N6134021R0078_Brand_Name_JA_21_0299_(HPC_Kit)_Redacted.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER TRAINING SYSTEMS DIVISION

12211 SCIENCE DRIVE

ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32826-3224

IN REPLY REFER TO:

J&A_21_0299

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL (J&A)

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Contracting Activity.

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando, FL

2. Description of the Action Being Approved.

This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes and approves the use of brand name description for the procurement of various commercial Brand Name Only components in support of the existing high density computation system for the NAWCTSD Rapid Design, Development and Fabrication (RD2F) lab.

3. Description of Supplies/Services.

The Government requires a kit containing the following commercially available high performance computing system hardware and supporting accessories that will be added into the existing NAWCTSD RD2F high density computing system.

Component Brand Part Number Quantity

(each)

Description

Storage Node w/

Optane Units

Thinkmate

RAX QS12-12E2

The Storage Node w/ Optane units shall be 2U units with 120 volt input supply and the following components: 1 x AMD EPYC 7302 Processor 16-Core 3.00GHz 128MB Cache, 128GB of Memory, 1 x 256GB Micron 1300 2.5” SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive,1 x 3.84TB Intel SSD D3-S4610 Series 2.5” SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive, 2 x 1-Gigabit Ethernet connection, 1 x IPMI 2.0 Remote management interface over Ethernet with BIOS level KVM capability, 2 x Mellanox 100Gb/s EDR Infiniband adapter ConnectX-5 VPI (1x QSFP28), 1 x LSI SAS 9305-16i SAS 12Gb/s PCIe 3.0 16-Port Host Bus Adapter, 1 x Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series 1.5TB PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe Solid State Addon Card

Storage Node

Units

RAX QS12-12E2

The Storage Node units shall be 2U units with 120 volt input supply and the following components: 1 x AMD EPYC 7302 Processor 16-Core 3.00GHz 128MB Cache, 128GB of Memory, 1 x 256GB Micron 1300 2.5” SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive,1 x 3.84TB Intel SSD D3-S4610 Series 2.5” SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive, 2 x 1-Gigabit Ethernet connection, 1 x IPMI 2.0 Remote management interface over Ethernet with BIOS level KVM capability, 2 x Mellanox 100Gb/s EDR Infiniband adapter ConnectX-5 VPI (1x QSFP28), 1 x LSI SAS 9305-16i SAS 12Gb/s PCIe 3.0 16-Port Host Bus Adapter

A100 Nodes Units

GPX QN4-22E2-4NVLINK

The A100 Node units shall be 2U units with 120 volt input supply and the following components: 2 x AMD EPYC 7302 Processor 16-core 3.00GHz 128MB Cache, 512GB of Memory, 1 x 240GB Intel SSD D3-S4510 Series 2.5” SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive, 1 x NVIDIA HGX A100 – 4x NVIDIA A100 SXM4 GPUs – 320GB HBM2e Memory – 3rd Generation NVLink, 2 x 1-Gigabit Ethernet connection, 1 x IPMI 2.0 Remote management interface over Ethernet with BIOS level KVM capability, 1 x Mellanox 100Gb/s EDR Infiniband adapter ConnectX-5 VPI (1x

QSFP28)

Compute Nodes

Units

Thinkmate HDX XT8-51S1 4 The Compute Node units shall be occupy 1U and contain two nodes with 120 volt input supply. Each node will have the following components: 2 x Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Processor 8-Core 2.1 GHz 11MB Cache, 512GB of Memory, 1 x 240GB Intel SSD D3-S4510 Series 2.5” SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive, 2 x 1- Gigabit Ethernet connection, 1 x IPMI 2.0 remote management interface over Ethernet with BIOS level KVM capability, 1 x Supermicro SIOM 56-Gigabit FDR InifiniBand Adapter AOC-MHIBF-m1Q2GM (1 x QSFP & 2 x RJ45)

IB Switch Mellanox MSB7800-EB2F 5 Brand Name Only

Rack APC AR3307 1 Brand Name Only

Network Switch Cisco WS-C3650-48TD-S 2 Brand Name Only

Labels Brady B33-9-427 2 Brand Name Only

Label Ribbon Brady B30-R4300 4 Brand Name Only

Vertical Cable Organizer

APC AR7572 6 Brand Name Only

Vertical Cable Trays

Tripplite SRCABLEVRT3 8 Brand Name Only

Horizontal Cable Trays

Tripplite SRCABLERING1U 10 Brand Name Only

Horizontal Cable Trays

Tripplite SRCABLERING2U 9 Brand Name Only

Top Rack Cable Tray

APC AR8561 5 Brand Name Only

Cable Management

NeatPatch NP2 11 Brand Name Only

Rack screws and nuts

APC AR8100 10 Brand Name Only

Velcro StarTech HKLP100 4 Brand Name Only

SDD Samsung MU-PC1T0T/AM 20 Brand Name Only

5m fiber infiniband

Mellanox FDR MC220731V-005 64 Brand Name Only

5m fiber infiniband

Mellanox EDR MFA1A00-E005 12 Brand Name Only

0.5m EDR Cable Mellanox MCP1600-E00AE30 30 Brand Name Only

1.0m EDR Cable Mellanox MCP1600-E001E30 55 Brand Name Only

2m EDR Cable Mellanox MCP1600-E002E30 50 Brand Name Only

12ft Cat6a

Snagless Unshielded (UTP)

Network Patch

Ethernet Cable- Blue

C2G 00699 14 Brand Name Only

9ft Cat6a Snagless Unshielded (UTP)

C2G 00697 70 Brand Name Only

Network Patch

Ethernet Cable- Blue

8ft Cat6a Snagless Unshielded (UTP)

Network Patch

Ethernet Cable- Blue

C2G 00696 60 Brand Name Only

7ft Cat6a Snagless

Unshielded (UTP) Network Patch

Ethernet Cable- Blue

C2G 00695 50 Brand Name Only

3' 5-15P to C13 Power Cord

Cables.com 15A PCRD-3-15A 150 Brand Name Only

4' 5-15P to C13 Power Cord

Cables.com 15A PCRD-4-15A 50 Brand Name Only

3' 5-15P to C15 Power Cord

Cables.com 15A PCRD-3-C15 10 Brand Name Only

1U 19" Server

Rack Cabinet

Shelf - 16" deep

StarTech CABSHELF116V 1 Brand Name Only

No operating system is required for any of the node types.

The estimated total dollar value of this J&A is .

Estimated Dollar Value in Thousands

FUND TYPE FY AMOUNT

4. Statutory Authority Permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition.

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This procurement will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) Simplified Procedures for Certain

Commercial Items.

5. Rationale Justifying Use of Cited Statutory Authority.

The NAWCTSD RD2F lab currently operates a high performance computing system based on Thinkmate brand hardware units. This procurement will add additional matching hardware to the existing system increasing the overall system’s computational power and concurrent task bandwidth.

The current system’s complex management, operation, and maintenance depend on a combination of custom backend scripts, low level software, and system images developed and implemented by laboratory personnel that are specific to the existing hardware. This procurement will add matching brand name hardware necessary to meet agency needs that will seamlessly integrate with these custom software tools.

6. Description of Efforts Made to Solicit Offers from as Many Offerors as Practicable.

The Contract Specialist (CS) issued a sources sought notice to beta.SAM on 29 April 2021 in order to comply with

PGI 206.302-1. The intent of the notice was to seek information on the availability of potential authorized reseller and comparable sources that could meet the Government’s requirement.

Responses to this sources sought notice demonstrated that in addition to the original equipment manufacturer

(OEM), Thinkmate (dba Integrated IT Solutions, Inc.), a manufacturer approved reseller network of companies exist capable of fulfilling the name brand specification requirement including small businesses. The remaining OEMs have numerous resellers as well.

7. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost.

The Contracting Officer has determined the anticipated cost to the Government of the supplies/services covered by this J&A will be fair and reasonable.

8. Actions Taken to Remove Barriers to Competition.

NAWCTSD RD2F personnel maintain knowledge of the current industry state of high performance computing hardware and software. Engineers read technology journals and product announcements and attend demonstrations and trade shows when possible. They are also the operators and maintainers of the existing high performance computer system, with thorough understanding of its requirements and the servicing marketplace.

NAWCTSD has no plans at this time to procure further upgrades to the existing high performance computer stack.

CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL

TECHNICAL/REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATION

I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in this Justification and its supporting acquisition planning documents, except as noted herein, are complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.