HT9425-25-JF00005-MECs.docx

This document is an Attachment 2 - Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs) detailing specific IT server equipment requirements for the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). The equipment includes two clusters - a Production Cluster and a Disaster Recovery (DR) Cluster - each comprising 4 F8X3 Turbo Chassis servers, with specific storage configurations such as 60 Seagate Exos 16TB drives, Micron PRO5400 960GB drives, and Micron PRO7450 M.2 960GB drives. Additionally, the equipment specifications include 1U Gateway Enhanced servers, a one-year annual service plan, a five-year warranty, and services cluster configurations.

The related federal contract opportunity is a pre-solicitation Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice from the Defense Health Agency, seeking IT server equipment and supporting services. The solicitation (HT9425-25-JF00005) aims to procure a storage solution that increases data storage capacity, improves dataset management, and enhances data processing and recovery operations. Potential vendors are invited to submit capability statements to john.l.fitzsimmons8.civ@health.mil by 8 May 2025. This is a market research initiative, and no contract will be awarded directly from this announcement.