NNG15SD21B 36C10B21F0309 Final Signed.pdf

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NAICS:

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TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

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18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW IS CHECKED

SEE ADDENDUM

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

ITEM NO. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DATED ________________________________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY (BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED SET FORTH HEREIN IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

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PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

STANDARD FORM 1449

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 48

509-21-2-528-0201

509-C15259

NNG15SD21B

36C10B21F0309

AWARDED:

EFFECTIVE:

Joseph Vivolo 848-377-5105

Department of Veterans Affairs

Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way

Eatontown NJ 07724 x 100 x

541519

N/A

See Delivery Schedule

23 Christopher Way

FedStore Corporation

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 Servers, VMWare and

CommVault Software for Hyperconverged Infrastructure.

Purchase Order Number: 509-C15259

$592,098.63

509-3610160-528-820100-3131 010044175

ARM: 139432

Kendra Casebolt

Contracting Officer

9/13/2021

NNG15SD21B 36C10B21F0309

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) . 47

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

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

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

36C10B21F0309

1. This is a Firm-Fixed Price Task Order No. 36C10B21F0309 issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of basic contract NNG15SD21B and modifications thereto.

2. All work shall be performed in accordance with Section B.5 Product Description entitled “Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Backup Servers” dated August 16, 2021, version 2.0.

3. The funding summary is as follows:

Total Order Value: $592,098.63

Total Base Period: $592,098.63 (Fully Funded at award)

Amount Unfunded: $0.00

Final system design proposals shall be developed and provided 60 days after award. Hardware shall be shipped 120 days after award (60 days after confirmation of final designs). Hardware and Software installation, configuration, and implementation shall be completed (at all facilities) 60 days after delivery/arrival of hardware.

4. For Billing purposes use Purchase Order Number:

PO# 509-C15259.

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

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

5. Contracting Officer’s Representative:

Name: Marina McGruder

Voice: 706-733-0188 x3349

Email: marina.mcgruder@va.gov mailto:vafsccshd@va.gov mailto:marina.mcgruder@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, software 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

Department of Veterans Affairs

Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way

Eatontown NJ 07724

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 Price Total Price

0001 Final System Design 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: 60

Days from Award.

JB 1 $36,204.50 $36,204.50

0002 Cisco C240 All-Flash

M5 Servers (HCI Nodes)

EA 8

(4 for each site)

NSP NSP

0003 UCS C220 M5 LFF

Servers (Backup Nodes)

EA 6

(3 for each site)

NSP NSP

0004 Cisco 6454 Fabric Interconnects

EA 4

(2 for each site)

NSP NSP

0005 Cisco Nexus

93180YC-FX Top of Rack (ToR) Switches

EA 4

(2 for each site)

NSP NSP

0006 Cisco Hperconverged System

EA 2 $0.00 $0.00

0007 Cisco HyperFlex HX240c M5 All Flash

Nodes

EA 8 $1,206.41 $9,651.28

0008 Cisco 12G Modular

SAS HBA for up to 26 drives

EA 8 $372.99 $2,983.92

0009 3.8TB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G

SATA SSD

EA 48 $2,000.46 $96,022.08

0010 240GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G

SATA SSD

EA 8 $161.71 $1,293.68

0011 240GB STAT M 2 EA 16 $117.87 $1,885.92

0012 Cisco UCS VIC 1457

Quad Port 10/25G

SFP28 CAN MLOM

EA 8 $495.26 $3,962.08

0013 32GB Micro SD Card for UCS MS Servers

EA 8 $48.47 $387.76

0014 Ball Bearing Rail Kit for C220 M4 and C240 M4 rack servers

EA 8 $48.47 $387.76

0015 Mini Storage carrier for M.2 SATA/NVME

EA 8 $65.65 $525.20

0016 Heat sink for UCS C240 MS rack servers 150W CPUs & below

EA 16 $0.00 $0.00

0017 HXAF240C MS

Security Bezel

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0018 UCS C-Series M5

SFF drive blanking panel

EA 144 $0.00 $0.00

0019 Intel 6248R 3Ghz/205W

24C/35.75MB DDR4

EA 16 $2,313.30 $37,012.80

2944MHz 0020 Factory Installed vSphere SW 6.7

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0021 Factory Installed VMware vSphere 6.7 SW Download

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0022 16GB DDR4-2933-

MHz RDIMM/1xRx4/1.2v

EA 192 $293.24 $56,302.08

0023 800GB 2.5in

Enterprise Performance 12G SAS SSD (3x endurance)

EA 8 $1,016.52 $8,132.16

0024 Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250

VAC 10A, C14-C13

Connectors

EA 16 $0.00 $0.00

0025 Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for UCS servers

EA 8 $16.52 $132.16

0026 C240 Rear UCS-

RAID-M5HD SAS

cbl(1)kitinclfan,bkpln

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0027 Riser 1 3PCle slots (x8, x16, x8); slot 3 req CPU2, for T4

EA 8 $43.84 $350.72

0028 Cisco UCS 1050W AV Power Supply for Rack Server

EA 16 $160.61 $2,569.76

0029 C240 M5 PCle Riser

Blanking Panel

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0030 UCS Fabric

Interconnect 6454

EA 4 $9,914.14 $39,656.56

0031 UCS 6332/6454

Power supply/100-

240VAC

EA 8 $308.44 $2,467.52

0032 UCS 6332/6454

Chassis Accessory Kit

EA 4 $0.00 $0.00

0033 UCS 6332/6454 Fan

Module

EA 16 $0.00 $0.00

0034 UCS Manager v4.1 EA 4 $0.00 $0.00

0035 Cabinet Jumper

Power Cord, 250

VAC 10A, C14-C13

Connectors

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0036 25GBASE-CU EA 28 $27.54 $771.12

SFP28 Cable 3 Meter

0037 40GBASE-CR4

Passive Copper Cable, 1m

EA 8 $187.18 $1,497.44

0038 Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform Standard Edition 5 Yr

Subscription

EA 8 $0.00 $0.00

0039 HyperFlex Data

Platform Standard Edition 5 Yr Subscription

EA 8 $8,773.00 $70,184.00

0040 Nexus 9300 with 48p 1/10/25G, 6p

40/100G, MACsec

EA 4

(2 per site)

$9,987.58 $39,950.32

0041 Nexus 3K/9K Fixed

Accessory Kit, 1RU front and rear removal

EA 4

(2 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0042 Nexus NEBs AC 500W PSU- Port side exhaust

EA 8

(4 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0043 Nexus Fan, 30CFM, poer side exhause airflow

EA 16

(8 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0044 Nexus 9500, 9300, 3000 Base NX-OS Software Rel 9.3.3

EA 4

(2 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0045 Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250

VAC 10A, C12-C13

Connectors

EA 8

(4 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0046 10GBASE-CU SFP+

Cable 1 meter

EA 4

(2 per site)

$332.92 $1,331.68

0047 Dummy PID for mode selection

EA 4

(2 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0048 OPT OUT for “Default” DCN

Subscription Selection

EA 4

(2 per site)

$0.00 $0.00

0049 10GBASE-SR SFP

MODULE,

ENTERPRISE-

CLASS

EA 8 $285.08 $2,280.64

0050 10GBASE-SR X2

Module

EA 8 $853.69 $6,829.52

0051 Cisco Intersight SaaS EA 1 $0.00 $0.00

0052 Cisco Intersight EA 14 $306.81 $4,295.34

Connected Virtual Appliance -essentials

0053 IMC Supervisor- Advanced- 1 Server License

EA 14 $0.00 $0.00

0054 UCS Central Power

Per Server – 1 Server License

EA 14 $0.00 $0.00

0055 Basic Support for

DCM

EA 14 $0.00 $0.00

0056 10GBASE-SR SFP

MODULE,

ENTERPRISE-

CLASS

EA 8 $284.67 $2,277.36

0057 UCS C220 MS LFF

w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, PSU

EA 6 $1,093.84 $6,563.04

0058 16GB DDR4-2933-

MHz RDIMM/1Rx4/1.2v

EA 48 $358.41 $17,203.68

0059 6TB 12G SAS 7.2K

RPM LFF HDD (4K)

EA 24 $593.75 $14,250.00

0060 Cisco UCS VIC 1457

Quad Port 10/25G

SFP28 CAN MLOM

EA 6 $605.32 $3,631.92

0061 960GB SATA M.2 EA 12 $511.35 $6,136.20

0062 Cisco UCS 700W AC Power Supply for Rack Server

EA 12 $188.22 $2,258.64

0063 Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250

VAC 10A, C14-C13

Connectors

EA 12 $0.00 $0.00

0064 Friction Rail Kit for C220 M4 and M5 rack servers

EA 6 $47.12 $282.72

0065 IMC SW latest release for C-Series Servers

EA 6 $0.00 $0.00

0066 Data Protection

Platform

EA 6 $3,216.55 $19,299.30

0067 Data Protection

(CommVault, Veeam only)

EA 6 $665.83 $3,994.98

0068 Mini Storage carrier for M.2 SATA/NVME

EA 6 $0.00 $0.00

0069 Heat sink for UCS EA 12 $0.00 $0.00

C220 M5 rack servers 150W CPUs & below

0070 Intel 4210R 2.4GHz/100W

10C/13.75MB DDR4

2400MHz

EA 12 $538.28 $6,459.36

0071 SAS RAID KIT for C220M5L

EA 6 $565.48 $3,392.88

0072 Cisco HHHL AIC

1.6T HGST SN260

NVMe Extreme Perf High Endrnc

EA 6 $2,071.51 $12,429.06

0073 POWER CORD,

200/240V 6A

NORTH AMERICA

EA 44 $19.59 $861.96

0074 SolutionsPlus:

Commvault Perpetual Licenses-Order Qty 1 only

EA 2 $0.00 $0.00

0075 CVLT ScaleProtect.

Per Stored TB

EA 90 $137.01 $12,330.90

0076 CVLT ScaleProtect

Maint. Per Stored TB per month

EA 90 $28.36 $2,552.40

0077 Buyer Accept of SolutionsPlus T&C.

EULA:

http>//cs.co./spla

EA 2 $0.00 $0.00

0078 VMware vSphere

Install, Configure, and Manage Training 5 day course for Biomedical

Engineering Employees (5 Seats)

EA 5 Days $20,703.93 $20,703.93

0079 Implementing Cisco Hyperflex Training 4 day course for

Biomedical Engineering Employees (5 seats)

EA 4 Days $10,672.14 $10,672.14

0080 CommVault Professional Foundation Training

3 day course for Biomedical Engineering Employees (5 seats)

EA 3 Days $19,730.16 $19,730.16

Grand Total $592,098.63

B.5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center

VISN 7 HTM

Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Backup Servers

Date: August 16, 2021

TAC- VA-21-00052997

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 firm-fixed-price installation of the equipment and must bring the systems into an operational ready state. This effort will include all preparation and planning, labor, travel, and parts required in order to install and implement a high-availability (HA) Hyper-converged (HCI) and backup environment tailored to support networked medical systems and devices at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center (CNVAMC) for both Uptown and Downtown locations. This effort will include hardware installations, configurations, and baseline setups for all software/ operating systems. This effort will include training and education requirements. Equivalent, redundant HA HCI and backup systems shall be implemented at both CNVAMC campuses (Downtown and Uptown). The designs shall be equal in terms of hardware and performance/ technical specifications. Final system design proposals should be developed and provided 60 days after award. Hardware should be shipped 120 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 Augusta VA Medical Center (VAMC), which is running on Cisco 6509 core unit switches.

CNVAMC has designated one (1) server rack at each campus to support HCI-Backup system installations. Each HCI-Backup system shall not exceed 22 U of racked hardware (cabling and other components not applicable to U count/ space count). Each

HCI-Backup system shall be a hyper-converged system that includes a virtualized Hypervisor. The HCI-Backup systems at each site shall be installed and configured with VMware vSphere 7 virtualization software (including VMware ESXi 7 bare-metal hypervisor and VMware vCenter Server 7 server management software). Only VMware is acceptable for this procurement (Microsoft Hyper V is not acceptable). Each system shall have software-defined storage and a Virtualized Networking System Infrastructure.

Cisco hardware is required for all major hardware components including any network switch and/or interconnects needed to build the HCI-Backup systems at each site, HCI nodes/servers, and backup nodes/servers.

Cisco racked switches and fabric interconnects shall be provided in order to provide an HA network structure for each HCI-Backup system. Two (2) Cisco switches and interconnects are required per HCI-Backup system at each campus. The provided network switches shall support 48 total fiber downlink ports with 1/10/25 Gbps transfer rates. The network switches shall have six (6) fiber Channel/Uplink ports supporting 40/100 Gbps transfer rates. Fiber interconnect units shall have 6 uplink ports that support Ethernet or Fiber Channel over Ethernet and Fiber Channel over Ethernet (ECoE)

. The Fabric Interconnect units shall have downlink ports capable of supporting 25

Gbps Ethernet or ECoE transfer rates. The ports shall support Ethernet and ECoE. The fabric interconnects will connect directly to the server and backup nodes as well as connected o the network switches, The Network switches will connect to existing Cisco 6509 core units and fabric interconnect units with the following specifications:

• Network switches to existing CNVAMC Cisco 6509 core units: Connections to be made via 10M OM4 MM LC to SC fiber cables (Downtown) and 15M OM4 MM LC to SC fiber cables (Uptown).

• Fabric Interconnect Units to Network Switches: 40GBASE-CR4 Copper 3M Cable.

• Server nodes to Fabric Interconnect units: 25GBASE-CU SFP28 3M Cables.

• Backup nodes to Fabric Interconnect units: 25GBASE-CU SFP28 3M Cables

Each HCI-Backup system shall have four (4) server nodes per site to support the VMware virtualized environment (for hosting medical virtualized servers/ systems). Each

HCI-Backup system requires server nodes to support medical system/ server virtualization. These nodes will be used to create the infrastructure to host the VMware vSphere virtualization system with ESXI hypervisor. Each HCI-Backup system requires three (3) backup hardware (backup servers/ nodes) to protect the server nodes in the event of failures. CommVault Hyperscale software will be installed/ configured across the backup nodes. Each HCI-Backup system shall be comprised of Cisco hardware nodes/ servers.

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

Cisco C240 All-Flash

M5 Servers (HCI Nodes)

8 4 for each site

UCS C220 M5 LFF

Servers (Backup

Nodes)

6 3 for each site

Cisco 6454 Fabric Interconnects

4 2 for each site

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Top of

Rack (ToR) Switches

4 2 for each site

Cisco Hperconverged System

Cisco HyperFlex HX240c M5 All Flash

Nodes

Cisco 12G Modular SAS HBA for up to 26 drives

3.8TB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G

SATA SSD

240GB 2.5 inch

Enterprise Value 6G

SATA SSD

240GB STAT M 2 8

Cisco UCS VIC 1457 Quad Port 10/25G

SFP28 CAN MLOM

32GB Micro SD Card for UCS MS Servers

Ball Bearing Rail Kit for C220 M4 and C240

M4 rack servers

Mini Storage carrier for M.2 SATA/NVME

8 Holds up to 2

Heat sink for UCS C240 MS rack servers

150W CPUs & below

HXAF240C MS

Security Bezel

UCS C-Series M5 SFF drive blanking panel

Intel 6248R 3Ghz/205W

24C/35.75MB DDR4

2944MHz

Factory Installed vSphere SW 6.7

8 End user to provide License

Factory Installed VMware vSphere 6.7

SW Download

16GB DDR4-2933-

MHz

RDIMM/1xRx4/1.2v

800GB 2.5in Enterprise

Performance 12G SAS SSD (3x endurance)

Cabinet Jumper

Power Cord, 250 VAC 10A, C14-C13

Connectors

Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for UCS servers

C240 Rear UCS-

RAID-M5HD SAS

cbl(1)kitinclfan,bkpln

Riser 1 3PCle slots

(x8, x16, x8); slot 3 req CPU2, for T4

Cisco UCS 1050W AV Power Supply for

Rack Server

C240 M5 PCle Riser Blanking Panel

UCS Fabric Interconnect 6454

UCS 6332/6454

Power supply/100-

240VAC

UCS 6332/6454

Chassis Accessory Kit

UCS 6332/6454 Fan

Module

UCS Manager v4.1 4

Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC

10A, C14-C13

Connectors

25GBASE-CU SFP28

Cable 3 Meter

40GBASE-CR4

Passive Copper

Cable, 1m

Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform Standard

Edition 5 Yr Subscription

HyperFlex Data Platform Standard

Edition 5 Yr Subscription

Nexus 9300 with 48p

1/10/25G, 6p 40/100G, MACsec

4 2 per site

Nexus 3K/9K Fixed Accessory Kit, 1RU front and rear removal

4 2 per site

Nexus NEBs AC 500W PSU- Port side exhaust

8 4 per site

Nexus Fan, 30CFM, pore side exhaust airflow

16 8 per site

Nexus 9500, 9300, 3000 Base NX-OS Software Rel 9.3.3

4 2 per site

Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC

10A, C12-C13 Connectors

8 4 per site

10GBASE-CU SFP+

Cable 1 meter

4 2 per site

Dummy PID for mode selection

4 2 per site

OPT OUT for “Default” DCN Subscription

4 2 per site

Selection

10GBASE-SR X2

Module

8 4 per core

Cisco Intersight SaaS 1

Cisco Intersight Connected Virtual

Appliance - essentials

IMC Supervisor- Advanced- 1 Server

License

UCS Central Power

Per Server – 1 Server License

Basic Support for

DCM

UCS C220 MS LFF

w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, PSU

16GB DDR4-2933-

MHz

RDIMM/1Rx4/1.2v

6TB 12G SAS 7.2K

RPM LFF HDD (4K)

Cisco UCS VIC 1457 Quad Port 10/25G

SFP28 CAN MLOM

960GB SATA M.2 12

Cisco UCS 700W AC Power Supply for

Rack Server

Cabinet Jumper

Power Cord, 250 VAC 10A, C14-C13

Connectors

Friction Rail Kit for

C220 M4 and M5 rack servers

IMC SW latest release 6 for C-Series Servers

Data Protection Platform

Data Protection (CommVault, Veeam only)

Mini Storage carrier for M.2 SATA/NVME

6 Holds up to 2

Heat sink for UCS C220 M5 rack servers

150W CPUs & below

Intel 4210R 2.4GHz/100W

10C/13.75MB DDR4

2400MHz

SAS RAID KIT for C220M5L

Cisco HHHL AIC 1.6T HGST SN260 NVMe Extreme Perf High

Endrnc

SolutionsPlus:

Commvault Perpetual Licenses-Order Qty 1 only

CVLT ScaleProtect.

Per Stored TB

CVLT ScaleProtect Maint. Per Stored TB per month

Buyer Accept of SolutionsPlus T&C.

EULA:

http>//cs.co./spla

VMware vSphere Install, Configure, and

Manage Training

5 Days 5 day course for Biomedical Engineering

Employees (5

Seats)

Implementing Cisco Hyperflex Training

4 Days 4 day course for Biomedical Engineering

Employees (5 seats)

CommVault Professional

Foundation Training

3 Days 3 day course for Biomedical Engineering

Employees (5 seats)

Place of Performance:

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

Augusta VAMC Downtown:

Address: Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center 950 15th St Augusta, GA 30901

Augusta VAMC Uptown:

Address: Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center

1 Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30904

HYPER-CONVERGED CLUSTER SERVER NODE REQUIREMENTS (PER SITE)

Server Nodes are Cisco C240 M5SX All-Flash Servers. The chart below details the minimum specifications for each Cisco C240 M5SX All-Flash server. Note: Each HCI- Backup system at each campus is comprised of four Cisco C240 M5SX All-Flash

Servers (nodes).

Category Minimum Server System Specifications – Per C240 M5SX

All-Flash node

Processor

Dual Intel 6248R per server/ node.

Each 4 node cluster shall have at least 110 CPU cores that allows for 80,000 IOPS (aggregate).

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

Provided CPUs shall have a minimum of twenty logical cores.

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

Each server node shall contain a minimum of 35.75 MB 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 node (each campus has 4 nodes)

384GB per node

Each 4-node cluster each site shall have 1.0 TB of usable RAM.

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:

4 node cluster: 42TB (Usable capacity) utilizing 2.5 “ SSD units (prefarbly with 3.8TB SDD units).

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 per site (per HCI Backup system) to each applicable facility to support production and redundancy.

Overall, four switches are required (2 for the Downtown HCI-Backup system and 2 for the Uptown HCI Backup system).

Minimum Characteristics of the Production Support Switch (per switch)

• Bandwidth: 3.6 Tbps / 1.2 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: 128GB

• Latency: Less than 1 microsecond.

• 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 licences 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 Cluster per site (each comprised of 3 backup nodes).

• Cluster: 3 nodes per each campus backup system

• Size: No larger than 2U per node

• Processor: Minimum of 2 CPU sockets per server (backup node), 2 Intel 4210R with speed of 2.4 GHz per processor.

• Chipset: C621 (or better)

• Drives: Pre-installed SAS 7.2 k rpm HDD hard drive units. Shall have 6 TB SAS 7.2k units.

• Storage: 24 TB of raw storage per node. Total cluster (aggregate) shall have at least 48 TB usable storage.

• RAID: Optimized M.2 RAID Controller per node, support RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, and JBOD modes.

• Memory: Total raw memory per node is 128 GB (384 per node). Total Backup cluster (nodes aggregate per site) shall have at least 384 GB RAM.

Fabric Interconnects REQUIREMENTS:

Provided network switches and fabric interconnect units shall allow for HA structure for each individual HCI-Backup system. The fabric interconnects will connect directly to server and backup nodes as well as connected to the network switches. Network switches will connect to existing CNVAMC core and to the fabric interconnect units

Minimum Characteristics of the Fabric Interconnnects per site

• Uplink ports: 6 ports that support Ethernet or Fiber Channel over Ethernet (ECoE) transfer rates of 40/100 Gbps

• Downlink ports: capable of supporting 25Gbps Ehternet or ECoE transfer rates

• Downtown Switch Connections: 10M OM4 MM LC to SC fiber cables

• Uptown Switch Connections: 15M OM4 MM LC to SC fiber cables

• Fabric Interconnecto to Network Switches: L 40GBASE-CR4 Copper 3M cables

• Server Nodes to Fibric Interconnects: 25GBASE-CU SFP28 3M cables

• Backup Nodes to Fibris Interconnects: 25GBASE-CU SFP28 3M cables

• Input Voltage: 110/120V @ 60Hz

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 succussfully 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

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 https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dguide/OIT-InfrastrucStdsTelecommSpaces.pdf https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/dguide/OIT-InfrastrucStdsTelecommSpaces.pdf 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.

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 (and all training as required by this PD).

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 5 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…