8507226-HPE Storage MSL 1 8 tape autoloader and 9 more items

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University awarded a contract to CDW-G on June 17, 2026, for the procurement of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) storage and data management equipment. The cumulative contract value is $33,282.69. All line items are designated for delivery to Feller Jenny. The contract encompasses two primary HPE tape library systems: an MSL 1 8 tape autoloader priced at $9,894.72 and an MSL2024 tape library LTO unit priced at $9,909.52, which together represent the core infrastructure components of this procurement.

Supporting the tape library systems, the contract includes complementary hardware and services totaling approximately $13,478.45. These items consist of tape media (LTO Ultrium 9 with 18 terabyte capacity at $1,934.86), maintenance supplies (cleaning cartridge at $54.42), interconnection cables (SAS external cables and fanout cables totaling $453.58), power cables at $57.64, a drive upgrade kit at $8,534.85, and three-year technical care service plans for both autoloader and library systems totaling $2,443.10. This procurement provides Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with enterprise-grade tape backup and archival storage infrastructure along with associated technical support and maintenance coverage.