IT equipment: enterprise converged platform

This contract is a multiple-award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract vehicle.

The ECP contractor(s) shall develop technical solutions (hardware and software) for Department Domestic Data Centers and Remote Offices. The ECP technical solution will be preconfigured to include: racks, servers, switches, storage, local back-up and data offshoring solutions for Disaster Recovery (DR), Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), computing and networking components, management utilities for configuration and any necessary wiring. The converged infrastructure packages multiple IT components into a single, optimized computing solution defined as the ECP. ECP components include servers, data storage devices, networking equipment and software for IT infrastructure management. The physical components will be preloaded with software as defined in individual orders, packaged and prepared for shipment by the ECP contractor(s).

This acquisition was conducted under the procedures at FAR 12 for Commercial Items, in conjunction with FAR 15 and 16.504, as applicable. The solicitation included the FAR clause at 52.225-5, Trade Agreements; one or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.