Solicitation - W911SD25QA092 - Rack Mounted Server for the Learning Center at the Army Cyber Institute at the United States Military Academy

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Eustis is seeking to procure one high-performance rack-mounted graphics processing unit server for the Learning Center at the Army Cyber Institute at the United States Military Academy. The solicitation (W911SD25QA092) requires a specialized server with specific technical specifications, including an Ubuntu 22.04 operating system, dual AMD EPYC 9654 processors with 96 cores, 8 NVIDIA H100 NVL GPUs, and 3072GB of memory. Evaluation criteria will focus on vendors meeting the detailed technical specifications and providing comprehensive hardware and system support. The solicitation requires hardware and software validation prior to shipment, ensuring the server functions as advertised. Potential offerors must submit their proposals by June 4, 2025, with responses subject to standard federal acquisition regulations and required representations and certifications.

The contract is set aside for small businesses, specifically targeting women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The server will be delivered to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, with a required delivery date of July 25, 2025. The procurement falls under NAICS category 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and PSC category 7B22 (IT and Telecom - Compute: Servers). The server comes with a five-year standard hardware and system support warranty, covering technical support for hardware issues, software issues, machine learning frameworks, drivers, operating system, and BIOS. The equipment represents a significant investment with a complex power profile, including an external total power draw of 4,729W and heat output of 15,087 BTU/h. While no specific award value is mentioned, the specialized nature of the server suggests a high-value procurement targeting advanced computational capabilities for military research and training purposes.