Data Center Colocation Services for High Performance Computer

DOIGFBO240040
Request for Information
Data Center Colocation Services for High Performance Computer
FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information
(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, bid and proposal costs of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(b) Although 'proposal' and 'offeror' are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.
(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: The Department of the Interior (DOI) / U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Core Science Systems (CSS) Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is seeking to obtain colocation services at an existing data center within a 150-mile radius of Denver, CO to host the next generation high-performance computing (HPC) system. The USGS does not have data center space suitable for the cooling and power density requirements of modern supercomputers. USGS is seeking these services from an organization experienced in HPC hosting, operations, research data services, and Earth systems scale modeling and simulation. This colocation of HPC resources sets the foundation for establishing future open science infrastructure, starting with the ability to easily share data and computing between USGS and other Earth science organizations, and academic collaborators.
Interested vendors who believe they can provide such subscription services are invited to submit a response of no more than 10 pages which include the following information:
1. Company Name
2. Company Address
3. Point of Contact Information (name, phone, email, website URL, etc.)
4. Unique Entity Identification
5. Business Type
6. Pricelists, if available
The response can include, separate from the 10-page limitation, Past Performance for similar services conducted within the last three (3) years, and any questions to the government seeking clarification to the requirement. Responses including sensitive information, or data identified as Proprietary shall mark the cover sheet and each data sheet it wishes to restrict with indications that it contains proprietary information, as described in FAR 52.215-1. The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a response if it is not appropriately marked.
The government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties.
Responses should be sent to Hollie Hansen at hhansen@usgs.gov no later than Monday, February 26, 2024, at 12:00pm EST.
Questions should be directed to Hollie Hansen through email.
No feedback or evaluations will be provided regarding information provided.