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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 46

544-21-4-126-0228

544-C15255

NNG15SD21B

36C10B21F0259

AWARDED:

EFFECTIVE:

Joseph Vivolo 848-377-5105

Department of Veterans Affairs

Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way

Eatontown NJ 07724

X 100

X

541519

541519/150 Employees

N/A

See Delivery Schedule

FedStore Corporation

1 Preserve Parkway, Suite 620

Rockville, Maryland 20852-4272

051237027

Financial Services Center

PO Box 149971

Austin TX 78714-8971

See CONTINUATION Page

See Section B

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price

Alternate POC: Kendra Casebolt, (848) 377-5042

Brand Name Cisco Hyperflex Servers, Nexus Switches and

CommVault Software for Hyperconverged Infrastructure

The period of performance requires final system design proposal provided 30 days after award. Hardware shall be shipped 90 days after award. Hardware and Software installation, configuration, and implementation should be completed (at all facilities) 60 days after delivery/arrival of hardware.

Purchase Order Number: 544-C15255

$2,235,962.48

544-3610160-126-820100-2625 010044175

ARM:137125

Kendra Casebolt

Contracting Officer

8/12/2021

36C10B21F0259

Table of Contents

SECTION A

A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 GOVERNING LAW

B.2 SOFTWARE LICENSE, MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

B.3 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

B.4 PRICE SCHEDULE

B.5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 NASA SEWP V INTRODUCTORY LANGUAGE

C.2 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

C.3 52.219-27 NOTICE OF SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (MAR 2020)

C.4 52.227-19 COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE LICENSES (DEC 2007)

C.5 52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013)

C.6 VAAR 852.212-70 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO VA

ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2020)

C.7 VAAR 852.212-72 GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (MAR 2020) . 44

C.8 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

C.9 VAAR 852.247-71 DELIVERY LOCATION (OCT 2018)

SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

1. This is a Firm-Fixed Price delivery Order No. 36C10B21F0259 is being placed under

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide

Procurement (SEWP) V Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) NNG15SD21B and all modifications thereto, with FedStore Corporation for the procurement of

Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Backup Servers. All work shall be performed in accordance with Section B.5 - Product Description dated June 25, 2021. Final system design proposals should be developed and provided 30 days after award. Hardware should be shipped 90 days after award (60 days after confirmation of final designs).

Hardware and Software installation, configuration, and implementation should be completed (at all facilities) 60 days after delivery/arrival of hardware

2. The funding summary is as follows:

Total Order Value: $2,235,962.48

Total Base Period: $2,235,962.48 (Fully Funded at award)

Amount Unfunded: $0.00

This delivery order is fully funded.

3. For Billing purposes use Purchase Order Number:

PO# 544-C15255.

***General invoice inquiries can be made to VA FSC. All specific invoice inquiries relating to VA acceptance and invoice certification should be directed to:

Contracting Officer’s Representative:

Name: Carl Cross

Voice: 843-998-0421

Email: carl.cross@va.gov

Questions may be directed to VA FSC at the phone number or email address listed below:

• Tungsten e-Invoice Setup Information: 407-305-4896

• Tungsten http://www.tungseten-network.com

• Tungsten VA buyer number is AAA544240062

• Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@Tungsten-Network.com

• FSC e-Invoice Contact Information: 1-877-353-9791

• FSC e-invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 GOVERNING LAW

Federal law and regulations, including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), shall govern this Contract/Order. Commercial license agreements may be made a part of this Contract/Order but only if both parties expressly make them an addendum hereto, as permitted by FAR 12.212. If the commercial license agreement is not made an addendum, it shall not apply, govern, be a part of or have any effect whatsoever on the

Contract/Order; this includes, but is not limited to, any agreement embedded in the computer software (clickwrap), any agreement that is otherwise delivered with or provided to the Government with the commercial computer software or documentation

(shrinkwrap), or any other license agreement otherwise referred to in any document. If a commercial license agreement is made an addendum, only those provisions addressing data rights regarding the Government’s use, duplication and disclosure of data (e.g., restricted computer software) are included and made a part of this

Contract/Order, and only to the extent that those provisions are not duplicative or inconsistent with Federal law, Federal regulation, the incorporated FAR clauses and the provisions of this Contract/Order; those provisions in the commercial license agreement that do not address data rights regarding the Government’s use, duplication and disclosure of data shall not be included or made a part of the Contract/Order. Federal law and regulation including, without limitation, the Contract Disputes Act (41 U.S.C. §

7101 et seq.), the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. § 1341 et seq.), the Competition in

Contracting Act (41 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq.), the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq.), Contracts for Data Processing or Maintenance (38 USC § 5725), and FAR clauses 52.212-4, 52.227-14, 52.227-19 shall supersede, control, and render ineffective any inconsistent, conflicting, or duplicative provision in any commercial license agreement. In the event of conflict between this clause and any provision in the

Contract/Order or the commercial license agreement or elsewhere, the terms of this clause shall prevail. The Contractor shall deliver to the Government all data first produced under this Contract/Order with unlimited rights as defined by FAR 52.227-14.

Claims of patent or copyright infringement brought against the Government as a party shall be defended by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in accordance with 28

U.S.C. § 516; at the discretion of DOJ, the Contractor may be allowed reasonable participation in the defense of the litigation. Any additional changes to the

Contract/Order must be made by modification (Standard Form 30) and shall only be made by a warranted Contracting Officer. Nothing in this Contract/Order or any commercial license agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity.

B.2 SOFTWARE LICENSE, MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

(1). Definitions.

a) Licensee. The term “licensee” shall mean the U.S. Department of

Veterans Affairs (“VA”) and is synonymous with “Government.”

b) Licensor. The term “licensor” shall mean the Contractor having the necessary license or ownership rights to deliver license, sof tware maintenance and support of the computer software being acquired.

The term “Contractor” is the party identified in Block 17a on the SF1449. If the Contractor is a reseller and not the Licensor, the

Contractor remains responsible for performance under this Contract/Order.

c) Software. The term “software” shall mean the licensed computer software product(s) cited in the Schedule of Supplies/Services.

d) Maintenance. The term “maintenance” is the process of enhancing and optimizing software, as well as remedying defects. It shall include all new fixes, patches, releases, updates, versions and upgrades, as further defined below.

e) Technical Support. The term “technical support” refers to the range of services providing assistance for the software via the telephone, email, a website or otherwise.

f) Release or Update. The term “release” or “update” are terms that refer to a revision of software that contains defect corrections, minor enhancements or improvements of the software’s functionality. This is usually designated by a change in the number to the right of the decimal point (e.g., from Version 5.3 to 5.4). An example of an update is the addition of new hardware.

g) Version or Upgrade. The term “version” or “upgrade” are terms that refer to a revision of software that contains new or improved functionality. This is usually designated by a change in the number to the left of the decimal point (e.g., from Version 5.4 to 6).

(2). Software License.

a) Unless otherwise stated in the Schedule of Supplies/Services, the Performance Work Statement or Product Description, the software license provided to the Government is a perpetual, nonexclusive license to use the software.

b) The Government may use the software in a networked environment.

c) Any dispute regarding the license grant or usage limitations shall be resolved in accordance with the Disputes Clause incorporated in

FAR 52.212-4(d).

d) All limitations of software usage are expressly stated in the

Schedule of Supplies/Services and the Performance Work Statement/Product Description.

(3). Software Maintenance and Technical Support.

a) If the Government desires to continue software maintenance and support beyond the period of performance identified in this Contract/Order, the Government will issue a separate contract or order for maintenance and support. Conversely, if a contract or order for continuing software maintenance and technical support is not received, the Contractor is neither authorized nor permitted to renew any of the previously furnished services.

b) The Contractor shall provide software support services, which includes periodic updates, enhancements and corrections to the software, and reasonable technical support, all of which are customarily provided by the Contractor to its commercial customers so as to cause the software to perform according to its specifications, documentation or demonstrated claims.

c) Any telephone support provided by Contractor shall be at no additional cost.

d) The Contractor shall provide all maintenance services in a timely manner in accordance with the Contractor’s customary practice or as defined in the Performance Work Statement or Product Description. However, prolonged delay (exceeding 2 business days) in resolving software problems will be noted in the Government’s various past performance records on the Contractor

(e.g., www.cpars.gov).

e) If the Government allows the maintenance and support to lapse and subsequently wishes to reinstate it, any reinstatement fee charged shall not exceed the amounts that would have been charged if the Government had not allowed the subscription to lapse.

(4). Disabling Software Code. The Government requires delivery of computer software that does not contain any code that will, upon the occurrence or the nonoccurrence of any event, disable the software. Such code includes but is not limited to a computer virus, restrictive key, node lock, time-out or other function, whether implemented by electronic, mechanical, or other means, which limits or hinders the use or access to any computer software based on residency on a specific hardware configuration, frequency of duration of use, or other limiting criteria. If any such disabling code is present, the Contractor agrees to indemnify the

Government for all damages suffered as a result of a disabling caused by such code, and the contractor agrees to remove such code upon the Government’s request at no extra cost to the Government. Inability of the Contractor to remove the disabling software code will be considered an inexcusable delay and a material breach of contract, and the Government may exercise its right to terminate for cause. In addition, the Government is permitted to remove the code as it deems appropriate and charge the Contractor for consideration for the time and effort expended in removing the code.

http://www.cpars.gov/

(5). Manuals and Publications. Upon Government request, the Contractor shall furnish the most current version of the user manual and publications for all products/services provided under this Contract/Order at no cost.

B.3 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR: ATTN: Andrew Cayouette, ACayouette@fedstore.com

FedStore Corporation

1 Preserve Parkway, Suite 620

Rockville, Maryland 20852-4272

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C10B Kendra M. Casebolt

Technology Acquisition Center

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

[X] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award

Management, or

[] 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

a. Quarterly []

b. Semi-Annually []

a. c. Other [X] After Government acceptance of Deliverables in

Section B.4, Price Schedule and in accordance with Section B.5, Product Description.

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic

Submission of Payment Requests.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

AMENDMENT NO DATE

B.4 PRICE SCHEDULE

Base Period

See Period of Performance within CLINs

CLIN Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Extended Price

0001 Final System Design

Proposals in accordance with (IAW)

Product Description

(PD) Paragraphs 1.0 and associated subparagraphs.

This Firm-Fixed Price

(FFP) Contract Line

Item Number (CLIN) includes all labor, materials, project management, travel, and deliverables required for the successful completion of the services detailed in PD Paragraphs 1.0 inclusive of all subparagraphs.

Period of Performance:

30 Days from Award.

JB 1 NSP NSP

0002 HyperFlex – Small

Small 4-Node Cisco

HX Cluster for

Tuscaloosa

EA 1 $106,272.56 $106,272.56

0003 HyperFlex – Medium EA 3 $187,501.38 $562,504.14

Medium 6-Node HX

Cluster for Dublin, Montgomery and

Columbia

0004 HyperFlex – Large

Large 8-Node HX

Cluster for Atlanta

EA 1 $354,790.72 $354,790.72

0005 HyperFlex Expansion

2-Node HX Expansion for Birmingham

EA 1 $56,772.74 $56,772.74

0006 Nexus 93180YC-FX

Top of Rack Switches

Each new cluster site will receive (2) switches. Birmingham already has these in their existing cluster

EA 10 $12,069.25 $120,692.50

0007 10Gb X2 Transceivers

10Gb X2 Transceivers for connections to

OI&T Cores

EA 20 $743.92 $14,878.40

0008 Training Credits

Training for Cisco HX

Platform

EA 120 $88.56 $10,627.20

0009 APC AR 3305 45U

Rack

Rack for Atlanta

EA 1 $1,766.20 $1,766.20

0010 APC AP 8930

Switched PDU

PDU pair for Atlanta rack

EA 2 $798.19 $1,596.38

0011 APC Smart-UPS EA 2 $3,570.59 $7,141.18

5000VA

Smart UPS for

Montgomery

0012 Miscellaneous MM

Fiber Cables

Fiber cables for connection between

N93180YC and OI&T

Cores (C6509)

EA 20 $29.80 $596.00

0013 Installation Services

Hardware installation, cabling, and configuration on VA network

EA 1 $16,082.47 $16,082.47

0014 ScaleProtect – Small

Small 3-Node Backup

Cluster 35TB Usable for Tuscaloosa

EA 1 $70,456.62 $70,456.62

0015 ScaleProtect –

Medium

Medium 3-Node

Backup Cluster 75TB

Usable for Dublin, Montgomery and

Columbia

EA 3 $77,458.94 $232,376.82

0016 ScaleProtect – Large

Large 3-Node Backup

Cluster 151TB Usable for Atlanta and

Expansion for

Birmingham

EA 2 $87,882.48 $175,764.96

0017 Complete Backup &

Recovery

Covers up to 200TB

EA 1 $298,650.23 $298,650.23

for the VISN

0018 CommVault Training

Covers training for the entire VISN

EA 1 $23,913.00 $23,913.00

0019 Installation Services

Covers backup installation and configuration for all sites

EA 1 $177,369.02 $177,369.02

0020 Installation Services for HX Expansion

Deployment services for expansion of HX cluster in Birmingham

EA 1 $3,711.34 $3,711.34

Total Order $2,235,962.48

B.5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Health Administration

VISN 7 HTM

Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Backup Servers

Date: June 25, 2021

TAC- VA-21-00070845

PD Version Number: 2.0

1.0 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires a hyperconverged infrastructure and backup solution to include hardware, software, installation, maintenance, warranty and training. The Contractor is responsible for the complete turn-key installation of the equipment and must bring the systems into an operational ready state.

Final system design proposals should be developed and provided 30 days after award.

Hardware should be shipped 90 days after award (60 days after confirmation of final designs). Hardware and Software installation, configuration, and implementation should be completed (at all facilities) 60 days after delivery/arrival of hardware.

This requirement is for a system that is compatible with the current operational system in the Birmingham VA Medical Center (VAMC), which is running a Cisco Hyperflex system matching the specifications listed below.

a. 8 HX240C-M5L nodes

b. Intel 6248 CPU at 2.5 GHz

c. VMware ESXi 6.7 Hypervisor

The hyper-converged server nodes shall connect over redundant 25G copper twinax directly to a pair of redundant Cisco fabric interconnects (brand name or equivalent switch fabric/server manager) to be provided by this award that can also manage the

“server node’s profiles” natively within the switching/networking platforms operating system through use of server profile templates (to enable swift node replacement and node additions through managing mac address pools, etc.). This switching fabric/server manager system shall provide full 25gbit/s upload and download, and all east/west traffic shall be accomplished with no more than a single network hop. The switching fabric/server manager is also required to be able to update server bios/firmware through server profiles to increase operational efficiency with minimal biomedical engineering staff involvement. It is also desired (where possible) to have the server and switch fabric be one or two versions bios/firmware/driver set/OS “behind” (where possible) in order to test these infrastructure updating features fully once physically racked/cabled opposed to doing these updates “live” and in production to later discover configuration errors.

Prior to loading the onsite hyperconverged software, however, the bios/firmware/drivers will be loaded to the latest recommended version by the hyperconverged vendor.

This switch/server management and networking platform shall be approved to connect to redundant (per site) VA OIT layer 3 switches over 10/25Gb fiber (which also shall be provided by this award), with the layer 3 management switches to connect to hospital cores over 10G fiber. All servers, switches, and networking components leverage any complimentary/discounted hardware and/or software warranty coverage/support between national VA and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to minimize ongoing support costs and maximize return of investment (where available).

Basic Requirement:

The Contractor shall provide a complete working solution with the following components and any parts, licensing, accessories or ancillary services required. The Contractor shall provide all cabling, transceivers, and licensing required for inter-switch links, keep-alive, cluster interconnects, and similar connectivity required for full production readiness.

Description Quantity Comments

HyperFlex - Small 1 Small 4-Node Cisco HX Cluster for Tuscaloosa

HyperFlex -

Medium 3

Medium 6-Node HX Cluster for Dublin, Montgomery and Columbia

HyperFlex - Large 1 Large 8-Node HX Cluster for Atlanta

HyperFlex

Expansion 1 2-Node HX Expansion for Birmingham

Nexus 93180YC-

FX Top of Rack

Switches

Each new cluster site will receive (2) switches.

Birmingham already has these in their existing cluster

10Gb X2

Transceivers 20

10Gb X2 Transceivers for connections to OI&T

Cores

Training Credits 120 Training for Cisco HX Platform

APC AR 3305 45U

Rack 1 Rack for Atlanta

APC AP 8930

Switched PDU 2 PDU pair for Atlanta rack

APC Smart-UPS

5000VA 2 Smart UPS for Montgomery

Miscellaneous MM

Fiber Cables 20

Fiber cables for connection between N93180YC and OI&T Cores (C6509)

Installation

Services 1

Hardware installation, cabling, and configuration on VA network

ScaleProtect -

Small 1

Small 3-Node Backup Cluster 35TB Usable for

Tuscaloosa

ScaleProtect -

Medium 3-Node Backup Cluster 75TB Usable for

Medium Dublin, Montgomery and Columbia

ScaleProtect -

Large 2

Large 3-Node Backup Cluster 151TB Usable for

Atlanta and Expansion for Birmingham

Complete Backup

& Recovery 1 Covers up to 200TB for the VISN

CommVault

Training 1 Covers training for the entire VISN

Installation

Services 1

Covers backup installation and configuration for all sites

Installation

Services for HX

Expansion 1

Deployment services for expansion of HX cluster in Birmingham

Place of Performance:

Efforts under this effort shall be performed at the following VISN 7 facilities:

Atlanta VAMC:

Address: Atlanta VA Medical Center

1670 Clairmont Road

Decatur, GA 30033

Birmingham VAMC:

Address: Birmingham VA Medical Center

700 South 19th Street

Birmingham, AL 35233

Montgomery VAMC:

Address: Central Alabama VA Health Care System

215 Perry Hill Road

Montgomery, AL 36109

Columbia VAMC:

Address: Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center

6439 Garners Ferry Road

Columbia, SC 29209

Dublin VAMC:

Address: Carl Vinson VA Medical Center

1826 Veterans Boulevard

Dublin, GA 31021

Tuscaloosa VAMC:

Address: Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center

3701 Loop Road East

Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

HYPER-CONVERGED CLUSTER REQUIREMENTS

Refer to attachment: “HCI and Backup System Materials.xlsx” for product requirements.

Below are the minimum specifications.

Category Minimum Server System Specifications

Processor

Two Intel 6248R per server

Server shall contain a minimum CPU socket count of two (2).

Provided CPUs shall have a minimum of twenty logical cores.

Provided CPUs shall have a minimum standard core clock speed of 3.0 GHz.

Server shall contain a minimum of 35.75MB L3 Cache per socket

Server shall use CPUs that are virtualization aware, fully supported by VMware ESXi 6.x, and support the VT-x or AMD-

V extensions.

Memory (RAM)

Server shall use memory modules of all the same type and size

Clusters shall contain the following minimum amount of DDR4

RDIMM RAM per cluster size:

8 node: 3072GB

6 node: 1536GB

4 node: 768GB

2 node expansion: 768GB

Server shall use memory that is compatible with CPU with full error correction capability including ECC

Spec CPU2006 Integer Rate Base value >= 1900

Server memory shall match operational CPU and bus speed requirements to meet the Performance Benchmark requirement.

Provided RAM shall have an operational speed of 2933MHz.

Storage

Clusters shall contain the following minimum amount of usable storage per cluster size:

8 node: 243TB, 6G SSD

6 node: 69TB, 6G SSD

4 node: 23TB, 6G SSD

2 node expansion: 192TB, 7.2K RPM HDD

Internal Storage

Server shall include two SSDs with the following salient characteristics:

240GB capacity

M.2 form factor

Minimum 4KiB random read performance of 500,000 IOPS

Minimum 4KiB random write performance of 90,000 IOPS

Mean-time between failure (MTBF) of 1.0 million hours or greater

Minimum endurance of three drive writes per day

Connectivity

Solution aggregation devices shall support

40GB/25GB/10GB/1GB as well as FCOE and 16gb Fiber

Channel with SAN Zoning capability.

Flexibility

The proposed platform shall support the replacement of a failed server by transferring the server identity/parameters to the new server through the server management software without additional server configuration.

Power

Server shall include a minimum of two (2) power supply units.

Server shall be capable of fully functioning with one failed power supply.

Power supplies shall operate on 110v and 208v power with automated switching between these two voltages.

Server shall include both C13/C14 and C13/NEMA 5-15 power cords for all power supplies

Cooling Fan Cooling Fan Server system shall have N+1 redundant cooling fans.

Out-of-Band (OOB)

Management

Server shall contain and be licensed for remote command-line and console-level access using dedicated OOB network interface.

OOB Management interface shall use secure IP-based remote management that complies with all VA security requirements.

OOB Management shall be able to remotely power on/off/reset server.

OOB management connection shall permit the remote connection of ISO files and optical media using dedicated OOB network interface.

OOB Management shall provide for remote keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) access to the server system using dedicated

OOB network interface.

OOB Management shall integrate with existing VA Active

Directory for administrator authentication.

OOB Management shall be support sending Simple Network

Management Protocol SNMP and simple mail transport protocol

SMTP e-mail alerts during critical system events.

Server Hardware

Vendor Support

Server hardware and software shall provide mission-critical level support shall include 24x7 coverage 365 days/year.

Server support shall provide less than 1 hour initial engineer-level response time.

Server support shall provide 4-hour on-site response time for emergency dispatches and a maximum 8-hour time to repair or replace.

Server support shall provide "Keep your hard drive"; all storage drives are kept by VA in the event of warranty/service replacement.

Installation

The Contractor shall provide on-site installation services to complete installation of all systems under this procurement.

Installation shall include mounting of all systems, verifying storage connectivity to comply with vendor documented best practices for high availability and remote access management devices.

The Contractor performing the installation shall be certified by the proposed OEM to perform the installation and configuration of services.

The cost of travel for Contractor personnel for installation of the storage systems shall be included in the cost of the server system line items.

HCI Specific

Requirements

Solution must be able to upgrade HCI software, ESXi software, and all compute node firmware (BIOS, NIC, GPU, Chipset) via a single one click portal in a single workflow.

Solution must be able to connect to vCenter version 6.7u3j

Solution must not require data to be local to the node the vm is currently running on.

Solution must do inline deduplication and compression with NO performance impact nor additional licensing

Solution must support compute only nodes in the ESXi based

HCI cluster with no local storage nor additional licensing

Solution must be able to connect to any existing Fibre Channel

SAN and be able to present SAN block storage to VM’s running inside HCI cluster.

SWITCH REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide two (2) Cisco Nexus 93180 switches to each applicable facility to support production and redundancy.

Minimum Characteristics of the Production Support Switch

• Backplane: 12.84 Tbps of bandwidth and 4.3 bpps

• MACSec Encryption: 16 ports wire-rate MACsec encryption

• Power Supplies: (2) Nexus NEBs AC 500W PSU or equivalent which will leverage 90 –

295 VAC and provide C13-14 cables that align to VA PDUs.

• Fan Trays: Hot-swappable, dual fan trays with redundant fans

• Intake/Exhaust: Port-side intake or Port side exhaust airflow direction

• System memory: 32GB

• SSD: 256GB

• USB: 1 port

• RS-232 serial console ports: 1

• Management ports: 2 (1 x 10/100/1000BASE-T)

• CPU: 4 cores

• Ports: 6 fixed 40/100G QSFP ports and 48 fixed 1/10/25G SFP+ ports

Transceivers

• Two 10GBASE-SR SFP Modules per switch

• Two 10GBASE X2 Modules per switch for connection to VA OI&T Core Switches

Active Optical Cable

• One 10GBASE Active Optical SFP+ Cable per pair of switches (one per facility)

• 1 meter length

All Cisco Nexus 93180 switches shall ship with the following accessories:

• Vendor shall supply all fiber uplink, transceivers, accessories and ethernet cables for production and management switches based on site assessment.

BACKUP REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide backup server hardware and licenses for the life of the system each HCI system to protect the server nodes in the event of failures.

CommVault ScaleProtect software shall be installed and configured across backup nodes. The Contractor shall provide an engineered and tested solution, to include components that are part of a validated design architecture. The Contractor shall also provide reference architecture documentation to include configuration guide, topology documents, and network diagrams as necessary to configure or troubleshoot the design. The backup node hardware/configuration shall meet or exceed the following requirements for each individual HCI system previously described for each facility:

Minimum Characteristics of the Backup (ScaleProtect) system

• Cluster: 3 nodes per each facility’s backup system

• Size: No larger than 2U per node

• Processor: Minimum of 2 CPU sockets per server, 2 Intel 4216 with speed of 2.1 GHz per server

• Drives: Up to 12 front-facing internal LFF drives and 2 rear drives

• Storage: Configurations of Small (35TB), Medium (75TB), and Large (151TB) usable capacity per cluster are required, utilizing 6G SATA 7.2K RPM LFF HDD

• RAID: Optimized M.2 RAID Controller per node

• Memory: Backup clusters shall have at least 24 modules of 64GB DDR4-2933-MHz

LRDIMM.

1.1 TRAVEL

The Government anticipates travel under this effort to perform tasks associated with the installation/deployment, including a site assessment. At a minimum, this is two (2) trips for each location, however additional trips would be required if the installation/deployment cannot be completed successfully in one visit due to unforeseen issues. All meetings and conferences shall be conducted remotely. Include all estimated travel costs in your firm-fixed price line items. These costs will not be directly reimbursed by the Government.

1.2 ONE TIME CONTRACTOR SERVICES

1.2.1 SITE ASSESMENT

The Contractor shall perform an onsite assessment at each location to determine the specific cabling, rack, network connections and power needs prior to shipping out for installation. The Contractor shall deliver a proposed server rack diagram, which includes the location of each piece of hardware along with the detailed network connections and power requirements, in an electronic document no later than 10 business days after the onsite assessment.

1.2.2 INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION and SETUP The Contractor shall have a dedicated Project Manager and Technical Lead assigned to this project. The Contractor shall provide a dedicated technical team to perform installation and configuration services at all facilities. Any changes to the Contractor technical team shall not have an adverse effect on configuration, installation, or achieving operational readiness.

The Contractor shall supply cabling, transceivers, and any ancillary components required to produce a fully functional configuration at each facility. The Contractor shall provide professional installation services necessary to install all hardware, cabling, and ancillary components and ensure all components are configured for remote management. For applicable locations identified in Section 1, installation services shall include the following:

1. Unbox, configure, and install network racks. Elevate racks onto extendable legs and ensure rack is level with the floor.

2. If a seismic rack is required, provide and install seismic rack bolt-down kits.

3. Install PDUs and plug into VA-provided electrical outlets.

4. Install all hardware included in this PD.

5. Provide and install any cabling and transceivers necessary to deliver a fully functional compute platform, including any cabling required to connect the network switch hardware to VA-provided upstream switches.

6. Configure out-of-band management addresses, credentials, and other configuration parameters required to provide remote management access to all hardware. Verify remote connectivity with VA platforms and storage POCs designated by the COR prior to departure from the site.

7. Collapse and dispose of all waste materials using waste receptacles or collection areas designated by VA site POCs.

All cabling provided and installed as part of this PD shall meet the following requirements:

1. The Contractor shall provide and install all cabling required to connect all specified hardware to VA-provided network switch ports. This includes a minimum of two cables for each network switch. The Contractor shall determine the quantity, length, and type of all cables during the site readiness activity.

2. Structured cabling shall be installed between the server racks and the horizontal distribution areas where the site’s aggregation switches are located.

3. Fiber trunks shall be routed diversely from each rack to the horizontal distribution area.

4. All cabling shall include any cable management equipment necessary to provide a neat and workmanlike installation.

5. Cabling shall be installed in a manner that maximizes intake and exhaust airflow.

6. All cabling shall be clearly, legibly, and permanently labeled on both ends. Each label shall be marked in accordance with the Infrastructure Standard for

Telecommunications Spaces (https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dguide/OIT-

InfrastrucStdsTelecommSpaces.pdf). Implementation procedures and design diagrams shall identify cabling by color.

7. The type, length and quantity of network cables may vary by site and shall be determined by the Contractor via a site readiness activity performed by the

Contractor prior to shipment.

8. The Contractor shall complete Tier 1 certification on each cable assembly to confirm continuity, length, loss, and polarity and Tier 2 Optical Time Domain

Reflectometer (OTDR) for loss and reflectance. The Contractor shall use Multi-

Fiber Push-On Connector (MPO) to MPO test reference cords in accordance with manufacturer and shall complete testing as required by the Telecommunications

Industry (TIA), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and Building

Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) standards. The Contractor shall provide VA with electronic test results.

The Contractor shall perform the following tasks during installation:

1. Visual hardware validation

a. Identify any visible hardware issues and report them to the VA PM and site POC https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dguide/OIT-InfrastrucStdsTelecommSpaces.pdf https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dguide/OIT-InfrastrucStdsTelecommSpaces.pdf

b. Perform any return merchandise authorization (RMA) activities required to correct hardware issues, to include interacting with the Original Equipment

Manufacturer (OEM), boxing and shipping the failed hardware back to the

OEM and receiving and installing the replacement hardware.

2. Connection check

a. Confirm all network connections are displaying appropriate connectivity according to VA-provided network plan

i. Ensure all network interfaces have required cabling (as appropriate)

ii. Ensure power cabling for all hardware is equally split between A/B-side PDUs

Ensure all servers are discovered and displayed in server management utility (e.g.

Cisco UCS Manager). Correct any hardware or connectivity issues displayed.

The Contractor shall perform the following tasks following installation:

1. Ensure no errors or faults are present on any hardware.

2. Ensure VA-provided policies and profiles deploy as expected and troubleshoot as necessary.

Interact with the OEM as needed to perform additional troubleshooting and delivery a fully functional system. The Contractor shall include a single point of contact for support of any hardware or software included as part of the system. Assigned Customer

Advocate provides best practices recommendations and guidance on new implementations and product support.

The Contractor shall perform a site readiness activity for each site prior to delivery. As part of the site readiness activity, the Contractor shall confirm the following prior to shipment:

1. The facility is ready to receive the hardware.

2. The facility can perform logistics activities, including tagging the hardware, prior to installation.

3. The facility can provide the appropriate electrical outlets for each PDU.

4. The facility can provide space for the network racks.

5. The facility can provide cooling for all hardware.

6. The facility can escort the Contractor within the data center as needed.

7. In conjunction with VA LAN staff, the location of upstream VA-provided switches and the specific switch ports to be used.

8. The length and type of cable required for each cabling requirement.

9. The type of transceiver required for upstream network connections.

10. The IP addresses, subnet masks, gateways, and (if appropriate) VLAN IDs for any Contractor-configured network interfaces.

Scheduling of all installations shall be coordinated by the Contractor with VA site POCs.

List of VA Site POCs will be provided after award. The Contractor shall verify individual

POCs for each facility with VA prior to commencing work at each location.

VA anticipates work may be required outside of business hours, including evenings and weekends. The Contractor shall coordinate all onsite work with VA to minimize impact to routine business operations.

1.3 OPERATIONAL TEST AND VERIFICATION

Following hardware installation and configuration, the Contractor shall work with assigned VA staff to create storage pools, Common Internet File System (CIFS) shares.

The Contracting team shall work with OI&T platforms to ensure that all nodes are operational with zero errors. Successful deployment of the nodes shall serve as User

Acceptance Test and Validation and user acceptance for a given installation site.

1.4.TRAINING

The Contractor shall provide management and administration training in both Cisco HX and CommVault platforms.

The Contractor shall provide virtual training for all hardware installed, hardware management utilities, and storage metrics. Training shall provide an overview of hardware components, routine management operations, and troubleshooting of common issues. The training shall cover the information to allow VA staff to sustain and operate the solution over the life of the systems, including all elements of the solution: computer, network, storage, and the applications provided to maintain the systems. The training shall also cover detailed use of the centralized support servers and centralized management tools provided by the solution. The Contractor shall provide Training Materials to include a training outline, training approach, training curriculum, training schedule, and an end-user summary/cheat sheet.

The courses shall be taught by a certified OEM Instructor. Training shall include credits to allow each student to take a vendor authorized certification exam relevant to the course material. Course Material shall be provided by the Contractor. Training units shall be utilized towards formal administrative courses with live virtual instructor led training and courses can be taken independently by each student with their own schedule at OEM’s website offerings via live instructor or VA can register 12 students at a time to get live instructed course with VA’s schedule. Upon exercising training units, units shall be valid without an expiration date until training is scheduled and completed. Each unit shall provide training to one full time VA employee.1.5

VMWare Licensing and Installation.

VMWare licensing will be provided by the VMWare Enterprise Licensing Agreement that is in place with the VA currently. We will require that esxi version 6.7 is installed. It will need to be able to communicate with the OI&T vCenter version 6.7u3j once installed.

No vCenter/PSC instances internal to the HCI cluster will be used. All HCI clusters will be integrated and managed by already existing vCenter/PSC/UCSC instances in the VA

Enterprise as appropriate. VA Enterprise OIT staff will be assigned to work closely with vendor provided installers, project manager, and local/VISN site POCs to facilitate ELA licensing and integration into the VA’s virtualization infrastructure.

1.6 Hardware Remediation

All platform product proposals shall include hardware mitigation of:

- Spectre, SpectreNG, SpectreRSB

- Meltdown

- L1TF

- Store-to-Leak Forwarding, ZombieLoad, Fallout, RIDL

If hardware mitigation is not possible, the platform shall be delivered with software

(firmware) mitigation of all vulnerabilities. No additional action shall be required by VA to remediate vulnerabilities.

If the platform has a variant that has hardware mitigation, this platform must be proposed with an explanation provided that this platform is required to address vulnerabilities with hardware mitigation. Note if a processor generation change is required, any compatibility changes to component hardware (ex: chipset, memory) shall be included with the proposed processor platform.

The Contractor shall provide VA with documentation to include version of firmware components, release notes and OEM verification that components will be delivered with remediation in place for all known vulnerabilities.

The VA will NOT procure hardware that does not have mitigated vulnerabilities. Do not propose hardware that does not have hardware or software remediation in place.

The platform product proposal shall also include the following components or configuration:

- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) v2.0 (hardware, not emulation)

- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and UEFI Secure Boot

For Server platforms only: Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or Remote Server

Administration (RSA) with a dedicated or shared interface. The platform will include any required licensing to support out of band management including remote access

(console), remote media attachment, and remote firmware and hardware monitoring for the lifecycle of the proposed platform.

1.7 MAINTENANCE (TECHNICAL SUPPORT)

The Contractor shall provide up to 12 months of maintenance support for the hardware and software included in this PD. The warranty period shall commence upon VA inspection and acceptance of hardware and installation and shall co-term with the date of delivery order award.

The maintenance services shall adhere to the following requirements:

1. Support services shall be available by phone 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

2. An OEM-certified technician shall arrive onsite for any incident requiring an onsite response within four (4) hours of incident notification.

3. Replacements for failed hardware shall be delivered within four (4) hours of incident notification.

4. The OEM shall provide current versions of all software included in this PD throughout the warranty period.

VA does not require any maintenance or support services for Cisco hardware of software products. Maintenance and support of Cisco components are included under the VA Cisco Enterprise Support Agreement. All Cisco components will be ordered and placed under the VA Cisco contract: 94365522.

2.0 NOTICE OF THE FEDERAL ACCESSIBILITY LAW AFFECTING ALL

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

PROCUREMENTS (SECTION 508)

On January 18, 2017, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

(Access Board) revised and updated, in a single rulemaking, standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as our guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act of 1934. The revisions and updates to the Section 508-based standards and Section 255-based guidelines are intended to ensure that information and communication technology (ICT) covered by the respective statutes is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.

2.1 SECTION 508 – INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

STANDARDS

The Section 508 standards established by the Access Board are incorporated into, and made part of all VA orders, solicitations and purchase orders developed to procure ICT.

These standards are found in their entirety at: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines. A printed copy of the standards will be supplied upon request.

Federal agencies must comply with the updated Section 508 Standards beginning on

January 18, 2018. The Final Rule as published in the Federal Register is available from the Access Board: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule.

The Contractor shall comply with “508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements” for all electronic ICT and content delivered under this contract. Specifically, as appropriate for the technology and its functionality, the Contractor shall comply with the technical standards marked here:

E205 Electronic Content – (Accessibility Standard -WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA

Guidelines)

E204 Functional Performance Criteria

E206 Hardware Requirements

E207 Software Requirements

E208 Support Documentation and Services Requirements

2.2 COMPATABILITY WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

The standards do not require installation of specific accessibility-related software or attachment of an assistive technology device. Section 508 requires that ICT be compatible with such software and devices so that ICT can be accessible to and usable by individuals using assistive technology, including but not limited to screen readers, screen magnifiers, and speech recognition software.

https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule

2.3 ACCEPTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING

Deliverables resulting from this solicitation will be accepted based in part on satisfaction of the Section 508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements standards identified above.

The Government reserves the right to test for Section 508 Compliance before delivery.

The Contractor shall be able to demonstrate Section 508 Compliance upon Deliverables resulting from this solicitation will be accepted based in part on satisfaction of the

Section 508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements standards identified above.

The Government reserves the right to test for Section 508 Compliance before delivery.

The Contractor shall be able to demonstrate Section 508 Compliance upon delivery.

2.4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USING ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS

The Contractor shall comply with Sections 524 and Sections 525 of the Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007; Section 104 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;

Executive Order 13834, “Efficient Federal Operations”, dated May 17, 2018; Executive

Order 13221, “Energy-Efficient Standby Power Devices,” dated August 2, 2001; and the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide ENERGY STAR®, Federal Energy

Management Program (FEMP) designated, low standby power, and Electronic Product

Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registered products in providing information technology products and/or services.

The Contractor shall ensure that information technology products are procured and/or services are performed with products that meet and/or exceed ENERGY STAR, FEMP designated, low standby power, and EPEAT guidelines. The Contractor shall provide/use products that earn the ENERGY STAR label and meet the ENERGY STAR specifications for energy efficiency.