73-3082-23 Technical Specification 14 Feb 2023.docx

Technical Specification General Characteristics

· All components must fit in a single 42 u rack

· All equipment must not exceed 1075mm in depth and must fit in a single 1200mm deep rack.

· Anticipated power draw must not exceed 7500W running and 12,000W on initial boot.

· Anticipated cooling not to exceed 15,000 BTU/Hr

· All equipment shall be TAA compliant. If no TAA compliant solution is available from the vendor, non-compliant equipment must be clearly identified for review by NRL Security. If the non-TAA compliant solution is determined to be not acceptable by NRL Security, the submitted quote will be ineligible for award.

· All equipment shall comply with FAR clauses 52.204-24 and 52.204-25 Section 889 Part B - Prohibited Telecom guidance.

Virtualization Servers: (Quantity 6) Specifications below are per server.

· Systems must be supported for at least 5 years from date of delivery for firmware updates, security patches, drivers, and software necessary for functionality.

· System must be functionally and operationally complete including hardware, necessary power cables, and support agreements.

· One (1) AMD 32 Core, 64 Thread CPU with a minimum clock speed of 2.6Ghz, or equivalent processor.

· Minimum 256 GB of DDR4/DDR5 memory with expandability to at least 512GB of total system memory

· Two (2) 480GB Boot Optimized Storage SSD Hard Disks in Raid 1

· Six (6) 1.9TB or larger Solid State Hard Disks

· Two (2) 2 port SFP28 25Gbps Network Interface Cards (4 ports total)

· One (1) out of band management interface, iDRAC Enterprise, ILO Advanced, or equivalent, using use RJ-45/ CAT5/CAT6 connectivity.

· One (1) VGA interface

· At least one (1) front-facing USB-A port and two (2) rear-facing USB-A ports

· Selected server model must be certified for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8[footnoteRef:1] and VMWare[footnoteRef:2] vSphere 7 update 3 Operating Systems. Hardware not on the approved hardware list for both operating systems will not be considered, links have been provided in the footnotes to the approved hardware lists for both platforms. [1: https://catalog.redhat.com/hardware/search?type=Server ] [2: https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=server ]

· Redundant Power Supplies (N+1), must operate on 208V power, and be rated at least 90% efficient. Not to exceed two (1) 1000W power supplies per server.

· Include a 1 meter (3 foot) or 2 meter (6 foot) NEMA C13 to C14 power cable.

· Warranty/Support agreement terms:

· 5-year 4-hour response time warranty with defective media retention

· GENSER SECRET cleared U.S. Citizen Support technicians must be onsite within 4 hours of a support call.

· Provide documentation of parts warehouse and support personnel within a 4 hour radius of Stennis Space Center, MS 39529.

· 5 Years of US based Support (US citizen on US soil for technical support)

· Phone support 24X7

· Call back within 15 minutes – level 1 issues

· Call back within 1 hour – level 2 and 3 issues

· On-site support 24X7

· Cleared engineer onsite within 4 hours

· Physical space limits:

· Rack space is limited to 2u per server.

· Systems must weigh less than 60 lbs/Rack U.

· Rack-mount rails for a square-hole rack must be included.

· Security Requirements

· FIPS 140-2 and/or 140-3 Compliant software and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 installed

· Proposed systems must support UEFI secure boot

· All components/firmware digitally signed and verified with FIPS compliant algorithms.

· Implement a hardware root of trust to validate that all firmware code is valid and uncompromised.

· Implement Secure Recovery – Recover critical firmware to a known good state on detection of compromised firmware.

· Include the ability to roll-back firmware.

· Documentation Requirement

· Vendor shall provide documentation regarding proposed solutions power and cooling requirements to include at a minimum

· The minimum and maximum weight of the system.

· Input voltages supported, rated input electrical current and voltage based on power supplies in the server specifications

· Operating and non-operating temperature ranges

· Operating and non-operating humidity ranges

· Vendor shall provide documentation regarding equipment safety, not all of the below listed examples will apply to all systems.

· Emissions classification Regulatory Information (if applicable to the system)

· Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Certifications

· FCC Emissions Safety Labels and Certifications

· The prospective vendor will provide a digital (PDF preferred) copy of the user manual, setup and installation manual, maintenance manuals, and any other available manuals to aid in technical capabilities review.

· Documentation regarding support contract terms and conditions.

· If available vendors must provide an end of sale date and end of life/end of support date.

Storage Servers: (Quantity 5) Specifications below are per server.

· Systems must be supported for at least 5 years from date of delivery for firmware updates, security patches, drivers, and software necessary for functionality.

· System must be functionally and operationally complete including hardware, necessary power cables, and support agreements.

· Two (2) Intel Xeon Gold 6240, 18 core, 36 thread processors 2.6Ghz or equivalent

· One (1) Terabyte memory configured as 16 x 64GB memory modules

· Must support 60 Large Form Factor (3.5”) SAS Hard Disks. All drive bays must be hot swappable and accessible from the front of the chassis.

· Must include at least fifty-eight (58), twenty terabyte (20TB) SAS Hard Disks

· Must include two (2) 1.9TB NVME SSD boot devices

· Raid controllers must be included to support the configuration of all or a subset of the hard drives in RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 50, RAID 60, and as individual disks (JBOD) configurations.

· Two (2) 2 port SFP28 25Gbps Network Interface Cards (4 ports total)

· Four(4) short range fiber optic SFP28 transceivers

· One (1) out of band management interface, iDRAC Enterprise, ILO Advanced, or equivalent, using use RJ-45/ CAT5/CAT6 connectivity.

· One (1) VGA interface or appropriate adapters to support VGA.

· At least one (1) front-facing USB-A port and two (2) rear-facing USB-A ports

· Selected server model must be certified for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8[footnoteRef:3] Hardware not on the approved hardware list link provided in the footnotes will not be considered. [3: https://catalog.redhat.com/hardware/search?type=Server ]

· Redundant Power Supplies (N+1 or greater), must support 208V input power, and be rated at least 90% efficient.

· Include a 1 meter (3 foot) or 2 meter (6 foot) NEMA C13 to C14 or NEMA C19 to C20 power cords.

· Warranty/Support agreement terms:

· 5-year 4-hour response time warranty with defective media retention

· GENSER SECRET cleared U.S. Citizen Support technicians must be onsite within 4 hours of a support call.

· Provide documentation of parts warehouse and support personnel within a 4 hour radius of Stennis Space Center, MS 39529.

· 5 Years of US based Support (US citizen on US soil for technical support)

· Phone support 24X7

· Call back within 15 minutes – level 1 issues

· Call back within 1 hour – level 2 and 3 issues

· On-site support 24X7

· Cleared engineer onsite within 4 hours

· Physical space limits:

· Rack space limit of 4 Rack U per server.

· Systems must weigh less than 60Lbs/Rack U.

· Rack-mount rails for a square-hole rack must be included.

· Security Requirements

· FIPS 140-2 and/or 140-3 Compliant software and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 installed

· Proposed systems must support UEFI secure boot

· All components/firmware digitally signed and verified with FIPS compliant algorithms.

· Implement a hardware root of trust to validate that all firmware code is valid and uncompromised.

· Implement Secure Recovery – Recover critical firmware to a known good state on detection of compromised firmware.

· Include the ability to roll-back firmware.

· Documentation Requirement

· Vendor shall provide documentation regarding proposed solutions power and cooling requirements to include at a minimum

· The minimum and maximum weight of the system.

· Input voltages supported, rated input electrical current and voltage based on power supplies in the server specifications

· Operating and non-operating temperature ranges

· Operating and non-operating humidity ranges

· Vendor shall provide documentation regarding equipment safety, not all of the below listed examples will apply to all systems.

· Emissions classification Regulatory Information (if applicable to the system)

· Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Certifications

· FCC Emissions Safety Labels and Certifications

· The prospective vendor will provide a digital (PDF preferred) copy of the user manual, setup and installation manual, maintenance manuals, and any other available manuals to aid in technical capabilities review.

· If available vendors must provide an end of sale date and end of life/end of support date.

Rack and Accessories (Quantity 1)

· Vendor shall provide one (1) 600mm x 1200mm square-hole rack with front and back doors and side panels.

· Vendor shall provide a 16 port Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) and 18 inch or larger Rack mount monitor. Both solutions should not exceed 2U in height. KVM shall support USB forwarding and/or smart card forwarding to enable smart card authentication for connected services. KVM and rack mount monitor must be functionally and operationally compatible with vendor proposed server solutions.

Shipping and Delivery of Equipment

· Vendors are required to deliver all items within 60 days of award.

· Proposals must include shipping costs.

· All equipment will be delivered to:

Naval Research Laboratory C/O Brett Hode 1005 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

· NRL will provide a forklift for unloading equipment.

· Deliveries must be scheduled 24 hours in advance to permit gate passes to be submitted.