The purpose of this Request for Information is for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) to seek interested vendors who are willing to provide the Government with Class B servers in accordance with the attached Specification Sheet, in exchange for the below list of Government-owned Hewlett Packard (HP) servers and components. The Government is not responsible for any warranty on this equipment and all equipment will be provided "as is". It is anticipated that a solicitation will be issued, with a resulting contract awarded to the vendor that provides the VA with the greatest quantity of Class B servers in exchange for the HP servers and components listed below. As a result, this will be a zero dollar ($0) transaction. Vendors would be asked to provide a quantity of class B servers, in accordance with the attached specification sheet, in exchange for all of the HP servers and components listed below. All of the HP servers and components are in new condition and in the original packaging. Item Model Description Qty 21 c7000 enclosures, each with 4 BL870 Blades 1 AD361C HP BLc7000 BCS CTO Enclosure 21 2 AH232A HP Integrity BL870c Server Blade 84 3 AH320A HP BL870c 1.6GHz/24MB Processor 336 4 AH253A HP BL870c 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-4200 R Memory 336 5 512545-B21 HP 72GB 6G SAS 15K 2.5in DP ENT HDD 84 6 403619-B21 HP BLc QLogic QMH2462 FC HBA Opt Kit 168 7 445978-B21 HP NC360m Dual Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter 84 8 406740-B21 HP BLc 1Gb Enet Pass Thru Mod Opt Kit 84 9 403626-B21 HP BLc 4Gb FC Pass Thru Module 84 10 517521-B21 HP 6X 2400W High Efficiency FIO Pwr Sply 21 11 456204-B21 HP BLc7000 DDR2 Encl Mgmt Option 21 12 413379-B21 HP BLc7000 1 PH FIO Power Module Opt 21 13 517520-B21 HP BLc 6X Active Cool 200 FIO Fan Opt 21 2 c7000 enclosures, each with 3 BL870 Blades 14 AD361C HP BLc7000 BCS CTO Enclosure 2 15 AH232A HP Integrity BL870c Server Blade 6 16 AH320A HP BL870c 1.6GHz/24MB Processor 24 17 AH253A HP BL870c 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-4200 R Memory 24 18 512545-B21 HP 72GB 6G SAS 15K 2.5in DP ENT HDD 6 19 403619-B21 HP BLc QLogic QMH2462 FC HBA Opt Kit 12 20 445978-B21 HP NC360m Dual Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter 6 21 406740-B21 HP BLc 1Gb Enet Pass Thru Mod Opt Kit 8 22 403626-B21 HP BLc 4Gb FC Pass Thru Module 8 23 517521-B21 HP 6X 2400W High Efficiency FIO Pwr Sply 2 24 456204-B21 HP BLc7000 DDR2 Encl Mgmt Option 2 25 413379-B21 HP BLc7000 1 PH FIO Power Module Opt 2 26 517520-B21 HP BLc 6X Active Cool 200 FIO Fan Opt 2 HP DL360 G7 SIM Servers 27 579237-B21 HP DL360G7 CTO Chassis 5 28 588072-L21 HP E5620 DL360G7 FIO Kit 5 29 500658-B21 HP 4GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R-9 Kit 15 30 507127-B21 HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K 2.5in DP ENT HDD 20 31 532066-B21 HP DL360 12.7mm SATA DVD Kit 5 32 462968-B21 HP 256MB P-Series Cache Upgrade 5 33 503296-B21 HP 460W HE 12V Hotplg AC Pwr Supply Kit 10 HP DL360 G7 CMS Console Server 34 579237-B21 HP DL360G7 CTO Chassis 5 35 588072-L21 HP E5620 DL360G7 FIO Kit 5 36 500656-B21 HP 2GB 2Rx8 PC3-10600R-9 Kit 15 37 512547-B21 HP 146GB 6G SAS 15K 2.5in DP ENT HDD 15 38 532066-B21 HP DL360 12.7mm SATA DVD Kit 5 39 462968-B21 HP 256MB P-Series Cache Upgrade 5 40 503296-B21 HP 460W HE 12V Hotplg AC Pwr Supply Kit 10 CMS Components 41 J4097C HP V408 Switch: An unmanaged 8 port 1/100 switch that offers half/full-deplex 10/100 auto- sensing on every port and Auto-MDIX on all ports for easy expansion 5 42 BN25G-07-R REFURBISHED 17-03212-05,8MP X 8MP,4 UTP,24 AWG,PATCH CBL,PIN T 15 43 BC16E-25-R REFURBISHED 25FT 6 COND OVAL DATA CBL W/MMJ ON EA END (17-0081 40 44 A625811 Comtrol DeviceMaster RTS 8 Port DB9 ROHS 5 45 H8571-J-R REFURBISHED ADAPTER,9 PIN SERIAL TO 6 PIN DEC4 40 This is a request for information only. This is not a solicitation announcement. The Government is seeking offerors that would be willing to participate in a future requirement and also seeking comments/questions on the acquisition strategy and terms of the exchange. If interested, or if there are any questions, please e-mail Contract Specialist Brian Triggiano at [email protected]. The requirement for the Class B servers is as follows: Class B Server -- Typical Workload (all properties below are required unless stated otherwise) " Processor: x86_64 (e.g., Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron); Socket Count -- minimum required to meet Performance Benchmark standard; core count -- amount required to meet Performance Benchmark standard; minimum total 2MB L2 Cache on chip (6MB or greater L3 Cache required for transactional servers); Virtualization Aware -- Yes " Performance: Benchmark SPEC CPU2006 Integer Rate Base value >= 200 " Memory: Compatible with CPU with full error correction capability including ECC; all memory modules must be of the same type and size; all memory must be balanced and paired for optimal performance; All memory channels must be symmetrically populated to achieve memory bandwidth of referenced performance benchmark. Total Memory -- Minimum 72GB usable; Speed Minimum - match operational CPU and bus speed required to meet the Performance Benchmark requirement. Minumum 3 available slots for expansion " Internal Storage: SAS RAID controller supporting SAS drives and RAID/hot-spare features specified for this server; Minimum three drives; Minimally require 2 disks in RAID1, plus 1 as hot spare, for page/swap, dump file, and options operating system functional role. Additional local storage needs (e.g., "temp file" storage for a transaction server or standalone storage configurations) are satisfied by additional drives in RAID level 1, 5, or 10 configuration, with a hot spare which can be shared with the page/swap disk's hot spare; Drive Speed Minimum 10K RPM; Drive Capacity -- Minimum 300GB usable storage capacity; the disk RAID group must meet or exceed the performance levels specified for tests. "Transaction Rate" and "Throughput Rate" Validation will be incorporated in user acceptance phase; controller cache minimum 256MB; minimum of one controller " External Storage Interface: Fiber-channel with duplex LC connectors, CPU bus type is PCI-E or Ethernet matching connector type of storage-dedicated network in data center; minimum of two ports; bandwidth Minimum 4Gbps for optical or 1Gbps for copper; must meet or exceed SAN fabric requirements; support storage arrays at deployment location; supported by operating system and multipath drivers specified for this server; BIOS support for SAN boot; dual embedded switches for Blade Chassis Component (if applicable); hardware supports connecting redundant ports configured to separate switches on the SAN. Minimum two adapters with minimum one port per adapter. Support for link aggregation. " Server Communications Interface: Ethernet matching connector type for network in data center; minimum of 6 ports required; Minimum 1Gbps Bandwidth; hardware supports connecting redundant ports configured to separate switches on the LAN; supports redundant ports (may include embedded ports) for each interface function (e.g., public network function and cluster interconnect function); Blade Chassis Component (if applicable) includes dual embedded switches; " Removable Media Device: Optical Drive CD/DVD drive - minimum 24x speed; USB v2.0 port " Power: N+1 redundancy on power supply; 115-208V input voltage on power supplies; IEC cord; power efficiency consistent with industry trends; vendor-supplied documentation for power consumption of specified configuration at 100% load, "typical" active usage, and at idle. " Cooling Fan: Minimum N+1 redundancy " Out of Band Management: Remote command-line and console-level access utilizing dedicated network interface; secure IP-based remote management that complies with all VA security requirements; ability to remotely power on/off/reset server " Rack Infrastructure Compatibility: rack unit measurement of 1U or 2U for rack-mount servers; blade implementations will be evaluated on an individual basis; tool-less square-hole sliding rail type; side-reversible cable management for non-blade solutions " Operating System: NONE. " Datacenter Management: Remote Keyboard/Video/Mouse Control through a networked KVM switch; ability to remotely disconnect/reconnect server to power source The Class B servers should be in new condition and come with a standard commercial warranty.

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