SOURCES SOUGHT – SSDP HPE Server Replacement or HPE Alternatives

Peterson Space Force Base, under the Department of the Air Force Space Command's 21st Contracting Squadron, is conducting market research to identify potential replacements for or alternatives to Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) server hardware and associated components. The sources sought solicitation seeks information on six HPE DL380 VDI Host servers, four HPE DL320 Management Cluster servers, and 22 Direct Access Cables (DACs), along with all accompanying components and infrastructure elements. Interested vendors must provide detailed responses addressing 11 specified information requirements, including technical configurations for proposed alternatives, NAICS code applicability, TAA compliance status, availability through pre-priced contract vehicles, authorized reseller credentials, delivery timelines, warranty offerings, and company certifications. This is a market research initiative conducted under FAR Part 10, and responses should be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist Kristina Worthing and Contracting Officer Stephen Carr. The deadline for submitting questions is March 23, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. Mountain Time, and vendors should note that this announcement does not constitute a commitment to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

There are no set-aside designations applied to this sources sought notice. The applicable NAICS code is 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are identified in this market research phase. The Bill of Materials specifies 90 line items total across the two server configurations, including Intel Xeon processors, DDR5 RAM with capacities ranging from 16 GB to 192 GB, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs, NVMe solid-state drives ranging from 1.92TB to 7.68TB, HPE OneView licensing, storage controllers, and network adapters. Component lead times from HPE range from 11 to 42 business days, with most items available within 14 to 20 days, which will be relevant information for vendors responding with alternative solutions and proposed delivery schedules.