7B22-- Nutanix Equipment Upgrade See attached/within for details

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is procuring a Nutanix equipment upgrade for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The procurement involves acquiring brand-specific Nutanix hardware and services to upgrade the facility's hyperconverged virtual environment, specifically expanding to include GPU nodes for running clinical applications. The comprehensive package includes 3 NX-3460-G9 4-node systems with 96 64GB memory modules, 72 3.84TB SSDs, networking equipment, hypervisor licenses, implementation services, and federal production-level hardware support. The solicitation requires contractors to provide Layer 2 network requirements, rack installation, cluster deployment, hypervisor configuration, Prism Central integration, and knowledge transfer services. Questions are due by August 29, 2025, with responses due by September 8, 2025, following the solicitation's posting date of August 25, 2025.

This procurement is designated as a Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 334112 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The solicitation is structured as a sole source justification, indicating that only Nutanix can meet the agency's requirements due to compatibility with existing systems at the medical center. The procurement includes 12 units of various components across the different hardware categories, with the contract structured as a firm-fixed price arrangement. The maximum period of performance extends one year after contract award, with warranty support services beginning upon final implementation and lasting a minimum of one year. Performance will take place at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas, with the objective of standardizing systems, integrating infrastructure, and minimizing patient care delays.