M68909-24-Q-7603-A00003.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: M68909-24-Q-7603

Amendment: A00003

Purpose:

1) Extend the Quotation Due Date.

2) Provide Government answers to Questions received.

3) Provide cut-off time and date for Questions and Government answers.

4) All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Date of Issue: 20 December 2023

1. Extend the Quotation Due Date from “12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) on 21

December 2023 to 12:00 pm, PST, on 27 December 2023.

2. Below are the Government Answers to questions received. No further questions will be allowed.

QUESTION 1: Would you be able to provide the service tag or name of the system that this component will be paired with? The information will be required by the Dell team in order to verify the requested part will be compatible with the intended system.

ANSWER: Service Tag: HLGPMW3, 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3. There are others but all are the same model as the service tags provided. System Name: Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node

QUESTION 2: The service tag or name of the system/server that the components will be paired with.

ANSWER: Service Tag: HLGPMW3, 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3. There are others but all are the same model as the service tags provided. System Name: Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node

QUESTION 3: Would you be able to provide the service tag or name of the system that this component will be paired with? This information will be required by the Dell team in order to verify the requested part will be compatible with the intended system.

ANSWER: Service Tag: HLGPMW3, 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3. There are others but all are the same model as the service tags provided.

System Name: Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node.

QUESTION 4: HLGPMW3 is not a valid service tag. Can you please tell us the name or provide the service tag of the system that these drives are going to be installed into.

ANSWER: HLGPMW3 has been verified as valid by Dell. These are some other service tags from the same model of device. 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3.

System Name: Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node.

QUESTION 5: In order to bid on this RFQ, do we just download the bid, fill it out and email to you?

ANSWER: Yes, and comply with the required information of the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.

QUESTION 6: May I know What’s the quantity of the Additional server component SERVICE TAGS: 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3. Please?

ANSWER: Total components requested is 96 of the hard drives and 6 of the Network Interface Cards.

QUESTION 7: "HLGPMW3" is not a valid service tag. Can you please tell us the name or provide the service tag of the system that these drives are going to be installed into.

ANSWER: HLGPMW3 has been verified as valid by Dell. These are some other service tags from the same model of device. 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3.

System Name: Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node.

QUESTION 8: I noticed your parts request and parts numbers are requesting different items.

Can you please confirm the Description of the storage you are requesting?

It is stated that you need a Samsung hard drive but the part number for the Dell part is not Samsung. Is this a hard requirement?

ANSWER: Requesting: (6 EACH) Broadcom 57412 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+, OCP NIC 3.0 Dell PN 540-BCOQ and (96 EACH) 960GB SSD SATA Mixed Use 6Gbps 512e 2.5in Hot-Plug CUS Kit Dell PN: 345-BECQ

QUESTION 9: May I know the part number for the tags mentioned in amendment 2 please?

I quoted you for the drives and SSDs that will go in the server you are looking to build. If there is any additional part you need, please tell me the P/N and quantity. Service tags are just serial numbers.

ANSWER: The parts requested will go into Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node. The service tags to verify the correct part-numbers are HLGPMW3, 5YZXWX3, B3XXWX3, 6YZXWX3. We are not looking for additional parts, only the parts requested. The Service tags are being provided as a request from vendors as they try to verify the parts requested are compatible with the devices they will go in.

QUESTION 10: Would you be interested in receiving a quote from an SDVOSB?

ANSWER: Yes, this requirement is a 100% small business set-aside.