B3__2_Questions_08132018.docx

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology Acquisition Management Division, 164 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305-3328

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #2

Req.#: NB6720101802838, / 08172018

1. QUESTION:

Is it a Frontline XD from STACO? Or a Toshiba G8000 UPS?

a. Neither.

2. QUESTION:

It appears that this equipment is being added into an existing cluster. Do we have any info on that cluster?

a. Yes. It is an existing cluster.

3. QUESTION:

Is this an expansion of an existing cluster? ie adding additional compute nodes and login nodes while utilizing the same existing head nodes?

a. Yes. It is an existing cluster.

4. QUESTION:

If expanding existing cluster, what is the existing cluster manager? BCM, OpenHPC, xCat…

a. The cluster is running CentOS. The HPC manager is Maui/Torque.

5. QUESTION:

If expanding existing cluster, what is the current compute node OS version?

a. CentOS 7.

6. QUESTION:

If expanding existing cluster, is the intention to add compute nodes into the current queue or to create a new stand-alone queue?

a. Both.

7. QUESTION:

Is there any existing storage? DDN, Lustre…?

a. There is storage on the head node. Vendors can provide estimates for a separate storage node. Purchase is optional.

8. QUESTION:

I do not see an new rack in the BOM. Should I assume that this installation needs to happen onsite?

a. On-site installation is required.

9. QUESTION:

If done onsite then all cables need to be included in the BOM, we won’t have TSS to provide the Ethernet cables as part of their estimate.

a. All necessary cables are required, and must be included in the estimate.

10. QUESTION:

There is mention of installing the following software – they are asking for us to INSTALL this.

a. FE High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) simulation software by ANSYS. License provided by NIST.

i. Yes. The vendor is required to install this software. And the vendor must verify that this software can run on the cluster.

b. MATLAB R2018a. License provided by NIST.

i. Yes. The vendor is required to install this software. And the vendor must verify that this software can run on the cluster.

c. C, C++, FORTRAN 2008 compilers.

i. Yes. The vendor is required to install this software. And the vendor must verify that this software can run on the cluster.

d. Are these required for the installation services? DL – YES

i. Yes. The vendor is required to install this software. And the vendor must verify that this software can run on the cluster.

11. Benchmarking calls out “LAPACK or equivalent

a. Yes. The vendor is required to install this software. And the vendor must verify that this software can run on the cluster.

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