Network Attached Storage (NAS) Servers

The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from industry.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q12: What is the Government requirement for ports on the HBA?

A12: The 6Gbps SAS2 controller must have at least four ports (this can be one physical mini SAS connector that breaks out into 4 ports). The 12 Gbps SAS3 RAID controller must have at least one 12Gbps SAS3 expansion port as well.

Q13: What is the Government Minimum Requirement for ports on the HBA? Does Broadcom 9300-4i4e PCI-Express 3.0 SATA / SAS 4-Port Int, 4-Port Ext SAS3 12Gb/s HBA, meet the requirement?

A13: The Broadcom 9300-4i4e PCI-Express host bus adapter meets the requirements for the 4 SAS external ports.

Q14: Is the Government Minimum Requirement for a 90 or 70 bay system?

A14: The requirement is for at least 72 hot swappable 3.5 inch hard drive bays.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

**NOTE: This amendment was modified on 5/15/18 at 8:30 a.m. (EST) only to correct an admin error in the numbering of the questions and answers. The content of the questions and answers remains the same**

The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from industry.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q13: What is the Government requirement for ports on the HBA?

A13: The 6Gbps SAS2 controller must have at least four ports (this can be one physical mini SAS connector that breaks out into 4 ports). The 12 Gbps SAS3 RAID controller must have at least one 12Gbps SAS3 expansion port as well.

Q14: What is the Government Minimum Requirement for ports on the HBA? Does Broadcom 9300-4i4e PCI-Express 3.0 SATA / SAS 4-Port Int, 4-Port Ext SAS3 12Gb/s HBA, meet the requirement?

A14: The Broadcom 9300-4i4e PCI-Express host bus adapter meets the requirements for the 4 SAS external ports.

Q15: Is the Government Minimum Requirement for a 90 or 70 bay system?

A15: The requirement is for at least 72 hot swappable 3.5 inch hard drive bays.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is the following:

1. To extend the closing date and time.

NOTE: A deadline for Industry Submission of Questions is hereby established. The deadline for questions submission is 2:00 PM EST on 14 May 2018. After this date and time, the Government may not respond to questions received.

2. Answer questions and answers from industry.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Q8: 72 drives requirement in a 4U leads to use of a chassis that accommodates two (2) physical disk drives in a single drive carrier. Please confirm that this is an acceptable solution.

A8: As long as the drives are hot swappable this is acceptable.

Q9: The requirement states "NAS Storage must be fully assembled and operational" with OS requirement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7. Does the Government require any additional configuration besides installation of Operating System for this storage server to be used as a NAS storage device?

A10: This means that all drivers for the RAID controller, the SAS host adapter with external ports, and the Ethernet cards must be installed and configured in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.

Q11: Regarding 4 port external Host Bus Adapter requirement, please clarify if this requirement refers to 4x PHY ports (1x physical mini SAS connector) or 4x physical mini SAS connectors (16x PHY ports).

A11: The 4x PHY ports (1x physical mini SAS connector) meets the requirement.

Q12: Warranty requirement for drives is "5-Year Keep Your Drive" type of warranty. What is the overall warranty required for this storage server? Also, identify the type of warranty service requirement (i.e. Advanced Parts Replacement, Next Business Day Onsite, Any Security Clearance required for Onsite visit etc.)

A12: No other warranty is required.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is the following:

1. Answer questions from industry.
2. Attach Attachment # 1 - Government Minimum Requirements REV 5-8-18 and Attachment # 2 - Brand Name Specification REV 5-8-18.

NOTE: Quotes shall be in accordance with the revised Attachment # 1 and # 2 in order to be determined technically acceptable.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Q1: The Government Minimum Requirement state that 72 of the 90 drives are to be installed. Is the requirement for the 4U SERVER to hold 90 drives or 72 drives leaving 18 drives as cold spares? Please confirm.

A1: Yes, the requirement is for the 4U server to hold 90 drives, with 72 drives installed, leaving 18 drives as cold spares.

Q2: The Government Minimum Requirements state "Two (2) dual open 10GBase SFP+ Ethernet ports." Is the requirement for 2x dual port SFP+ cards or 1x dual port SFP+ card?

A2: The requirement is for one (1) dual port SFP+ card. See Attachment # 1 - Government Minimum Requirements REV 5-8-18.

Q3: The Government Minimum Requirements state "QTY=2 per unit; 2.5 inch 120GB (or larger) SATA3 (6Gbps) or SAS3 (12Gbps) hard drives in a RAID 1 (mirrored) standard configuration for the operating system." Is the requirement for the SSDs to be in a hardware RAID 1 or will a software RAID 1 be acceptable?

A3: The Government's Requirement is for a hardware RAID 1 configuration.

Q4: The Government Minimum Requirements state "QTY=2 per unit; 5 meter passive copper 24AWG 10GBase SFP+ direct attach cables." What brand/model network switch will these cables be plugged into?

A4: No brand, make, or model switch is specified. All items proposed need to meet the Government Minimum Requirements.

Q5: Does the Government require a HW RAID controller?

A5: The Government requires a hardware RAID controller.

Q6: How many actual drives should the NAS server host? The Government Minimum Requirements spells out 72 from the 90 drives but it is unclear on how many drives the server should hold.

A6: The requirement is for the 4U server to hold 90 drives, with 72 drives installed, leaving 18 drives as cold spares.

Q7: Please clarify the Government Minimum Requirement licensing requirement for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version 7? Attachment #1 states a 1-year license is required, while Attachment #2 states a 5-year license is required.

A7: See revised version of Attachment # 1 and Attachment #2.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the closing date of this combined synopsis/solicitation to Friday, 11 May 2018 at 10 a.m. (EST).

This combined synopsis and solicitation is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov. It is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitation to the internet.

This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6-Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis/solicitation will be open for less than 30 days, in accordance with FAR 5.203(b). The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is N66604-18-Q-2067.

The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334112. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees. This action is being processed on an unrestricted basis as concurred with by Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Office for Small Business Programs.

NUWCDIVNPT intends to purchase one (1) Base Year and one (1) Option on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis in the quantities shown below:

CLIN 0001: Network Attached Storage (NAS) Servers QTY: 5/ea
CLIN 0002: Shipping, if applicable and separately priced for CLIN 0001, QTY: 1/lot

OPTION 1: CLIN 0003: NAS Servers QTY: 5/ea
OPTION 2: CLIN 0004: Shipping, if applicable and separately priced for CLIN 0003, QTY: 1/lot

The proposed NAS Servers shall be in accordance with Attachment # 1 - Government Minimum Requirements. Offerors must submit detailed product information along with the quote, to demonstrate quoted items meet the requirements. The operating system and processor must be brand name only with no substitutions. The basis for the brand name is detailed in the Attachment # 2 - Brand Name Specification.

The required delivery date is 30 days After Receipt of Order (ARO) or sooner. The awardee shall invoice within seven (7) calendar days of delivery.

The Option Exercise date is One (1) year after award. Please price the Options accordingly. The required delivery date for the Option is 30 days After Option Exercise (AOE).
Shipping is F.O.B. Destination: Newport, RI 02841-1708. Offerors must include shipping costs in quotes, if applicable.

GSA and open market quotes will be accepted.

Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. Clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options apply to this solicitation. Clauses 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016), 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Oct 2016), and 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support (May 2016), and 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors (JAN 2018) apply to this solicitation.

In accordance with DFARS Clause 252.211-7003, the contractor shall provide a unique item identifier (UID) for all delivered items for which the Government's unit acquisition cost is $5,000.00 or more. Payment will be via Invoice, Receipt, Acceptance and Property Transfer (iRAPT, formerly known as Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)). If iRAPT does not apply, the Government's method of payment will be Government Purchase Card (VISA).

Full text of incorporated FAR/DFARS clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at https://acquisition.gov/far/.

Additional terms and conditions:
Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is DO-C9.

This action has an exception from the Section 508 contract requirements.

This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.

This requirement will be awarded to the offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) quote. In order to be determined technically acceptable: (1) the offeror must quote the brand name or equal items, meeting the Government Minimum Requirements and Brand Name specifications, in the required quantities; (2) the offeror must meet or exceed the required delivery date; and (3) the Government will consider past performance information in accordance with DFARS Provision 252.213-7000, where negative information within Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) (formally known as PPIRS-SR) may render a quote being deemed technically unacceptable.

Offerors shall include price, delivery terms, and the following additional information with submissions: point of contact (including phone number and email address), contractor Cage code, and contractor DUNS number.

Quotes must be received on or before Wednesday 9 May 2018 at 2:00PM EST. Quotes received after the closing date and time specified will be ineligible for award. Quotes shall be submitted via electronic submission to Rosemary Shuman at rosemary.shuman@navy.mil.