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HC1028-17-R-0015

XSPCS Q&A

AMEND 0003

# Reference Questions Government Response

289 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 1 System SPARC requirements, the requirement states "1 to 2 sockets...". How many physical processors (i.e. in sockets) does the government require be installed for this tier? with processors?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

290 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 1 System SPARC requirements, the requirement states "(minimum 4 Cores per Processor at 2.66 GHz per core "). How many total physical cores must be installed for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

291 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 2 System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum 4 sockets of 4 Cores per Processor at 2.66 GHz per core ". How many physical processors does the government require be installed for this tier?

Vendor’s solution should meet the minimum requirements defined in PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions”.

292 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 2 System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum of 4 Cores per Processor at

2.66 GHz per core ". How many

physical cores does the government require be installed for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

293 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX

Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 2B System SPARC requirements, the requirement states "2 sockets (minimum 8 Cores per Processor at 2.85 GHz per core "). How many total physical processors must be installed for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

294 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 2B System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum of 8 Cores per Processor at

2.85 GHz per core ". How many

physical cores does the government require be installed for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

295 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 3 System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum 8 sockets of 4 Cores per Processor at 2.66 GHz per core ". How many physical processors does the government require be installed or populated for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

HC1028-17-R-0015

XSPCS Q&A

AMEND 0003

# Reference Questions Government Response

XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX

Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 3 System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum of 4 Cores per Processor at

2.66 GHz per core ". How many

physical cores does the government require be installed for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

297 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 4B System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum 4 sockets of 8 Cores per Processor at 3.0 GHz per core ". How many physical processors does the government require be installed or populated for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

298 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

With regard to Tier 4B System SPARC requirements, the requirement states “minimum of 8 Cores per Processor at

3.0 GHz per core ". How many physical

cores does the government require be installed for this tier?

PWS “Appendix One SPARC Tier Definitions” requirements have been updated.

299 XSPCS PWS Attachment J-1, APPENDIX ONE, page 1 of 3 SYSTEM SPARC Tier Definitions, B-1 B-table Pricing model

In multiple places in the PWS as well as in the B-table, the government states "additional sockets above this amount are priced separately". The systems requested use various different processors, which are in some cases, not compatible from one model to the next.

Such processors carry different prices.

Will the government change the B-table to add a line item for each system and/or socket upgrade type?

In the alternative, is the government willing to pay the price of the most expensive such upgrade - for all upgrades?

PSW references to “additional sockets above this amount are priced separately", have been removed.

SPARC cost model has been updated, removing the requirement for a processor expansion.

300 J-3 B Tables DISA should confirm The Evaluation Quantities tab – columns Q thru AA, the formulas do not annualize, the current formula returns monthly cost but should show annually cost.

We see the net of this possible error is the expected TCO is 1/12 of the actual.

See Revised Cost Models Attachment J-3.