Q and A - W91CRB24Q5006 TW-B-ZCS CISCO.pdf
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This document contains questions and answers regarding solicitation W91CRB-24-Q-5006. The solicitation is seeking four Cisco Unified Communications Servers (UCS-C220-M6) on behalf of the Security Assistance Management Directorate for Taiwan. The servers will host approximately three Windows Server 2019 VMs and two Linux VMs running VMware ESXi 6.5. Licenses and software have already been obtained. The servers require a standard backplane and 16-core processors with a minimum 2.9GHz speed. A one-year manufacturer's warranty is specified. Management will be through direct connection rather than UCS Manager or Nexus switches. All other necessary components such as cables, drives, and power equipment have already been provided. Questions must be submitted by February 15, 2024 and offers are due by February 23, 2024 to the Department of the Army via the named contracting officer.
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| ATTACHMENT 0001 - APPENDIX A TW-B-ZCS.pdf | ||
| SOLICITATION W91CRB24Q5006.pdf |
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RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS – SOLICITATION W91CRB-24-Q-5006
QUESTION 1: UCS-C220-M6 requires a backplane type though you have not requested any hard drives, do you need a standard hard Drive or NVMe backplane?
ANSWER: Standard Backplane. Server will host standard 2.5” SSDs (already obtained).
QUESTION 2: The Processor being requested is no longer an available op�on. Do you have a BOM they have verified by an Engineer to ensure we are quo�ng the correct the parts for your deployment?
ANSWER: See below Q&A 3.
QUESTION 3: If not for ques�on 2, can you answer these ques�ons?
3.1. What are you planning on doing with the server, what programs are you planning on running on the server?
ANSWER: Server will be running VMware ESXi 6.5 (Hos�ng approximately 3 Windows Server 2019 VMs; 2 Linux VMs). Licenses/So�ware already obtained. Do Not Quote.
3.2. When do you need this server in house by?
ANSWER: See SOLICITATION W91CRB24Q5006; SEC B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS;
CLIN 0001; DEL DATE.
3.3. CPU requirements (requested model no longer available)
3.3.1. Type of Core on CPU? (4c, 6c, 8c, etc...)
ANSWER: 16C.
3.3.2. Around what GHz speed do you need on the CPU?
ANSWER: 2.9GHz or beter.
QUESTION 4: Do you need any HBA's, if so 4G or 8G, and how many ports?
ANSWER: No external HBAs needed. (The server should have an internal SAS RAID for onboard storage.)
QUESTION 5: Do you need any PDU's or UPS for this server?
ANSWER: Already obtained. Do Not Quote.
QUESTION 6: What type of support do you want on this device?
ANSWER: 1 Year (12 Months) Manufacturer’s Warranty Only.
QUESTION 7: Are you running virtualiza�on so�ware on it, if so which type and do you need it to be quoted?
ANSWER: VMware ESXi 6.5. Licenses/so�ware already obtained. Do Not Quote.
7.1 Are you planning on boo�ng from HDD, SD card, or from SAN?
ANSWER: Boo�ng from SD Card.
QUESTION 8: Do you need any cables to connect this device to the network?
ANSWER: Cables already provided. Do Not Quote.
QUESTION 9: How do you plan on managing the servers?
ANSWER: See answer 9.1
9.1. Will they be connec�ng to UCS Manager through an Interconnect or Nexus 2232PP or direct connec�on?
ANSWER: Direct Connec�on.
QUESTION 10: What type of SmartNet is needed and dura�on?
ANSWER: 1 Year (12 Months) Manufacturer’s Warranty Only.
*No change to quotes due date
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