Servers

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command, through Naval Air Station Jacksonville, issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation N6883626Q0015 for the procurement of ten refurbished Dell PowerEdge R6515 8x2.5 servers with specific technical configurations including AMD EPYC 7282 processors, 32GB DDR4 RDIMM memory, PERC H740P RAID controllers with 8GB cache, dual 960GB SATA SSDs in RAID 1, dual 1GbE network adapters, iDRAC9 Express remote access cards, and one year of TekShield support covering parts only. The evaluation methodology is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), with award decisions based on price and technical capability. The original solicitation was posted on April 16, 2026, with a proposal due date of April 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, and questions regarding the solicitation were required to be submitted by April 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. An amendment issued on April 23, 2026, clarified that servers must be 2U in form factor to fit existing rack infrastructure and confirmed that alternative Dell PowerEdge models meeting or exceeding stated requirements would be acceptable substitutes, including PERC H730P RAID controller alternatives. Quoters were required to acknowledge receipt of the amendment and submit proposals in three volumes covering price, technical responsibility, and contractor responsibility, with prices held firm for 90 calendar days from award.

This solicitation carries a 100 percent set-aside designation for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), restricting competition to eligible small business concerns. No incumbent contractor or current award value was identified in the solicitation materials. Delivery of the ten servers is required within 30 calendar days of award receipt, with deliveries restricted to core business hours of 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and weekends. The place of performance is Building 876, Allegheny Road, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida 32212, where the servers will support the AMAG Security Department system. The Government's brand name justification documentation cited the exclusive integration of iDRAC9 management tools with the OpenManage Enterprise console as justification for restricting competition to Dell equipment, preventing the need for duplicate management infrastructure. However, the solicitation notice indicates this opportunity has been canceled, suggesting the Government's procurement objectives may have changed or the requirement was fulfilled through alternative means.