A05 - SOW - Area Wide Server Refresh.pdf

Statement of Work (SOW)

1. PROJECT TITLE: Billings Area Server Refresh

2. BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:

This Statement of Work outlines the scope, deliverables, responsibilities, and terms for the procurement and delivery of IT equipment, including compute servers, network switching equipment, storage systems, optical and copper cabling, power components, and associated software licenses for the Billings Area

IHS.

3. SCOPE:

The Contractor shall supply new, genuine, and manufacturer-authorized IT equipment, including compute servers, network switching equipment, storage systems, optical and copper cabling, power components, and associated software licenses. The Contractor shall ensure all equipment meets the technical specifications below, deliver equipment to the designated location, and provide manufacturer warranties and relevant documentation.

Equipment Scope - Brand Name or Equivalent Brand names and model numbers are provided as a reference design. Brand name or equivalent products are acceptable, provided the proposed equipment meets or exceeds the listed quantities, specifications, capacities, support levels, and interoperability requirements.

Quantity THREE (3) of Configuration 1

The Government requires three complete instances of Configuration 1.

The quantities listed in the table below represent the required quantities for each individual Configuration 1 instance. Vendors shall provide three times the listed quantities unless otherwise stated.

Configuration 1 – Minimum 50 TB Usable, 4 Compute Servers.

Qty Configuration 1 - Requirements 2 Aruba 8360-16Y2C v2 BF 3F 2AC Bdl U.S. or equivalent - 1U data center switch with minimum 16 x 25Gb

SFP/SFP+/SFP28 ports and 2 x 100Gb QSFP+/QSFP28 ports.

2 HPE Aruba Networking 3 Year Foundational Care Next Business Day Exchange 8360 12/16/24p or equivalent - 3-year next business day switch support.

2 Aruba X414 1U Universal 4-post Rack Mount Kit or equivalent - compatible 1U 4-post rack mount kit.

12 Aruba 25G SFP28 to SFP28 3m AOC or equivalent - 25GbE SFP28 active optical cable.

2 Aruba 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 1m DAC Cable or equivalent - 100GbE QSFP28 DAC cable.

1 Aruba 50G SFP56 to SFP56 0.65m DAC Cable or equivalent - 50GbE SFP56 DAC cable.

4 Supermicro UP 1U Hyper X14SBH-AP, CSE-HS101-R000NFP, HF, RoHS or equivalent - 1U rack-mount server platform compatible with specified CPU, DDR5 ECC memory, NVMe M.2 boot drives, 10GbE, and 25GbE adapters.

4 2 Years Extended Warranty After First Year, System Assembly Order or equivalent - extended server warranty coverage.

4 GNR-AP 6972P 2P 96C, 2.4G/500W or 2.0G/400W, 480M cache, or equivalent - one CPU configuration per server;

minimum 96 physical CPU cores per server.

32 64GB DDR5-6400 2Rx4 LP ECC RDIMM, RoHS or equivalent - eight 64GB DIMMs per server; minimum 512GB

DDR5-6400 ECC RAM per server.

8 Micron 7450 PRO 960GB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 22110 3D TLC or equivalent - two 960GB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 boot drives per server.

4 Standard low-profile 4-port 10G RJ45 Intel XL710 + X557 adapter or equivalent - one 4-port 10GbE RJ45 adapter per server.

8 Standard low-profile 2-port 25G SFP28 Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX EN adapter or equivalent - two dual-port 25GbE

SFP28 adapters per server.

4 Intel VROC Premium RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or equivalent - RAID support for local NVMe boot/system storage.

8 1U 800W/1200W Redundant Titanium CRPS with PMBus power supply or equivalent - two redundant power supplies per server.

4 SMC System Management Software Suite Node License or equivalent - one management license per server.

1 AFF A20 Model or equivalent - all-flash storage array model.

2 AFF A20 HA System or equivalent - high-availability storage system/controller components.

1 AFF A20 HA System, -C or equivalent - complete HA storage configuration.

6 Drive Pack 2 x 7.6TB NVMe4 SED, -C or equivalent - NVMe self-encrypting SSD drive packs; storage solution shall provide minimum 50TB usable capacity after RAID/overhead.

91 SW, ONTAP One Package, Per TB, Flash, A20, -C or equivalent - capacity-based all-flash storage software licensing.

4 IO Module, 4PT, 10/25GbE, -C or equivalent - four-port 10/25GbE storage I/O module.

2 Cable, 25GbE, SFP28-SFP28, Cu, 2m, -C or equivalent - 25GbE SFP28 copper cable.

8 Cable, LC-LC, OM4, 5m, -C or equivalent - LC-LC OM4 multimode fiber patch cable.

8 SFP28, 25GbE, SR, -C or equivalent - 25GbE SFP28 SR optical transceiver.

1 Rail, 4-Post, Thin, Round/Square-Hole, Small, Adjustable, 24-32, -C or equivalent - storage rack rail kit.

2 Jumper Cord, In-Cab, C13-C14, -C or equivalent - in-cabinet C13-C14 power jumper cord.

2 Power Supply, 1600W, Titanium, -C or equivalent - redundant storage power supplies.

2 Data at Rest Encryption Capable Operating System or equivalent - storage OS shall support data-at-rest encryption.

1 SupportEdge Advisor or equivalent - storage support/advisory entitlement.

1 Next Business Day Parts Replacement or equivalent - next business day parts replacement support.

1 Non-Returnable Drives HDDs/SSDs or equivalent - failed drive/media retention entitlement.

1 Software, SnapMirror Cloud, ONTAP One or equivalent - cloud-capable replication software.

1 Software, ONTAP One or equivalent - storage operating system and feature software suite.

Quantity THREE (3) of Configuration 2.

The Government requires three complete instances of Configuration 2.

The quantities listed in the table below represent the required quantities for each individual Configuration 2 instance. Vendors shall provide three times the listed quantities unless otherwise stated.

Configuration 2 – Minimum 30 TB Usable, 3 Compute Servers.

Qty Configuration 2 - Requirements 2 Aruba 8360-16Y2C v2 BF 3F 2AC Bdl U.S. or equivalent - 1U data center switch with minimum 16 x 25Gb

SFP/SFP+/SFP28 ports and 2 x 100Gb QSFP+/QSFP28 ports.

2 HPE Aruba Networking 3 Year Foundational Care Next Business Day Exchange 8360 12/16/24p or equivalent - 3-year next business day switch support.

2 Aruba X414 1U Universal 4-post Rack Mount Kit or equivalent - compatible 1U 4-post rack mount kit.

12 Aruba 25G SFP28 to SFP28 3m AOC or equivalent - 25GbE SFP28 active optical cable.

2 Aruba 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 1m DAC Cable or equivalent - 100GbE QSFP28 DAC cable.

1 Aruba 50G SFP56 to SFP56 0.65m DAC Cable or equivalent - 50GbE SFP56 DAC cable.

3 Supermicro UP 1U Hyper X14SBH-AP, CSE-HS101-R000NFP, HF, RoHS or equivalent - 1U rack-mount server platform compatible with specified CPU, DDR5 ECC memory, NVMe M.2 boot drives, 10GbE, and 25GbE adapters.

3 2 Years Extended Warranty After First Year, System Assembly Order or equivalent - extended server warranty coverage.

3 GNR-AP 6972P 2P 96C, 2.4G/500W or 2.0G/400W, 480M cache, or equivalent - one CPU configuration per server;

minimum 96 physical CPU cores per server.

24 64GB DDR5-6400 2Rx4 LP ECC RDIMM, RoHS or equivalent - eight 64GB DIMMs per server; minimum 512GB

DDR5-6400 ECC RAM per server.

6 Micron 7450 PRO 960GB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 22110 3D TLC or equivalent - two 960GB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 boot drives per server.

3 Standard low-profile 4-port 10G RJ45 Intel XL710 + X557 adapter or equivalent - one 4-port 10GbE RJ45 adapter per server.

6 Standard low-profile 2-port 25G SFP28 Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX EN adapter or equivalent - two dual-port 25GbE

SFP28 adapters per server.

3 Intel VROC Premium RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or equivalent - RAID support for local NVMe boot/system storage.

6 1U 800W/1200W Redundant Titanium CRPS with PMBus power supply or equivalent - two redundant power supplies per server.

3 SMC System Management Software Suite Node License or equivalent - one management license per server.

1 AFF A20 Model or equivalent - all-flash storage array model.

2 AFF A20 HA System or equivalent - high-availability storage system/controller components.

1 AFF A20 HA System, -C or equivalent - complete HA storage configuration.

4 Drive Pack 2 x 7.6TB NVMe4 SED, -C or equivalent - NVMe self-encrypting SSD drive packs; storage solution shall provide minimum 30TB usable capacity after RAID/overhead.

60 SW, ONTAP One Package, Per TB, Flash, A20, -C or equivalent - capacity-based all-flash storage software licensing.

4 IO Module, 4PT, 10/25GbE, -C or equivalent - four-port 10/25GbE storage I/O module.

2 Cable, 25GbE, SFP28-SFP28, Cu, 2m, -C or equivalent - 25GbE SFP28 copper cable.

8 Cable, LC-LC, OM4, 5m, -C or equivalent - LC-LC OM4 multimode fiber patch cable.

8 SFP28, 25GbE, SR, -C or equivalent - 25GbE SFP28 SR optical transceiver.

1 Rail, 4-Post, Thin, Round/Square-Hole, Small, Adjustable, 24-32, -C or equivalent - storage rack rail kit.

2 Jumper Cord, In-Cab, C13-C14, -C or equivalent - in-cabinet C13-C14 power jumper cord.

2 Power Supply, 1600W, Titanium, -C or equivalent - redundant storage power supplies.

2 Data at Rest Encryption Capable Operating System or equivalent - storage OS shall support data-at-rest encryption.

1 SupportEdge Advisor or equivalent - storage support/advisory entitlement.

1 Next Business Day Parts Replacement or equivalent - next business day parts replacement support.

1 Non-Returnable Drives HDDs/SSDs or equivalent - failed drive/media retention entitlement.

1 Software, SnapMirror Cloud, ONTAP One or equivalent - cloud-capable replication software.

1 Software, ONTAP One or equivalent - storage operating system and feature software suite.

4. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:

Equipment shall comply with applicable industry standards and manufacturer specifications. Software licenses and support entitlements shall be genuine, manufacturer-authorized, and valid for Government use. Products shall not be end-of-life, end-of-sale, or end-of-support as of the date of delivery unless specifically approved by the Government in writing.

5. TASKS:

All compute servers, network switching equipment, storage systems, optical and copper cabling, power components, and associated software licenses will be delivered to the designated Government site after contract award. The Contractor shall coordinate delivery, verify quantities, and ensure all items are properly packaged and protected during transit.

6. DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

Project Timeline: Delivery is expected within 30 calendar days after award unless a different delivery schedule is negotiated and expressly incorporated into the award. All items shall be delivered in a single coordinated shipment unless otherwise approved by the Government.

1. HARDWARE UNITS DELIVERED:

• Rack-mount compute servers with processors, memory, and internal storage

• Storage array system with solid-state drives and encryption capability

• Network switching equipment and interface modules

• Network interface cards and adapters (10GbE/25GbE or equivalent)

• Optical transceivers, direct-attach cables, and fiber/copper patch cables

• Rack mounting kits, rails, and cable management components

• Redundant power supplies and associated power cords

2. SOFTWARE AND LICENSING:

• System management and monitoring software licenses

• Storage operating system and data management software

• Data protection and replication software (as applicable)

• RAID and system-level feature licensing

• Warranty and support service entitlements (including next business day replacement where applicable)

3. DOCUMENTATION:

• Equipment inventory list including serial numbers and configurations

• Warranty and support documentation

• Manufacturer installation and configuration guides

• Licensing documentation and entitlement certificates

• Basic system architecture or connectivity overview (if applicable)

7. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION:

None

8. PLACE OF DELIVERY:

Billings Area Office – Billings, MT.

9. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

30 calendar days after award, unless otherwise stated in the resulting award.

10. SECURITY:

The Contractor will not be granted access to Government information systems, sensitive data, PII, PHI, or production environments under this requirement. No installation, configuration, or on-site technical support is included unless separately authorized by the Government. If any access becomes necessary, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable Government security, privacy, and access requirements prior to access being granted.

11. Section 508 and Accessibility

Applicable ICT deliverables, including software, web-based management interfaces, electronic documentation, and other electronic content provided under this contract, shall conform to the Revised Section 508 Standards and applicable WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements. The Contractor shall provide applicable accessibility conformance documentation, such as a VPAT/Accessibility Conformance Report, upon request or as required by the solicitation.

12. Acceptance:

Government acceptance will occur after inspection and verification that all delivered hardware, software licenses, warranty/support entitlements, quantities, configurations, and documentation conform to the contract requirements. The Government will verify that items are new, genuine, manufacturer-authorized, non-EOL/non-EOS, undamaged, and properly documented. Nonconforming, missing, damaged, substituted, or incompatible items shall be corrected or replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

For storage systems, usable capacity shall mean provisionable storage capacity available for Government workloads after RAID/protection, hot spare/reserve, metadata, system, and manufacturer-required overhead. Usable capacity shall not include or depend upon compression, deduplication, compaction, thin provisioning, snapshots, clones, tiering, or other logical data-reduction or storage-efficiency technologies.

Storage systems shall be enterprise all-flash arrays using NVMe SSD media only.

Hybrid arrays, HDD-based arrays, nearline-SAS arrays, SATA SSD arrays, SAS SSD arrays, or systems using non-NVMe capacity tiers shall not be acceptable as equivalents.

For any proposed equivalent storage system, the Contractor shall provide manufacturer-published or manufacturer-authorized documentation demonstrating that the proposed system meets or exceeds the usable capacity, enterprise NVMe all-flash architecture, redundancy, host connectivity, encryption, licensing, support, and performance capability of the named reference configuration.

Performance documentation shall identify the workload profile, block size, read/write ratio, protocol, number and speed of active host ports, RAID/protection configuration, encryption status, latency, IOPS, throughput, and whether data reduction was enabled. Performance claims based solely on raw drive specifications, theoretical interface speeds, cache-only performance, controller marketing maximums, or data-reduction assumptions shall not satisfy this requirement.

13. Substitutions / Equivalent Products:

Proposed equivalent products must meet or exceed the listed specifications, usable capacities, enterprise NVMe all-flash storage architecture, performance capability, support levels, licensing requirements, security/encryption capabilities, redundancy requirements, and interoperability requirements.

Equivalent storage systems must be enterprise all-flash arrays using NVMe SSD media only. Hybrid arrays, HDD-based arrays, nearline-SAS arrays, SATA SSD arrays, SAS SSD arrays, or systems using non-NVMe capacity tiers shall not be acceptable as equivalents.

The Contractor shall provide sufficient manufacturer-published or manufacturer-authorized technical documentation for the Government to evaluate equivalency.

Equivalent storage systems shall not satisfy equivalency solely through raw capacity, logical/effective capacity, compression, deduplication, compaction, thin provisioning, snapshots, clones, tiering, cache-only performance, theoretical interface speeds, or other storage-efficiency claims.

Substitutions after award are not permitted unless reviewed and approved by the Government in writing.

14. Delivery Coordination:

The Contractor shall coordinate shipment and delivery with the Government point of contact prior to shipment. All items shall be properly packaged to prevent damage during transit. The Contractor shall provide shipment tracking information when available.