 3. Classification Code: 59 4. NAICS Code: 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing 5. Description: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whose mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development, testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions. Purpose and Objectives: NCATS is in need of licenses for the MathWorks MATLAB software package, which is used for the scientific analysis of fluorescence microscopy tee-dimensional image stack data and Cloud Solutions. This requirement is to provide hardware for MATLAB software to run on. The MATLAB software package will be augmented with the TensorFlow Python-friendly open source library for numerical computation that makes machine learning faster, scalable and easier. Two hardware systems for MATLAB software licenses and TensorFlow end-to-end open source platform to build and deploy machine learning models are needed. These two servers will be custom built to NCATS' requirements to use the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 GPU that will allow our scientists to handle their 3D workloads. Project Requirements: Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (64-bit), or its equal 28 Cores Platinum 8180 (2.5 up to 3.8 GHz - 56 Teads - Max memory speed 2666 MHz), or its equal 768 GB Six Channel Registered ECC DDR4 at 2666 MHz (12 64GB), or its equal 28 Cores Platinum 8180 (2.5 up to 3.8 GHz - 56 Teads - Max memory speed 2666 MHz), or its equal 768 GB Six Channel Registered ECC DDR4 at 2666 MHz (12 64GB), or its equal 36864 Cores 384GB - 8 x Quadro RTX 8000 with 48GB GDDR6 and 4608 CUDA Cores, or its equal 2 TB NVMe Install on PCI SSD, or its equal 32 TB SSD Seq Read: 550 MB/s, Write: 520 MB/s (8x 4TB), or its equal 10 Gb Dual Port Ethernet Network Adapter (Included), or its equal Limited 1 Year Labor and 3 Year Parts Warranty Quantity: Two (2) hardware systems Anticipated period of performance: 6 to 8 weeks ARO Requested Response: The intent of this sources sought notice is to define the procurement strategy (e.g. set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that NCATS intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond by (1) identifying how their proposed product meets or exceeds each of the seven salient charactistics listed above, by number; and (2) providing product literature, white papers, or capability statements that demonstrate their bona fide ability to supply such an instrument within the time frame described above. In addition, please state your business size status and whether you are the manufacturer or authorized distributor of the device you propose. Please note that NCATS is particularly interested in small business sources. If you are a small business, please state the type of small business (small business; HUBZone; service-disabled, veteran-owned; 8(a); veteran-owned; woman-owned; or small disadvantaged businesses) and your size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to jessica.adams@nih.gov, Contract Specialist at jessica.adams@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before August 26, 2019, 11:00am, Eastern Standard Time. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). . 75N95019Q00325 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
8/20/19, 4:12 PM Custom Built Ibex Pro GPU to include NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 Ray Rracing GPU or Brand Name Equal
COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE Title: Custom Built Ibex Pro GPU to include NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 Ray Rracing GPU or Brand Name Equal (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95019Q00325 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition teshold. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-05, dated August 13, 2019. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334111 and the small business size standard is 1250. No set-aside restriction is applicable. (v) The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whose mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development, testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) requires deep learning server hardware to deploy MATLAB software and the TensorFlow end-to-end open source platform for machine learning to enable highly complex data analysis problems. This equipment shall be used to support novel assay development and validation screening. As such, NCATS is in need of licenses for its MathWorks MATLAB software package, which is used for the scientific analysis of fluorescence microscopy tee-dimensional image stack data and Cloud Solutions. This requirement is to provide hardware for MATLAB software to run on. The MATLAB software package will be augmented with the TensorFlow Python-friendly open source library for numerical computation that makes machine learning faster, scalable and easier. (vi) Salient Characteristics: 1) Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (64-bit), or its equal 2) 28 Cores Platinum 8180 (2.5 up to 3.8 GHz - 56 Teads - Max memory speed 2666 MHz), or its equal 3) 768 GB Six Channel Registered ECC DDR4 at 2666 MHz (12 64GB), or its equal 4) 28 Cores Platinum 8180 (2.5 up to 3.8 GHz - 56 Teads - Max memory speed 2666 MHz). or its equal 5) 768 GB Six Channel Registered ECC DDR4 at 2666 MHz (12 64GB) ,or its equal 6) 36864 Cores 384GB - 8 x Quadro RTX 8000 with 48GB GDDR6 and 4608 CUDA Cores, or its equal 7) 2 TB NVMe Install on PCI SSD , or its equal 8) 32 TB SSD Seq Read: 550 MB/s, Write: 520 MB/s (8x 4TB), or its equal 9) 10 Gb Dual Port Ethernet Network Adapter (Included), or its equal 10) Limited 1 Year Labor and 3 Year Parts Warranty, or its equal Supplying vendor must also be available to provide enterprise support if needed. Quantity: 2 hardware systems (vii) Delivery Date/Period of Performance: Six (6) to eight (8) weeks ARO. Delivery shall be made to the following address with FOB Destination: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Attn: Sam Michael 9800 Medical Center Drive, Bldg. B Rockville, MD 20850 (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical approach (ii) price; (iii) past performance (FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)) Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Quotations may meet or exceed the stated requirements but the Government is not accepting non-equal systems. The Government reserves the right to select a response that exceeds the stated requirements, but is not required to do so. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (x) The Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii) The following FAR provisions or clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services of Equipment HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015). 52.212-4(g), Invoice, is supplemented by the NIH Invoice and Payment Instructions (2/2014). (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xv) Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. Respondents proposing on an equal product of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." All responses must be received by September 10, 2019 at 5:00pm, Eastern Standard Time and reference number 75N95019Q00325. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist at jessica.adams@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist at jessica.adams@nih.gov. . 75N95019Q00325 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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