This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this sources sought must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the supplies described below. Documentation of expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number, (h) socio-economic status (e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business), and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below.

Requirement:

ITEM 1: Qty. 1 - FTI-TB1923 Facilis Terrablock 24D - 192TB (24x8TB HDD) Shared Storage System Standard 24D Terrablock is a Virtual-volume, High-bandwidth, Server-direct SAN: 5U Rackmountable Server fully populated with 24 SATA Drives, 1 SATA Spare Drive, Choice of 1 Dual Port Connectivity Card (8Gb FC, 10Gb Ethernet Optical, 10Gb Ethernet RJ45, 16Gb FC, or 40Gb Ethernet), Slots for 3 optional Connection Cards, 1 Year of Manufacturer Hotline Support during normal business hours, 1 yr. Manufacturer Hardware Warranty for the server unit, 1 yr. Manufacturer Software Ver. Upgrades, Software for Client & Server. Shared File System is included.

ITEM 2: Qty. 1 - FTI-E10GB2PRJ45 Terrablock 10Gb Ethernet Dual Port Conectivity with Copper RJ45 Conectors.

ITEM 3: Qty. 1 - FTI-RHDO Mirrored Internal Hard Drive Option

ITEM 4: Qty. 1 - FTI-10GRJ452 Facilis Technology 10Gb Dual Port Ethernet Upgrade Card with Copper RJ45 Connection

ITEM 5: Qty. 2 - FTI-SP8TB Spare Drive: 8TB Facilis SATA HDD w/Carrier

ITEM 6: Qty. 1 - FTI-SPPSU Spare Power Supply Unit/Module for 5U Terrablock

ITEM 7: Installation of all above.

Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541511- Custom Computer Programming Services, Size Standard- $27.5 Million.