Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: Dell Hardware Extended Warranty Support

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Acquisition Services has published a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Sterling for Dell hardware extended warranty support. This special notice, posted on February 24, 2026, pertains to supplies and services for the CDC's Office of Advanced Molecular Detection, which operates a High Performance Computing Center of Excellence. The procurement covers extended warranty support for Dell PowerEdge servers that are critical to the agency's infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and applied public health research activities. The contracting action is being pursued as a sole source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority, indicating the government has determined that only one source can adequately meet the requirement. The notice invites interested parties to submit quotations or responses within 10 days of publication, with the final submission deadline of March 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST.

The contract is structured as a five-year engagement consisting of a one-year base period plus four optional one-year renewal periods, running from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031. The contractor must provide Next Business Day onsite service, ProSupport Technical Support, and Keep Your Hard Drive warranty options for specific Dell PowerEdge server models supporting the CDC's high-performance computing operations. Key requirements include delivery of extended warranty documentation within 10 business days of each contract period start date, comprehensive security and compliance measures such as HSPD-12 compliance with PIV card requirements, background investigations, mandatory staff training, and incident response procedures with a 24-hour notification requirement. The contract involves handling sensitive information systems and personally identifiable information, necessitating encryption standards, non-disclosure agreements, and proper data sanitization procedures upon contract expiration. Interested contractors should direct inquiries and submissions to the contract specialist at zus0@cdc.gov, with the primary procurement point of contact listed as Olga Stuchlik at hus0@cdc.gov or 404-639-4453.