18Q0176_Solicitation.doc

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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INDUSTRY Q&A

Question 1: Can the Government please provide additional information regarding the kinds of servers the Host Adapters will be going into?

The Government is unable to provide any further specific detail on the types of servers beyond what is included in the SOW and this RFQ amendment.

Question 2: Will the Government allow substitutions for the 1200W power supplies?

The Government requires a minimum of 1200W. Any deviations from the requested 1200W power must be consistent with 208V power availability and adequately justified in the quote. However, the Government would like to emphasize that this is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) requirement , therefore trade-offs for higher power will not be made.

Question 3: Can the Government please confirm the SOW requirement for CentOS Version 7.

The Government requirement is for Red Hat version 7. For clarification – the Government will be providing the Red Hat license numbers to be loaded. Please see the amended SOW which removes reference to CentOS which was originally included in error.

Question 4: Is the Government able to accept alternative sizes for the SSD?

The Government requires a minimum 512GB SSD, per the SOW. Any deviations resulting in a smaller size will be technically unacceptable. Substitutions for a larger size may be acceptable. However, the Government would like to emphasize that this is a LPTA requirement, therefore trade-offs for larger SSDs will not be made.

Question 5: Can the Government accept alternatives encryption methods instead of the self-encrypting hard drives?

Self-encrypting hard drives are required.

Question 6: Please clarify the quantity of compute nodes required.

The Government requires 20 compute nodes. Please see the updated SOW in Section C.

Question 7: Is it acceptable to deliver compute nodes with a small SSD or hard drive as opposed to the diskless configuration listed in the SOW?

Yes this alternative would be acceptable. Please see the updated SOW in Section C.

Question 8: Is the Government able to accept higher quality components than are listed under hardware requirements, or are the listed components strictly required?

Yes, equal or higher components would be acceptable. Any deviations will require statements of volatility. The Government would like to emphasize that this is a LPTA requirement, therefore trade-offs for higher quality components will not be made.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

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STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

LINUX CLUSTER

N6893618Q0176

1.0 BACKGROUND

The Weapons Technology Office (WTO), China Lake requires the purchase of a Linux-based high performance computing (HPC) cluster computer to execute numerical analyses performed in the support of US Navy and DoD weapons programs.

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK

Modeling and simulation and numerical analyses constitute a significant portion of weapon system research and development efforts. To complete the work, the simulations require significant computational resources such as large amounts of memory and fast processor speed. HPCs accomplish this through parallelization, which is the use of multiple processor cores by one simulation, and is typically used to make problems tractable and to greatly reduce the time required to obtain results.

The modeling and simulation team has developed a digital simulation to investigate system performance. The code is run in a Monte Carlo fashion to generate statistical significance, as well as across a large case matrix of parameter values to determine situational behavior. The code is compiled and run as a single-threaded executable. As such, one instance of the simulation must be initiated per permutation of the case matrix. Due to the vast number of permutations, a cluster with a large number of physical CPU cores is required to complete work in a timely fashion.

In order to maintain and expand the capability currently at WTO for performing these numerical simulations, a new Linux-based high performance computing cluster is required. This new cluster will utilize the latest advances in processor speed, networking speed, memory, and processing core count.

2.0 CLINGER-COHEN ACT

The Contractor shall conduct analysis of program/project needs, acquisition strategy and program artifacts to identify and capture specific factors required to satisfy the 11 elements of Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) compliance listed in DODI 5000.02, Enclosure 1, Table 9. Using Microsoft Word, the Contractor shall prepare a CCA compliance matrix following the organization and appearance of Table 11 with additional separate columns for the display of artifact: titles, date(s) of approval, page number(s), and paragraph or section number(s). The right-hand column shall include an embedded object permitting the reader to open unclassified artifacts. The column shall identify classified artifacts and shall describe approved classified channels for access of classified artifacts. The Contractor shall support the program manager during CCA compliance review and assist in responding to reviewer comments if and when additional supporting information or revisions are required.

Updating approved CCA compliance packages: For updates of approved CCA compliance packages, the Contractor shall conduct analysis of program/project needs, acquisition strategy and program artifacts to identify and to determine if each of the Eleven (11) elements of CCA has changed and if no change has occurred a notation stating “no change” shall be entered in the CCA compliance matrix. If changes have been found, the Contractor shall update the CCA compliance matrix to reflect the changes.

The Contractor shall support the program manager during CCA compliance review and assist in responding to reviewer comments if and when additional supporting information or revisions are required.

2.1 SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION AND SECURITY CONTROL SELECTION

The Contractor shall investigate and conduct analysis in order to provide technical reviews to make a recommendation with data supporting characterization and selection of security controls in accordance with DoDI 8500.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), 12 March 2014 Incorporating Change 1, May 24, 2016, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Revision 4, April 2013, NIST SP 800-37 Revision 1, Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems, February 2010, Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS 199, February 2004. Contractor performed analysis shall include; criticality analysis, threat assessment and vulnerability assessments. The Contractor shall propose characterization of the system and selection of security controls use Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 1253, Security Categorization and Control Selection for National Security Systems, 27 March 2014 to tailor the NIST guidance. The proposal shall include all technical data required to engage in collaboration with the security control assessor and the authorizing official (staff). In the event the collaboration results in redesign or follow-up action after collaboration requiring additional or revised documentation, the Contractor shall continue to assist the collaboration process.

3.0 REQUIREMENT/SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT

The Contractor shall provide a HPC cluster optimized for the support of Red Hat 7, integrated with storage and tuned for workloads. The HPC shall be a high density open compute rack-level server solution. The HPC rack shall have integrated with power with a UL listing at the rack level. The HPC rack shall employ front to back airflow for maximum heat dissipation, for operation in a high density rack-mounts environment. The HPC administrative switch shall be a full-featured managed switch with compatibility for industry-standard provisioning and infrastructure stacks. The administrative switch shall include tools to build and manage and maintain network deployments. The administrative switch will allow for programmability and choice of workflow. The HPC management software shall allow for a single point of command and control from the head node. The management software shall allow for control of compute nodes as if a single-system. The HPC management software shall provide a unified process space to deploy, manage and run complex applications. The HPC management software shall allow for the ability to add or delete nodes on demand to ensure the HPC cluster is scalable. The HPC management software shall provide the resource scheduling systems for advanced job scheduling and workload management. The HPC management software shall be configurable to automate maintenance tasks, adjust policy, or send notification.

The HPC shall include:

Intel Omni-Path

Single system installation for simplified change management

HPC schedulers

MPI implementation

Integration with directory services

3.2 NODES/ SYSTEMS

3.2.1 Head Node

2U Head Node

2U, 12x 3.5" Hot Swap 12Gb SAS Bay, 2x 2.5" Hot Swap 6Gb SATA w/ 2x 1200W Hot Swap PSU

Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6154 (18C, 3.0GHz, 200W)

384GB, RAM, DDR4-2666MHz REG, ECC, 2R (12 x 32GB)

RAID, LSI 9361-8i, 12Gb SAS w/ CacheVault: HW RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60

RAID 1 Volume: 476 GB (2 x 512GB SSD, 2.5", SATA 6Gb, 0.25 DWPD, 3D TLC, SED)

RAID 1 Volume: 1862 GB (2 x 2TB HDD, 3.5", SATA 6Gb, 7200RPM, Nearline, SED)

Integrated BMC, 1x RJ-45/100MbE (Dedicated IPMI for Remote Management)

Integrated NIC, Intel I350, 2x RJ-45/GbE (1-Port Shared with BMC for IPMI)

2x Power Cords, C14/C13, 1m

3.2.2 Compute Node

1U Compute Node (x20) 1U, 4x 3.5" Hot Swap 12Gb SAS Bay w/ 2x 1200W Hot Swap PSU

Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6154 (18C, 3.0GHz, 200W)

384GB, RAM, DDR4-2666MHz REG, ECC, 2R (12 x 32GB)

Integrated AHCI, Intel C621, 6Gb SATA: Linux RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60

Integrated BMC, 1x RJ-45/100MbE (Dedicated IPMI for Remote Management)

Integrated NIC, Intel I350, 2x RJ-45/GbE (1-Port Shared with BMC for IPMI)

2x Power Cords, C14/C13, 1m

RAID 1 Volume: 894GB (2 x 960GB SSD, 2.5”, SATA 6Gb, 1.7 DWPD, 3D TLC, SED)

Preload Government provided Red Hat, Version 7 licenses Standard 3-Year Warranty

3.2.3 Rack & Power Infrastructure

Cluster Rack Kit, 42U, Deep Rack (includes crate, blanking panels) 1

PDU, Basic, 0U, 17.2kW, 3ph, 208V, IEC309-460P9/(24)C13, 3m 2

3.2.4 Networking

3.2.4.1 Administrative & IPMI - 1GbE

1U w/ 2x 200W Hot Swap PSU

PSU to Faceplate Airflow, Hot Swappable Fans

Managed, Broadcom Helix 4 (x86)

4x SFP+/10GbE, 48x RJ-45/GbE

Brackets, Two Post Mounting

2x Power Cords, C14/C13, 1m

Preload, Cumulus Linux, Perpetual License w/ 3-Year Support

3.2.4.2 Intel Omni-Path - 100Gb

Host Adapter / HFI, Intel Omni-Path 100, PCI-E3 x16, 1x QSFP28, LP 21

Switch, Intel Omni-Path 100 Edge, 48x QSFP28, B2F, 2x PSU, Managed 1

Support, Intel Omni-Path 100 Edge, 48x QSFP28, Ext Warranty, 1yr 2

Cable, Intel Omni-Path 100Gb, QSFP28/QSFP28, Passive Copper, 2m 21

3.3 STORAGE

149TB Usable (RAID 6)

4U, 36x 3.5" Hot Swap 12Gb SAS Bay, 2x 2.5" Hot Swap 6Gb SATA Bay w/ 2x 1280W Hot Swap PSU

Dual Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPU (14C, 2.40GHz, 120W)

128GB RAM, DDR4-2400 ECC, 2R (8 x 16GB)

RAID, LSI 9361-8i 12Gb SAS w/ CacheVault: HW RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60

RAID 1 Volume: 476 GB (2 x 512GB SSD, 2.5", SATA 6Gb, 0.25 DWPD, 3D TLC, SED)

2x RAID 6 Volume: 74505 GB (12 x 8TB HDD, 3.5", SATA 6Gb, 7200RPM, Nearline, SED)

Integrated BMC, 1x RJ-45/100MbE (Dedicated IPMI for Remote Management)

Integrated NIC, Intel I350, 2x RJ-45/GbE

2x Power Cords, C14/C13, 1m

3.4 CONFIGURATION, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES

HPC management software (Perpetual License)

Master Node License

Compute Node License HPC management software support

4.0 DELIVERY

4.1 SCHEDULE AND LOCATION

The high performance computing cluster shall be delivered within 3 months after date of award to:

Commander, NAWCWD

Attn: Christopher P Gill, Code 479900D

Building 10 RM 1257

China Lake, CA 93555

5.0 MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 WARRANTY

The Contractor shall provide a Standard 3-Year Warranty Service, US, 3-Year, NBD

Service, Parts, World, Lifetime of Warranty, No Return - Hard Drives and Non-Volatile Parts.

5.2 TRAINING AND INSPECTION

The Contractor shall provide training on scheduling and cluster control software in concurrence with the Government’s initial inspection at the Contractor’s facility.

Final inspection and acceptance will be held at the Government facility after final delivery.

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