Qumulo General Purpose Tier 1TB Support Renewal

NASA Langley Research Center is seeking to procure Qumulo General Purpose Software Subscription and Qumulo Mission Q Services - Standard to support their HPE Apollo 4200 G10 336TB Archive Nodes. The solicitation is issued through the NASA Shared Services Center with a specific requirement for authorized Qumulo resellers. The procurement will be conducted as a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) competition, with quotes due by March 12, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. CT. Potential offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and complete specific provisions including 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 regarding telecommunications equipment. Technical and contractual questions must be submitted in writing by March 10, 2025, and quotes must include two points of contact with detailed contact information. Quotes will remain valid for 30 days from submission.

The solicitation is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 541519 for Other Computer Related Services. The contract involves four distinct line items of Qumulo software subscriptions with varying capacities: two lines at 672 TB capacity running from 2/7/2025 to 2/6/2026, and two additional lines at 1,344 TB capacity running from 9/4/2025 to 2/6/2026. The place of performance is NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, with specific deliveries to Building 1206. While no specific award value is disclosed, the procurement represents a critical renewal for NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center, which has utilized this Qumulo system successfully since 2020. The brand name requirement ensures continuity of specialized data storage operations without the risks and costs associated with changing software platforms.