Provision of Data Storage Solution to constitute node on e-INIS Federated National Data Store

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies now invites tenders for the supply, installation and maintenance of suitable Storage Area Network equipment & front-end servers to expand the current storage. The solution proposed should include:
— High-density SATA disk arrays providing a total of approximately 700TB usable storage when configured with RAID 6 (or equivalent data protection),
— Disk controllers should feature at least dual 8Gbps Fibre Channel interfaces and redundant power supply units should be included in each chassis,
— Storage density must be at least 20TB per standard rack unit (1U or 44.5mm),
— Storage Area Network Fabric providing full redundancy with 8Gbps bandwidth or greater,
— All requisite SAN interconnects must be included,
— Two front-end file servers should be included in the proposals in order to export the storage to remote users using a number of specialist repository and Data Grid systems. It is envisaged that these servers will be configured as a High Availability Virtual Machine platform. VMware compliance and accreditation must be assured for any hardware being tendered. Each server must include a dual port HBA to match the proposed SAN interconnect,
— All requisite rack-mounting hardware for supplied equipment along with power leads using IEC 320-C13 connections for connection to existing power distribution units,
— A 10 Gigabit Ethernet 24-port top-level switch should be included. This should include any additional modules and cables required to connect the supplied file servers to an optical network (LR 1310nm) at 10 Gigabits per second.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=408032. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=408032. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-06-05. The procurement was published on 2012-04-13.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Datarch Ltd

Who?

• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

What?

• Computer storage units › Direct-access storage devices (DASD) › Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID)
• Computer storage units › Disk controller
• Computer storage units › Magnetic disk storage units
• Servers › File servers

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-04-13	Contract notice
2012-10-25	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2012-04-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: file servers
Quantity or scope:

High-density SATA disk arrays providing a total of approximately 700TB usable storage when configured with RAID 6 (or equivalent data protection).260 000

Total value of the procurement: 260 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: File servers 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Postal address: 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dias.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 16140100 📞
Fax: +353 16680561 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-06-05 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 74-122173
OJ-S issue: 74
Additional information
(ET Ref:408032).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

— High-density SATA disk arrays providing a total of approximately 700TB usable storage when configured with RAID 6 (or equivalent data protection),

— Disk controllers should feature at least dual 8Gbps Fibre Channel interfaces and redundant power supply units should be included in each chassis,

— Storage density must be at least 20TB per standard rack unit (1U or 44.5mm),

— Storage Area Network Fabric providing full redundancy with 8Gbps bandwidth or greater,

— All requisite SAN interconnects must be included,

— Two front-end file servers should be included in the proposals in order to export the storage to remote users using a number of specialist repository and Data Grid systems. It is envisaged that these servers will be configured as a High Availability Virtual Machine platform. VMware compliance and accreditation must be assured for any hardware being tendered. Each server must include a dual port HBA to match the proposed SAN interconnect,

— All requisite rack-mounting hardware for supplied equipment along with power leads using IEC 320-C13 connections for connection to existing power distribution units,

— A 10 Gigabit Ethernet 24-port top-level switch should be included. This should include any additional modules and cables required to connect the supplied file servers to an optical network (LR 1310nm) at 10 Gigabits per second.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=408032.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=408032.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Quantity or scope:

High-density SATA disk arrays providing a total of approximately 700TB usable storage when configured with RAID 6 (or equivalent data protection).

Name of EU-financed project or programme:

e-INIS is funded by the Higher Education Authority under PRTLI cycle 4 as part of the National development plan and with support from EU structural funds

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent;

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process;

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession;

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession;

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register;

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process;

(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation;

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established;

(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank;

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice;

(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

Technical and professional ability:

(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years;

(2) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;

(3) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;

(4) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;

(5) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Each member of any consortia responding to this invitation to tender is jointly and severally liable.

Other particular conditions:

Before a contract is awarded the successful tenderer (and agent, where appropriate) will be required to promptly produce a Tax Clearance Certificate., or in the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement from the Revenue Commissioners confirming suitability on tax grounds. Tenderers who do not have an Irish Tax registration nor a permanent established place of business in the State, should apply to the Non residents Units, Collector-General's Office, Sarsfield House, Francis Street, Limerick, Ireland or by e-mail to nonrestaxclearance@revenue.ie.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2012-06-04 📅
Place of opening: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4.
Place: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Irish Centre for High End Computing
Contact
Contact point: Keith Rochford
Internet address: www.dias.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02423 🌏
Name: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Postal address: 10 Burlington Road
E-mail: rochfordk@cp.dias.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2012/S 074-122173 (2012-04-13)

Contract award notice (2012-10-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 24 356 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 10 Burlington Road

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-10-25 📅
Publication date: 2012-10-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 209-343316
Refers to notice: 2012/S 74-122173
OJ-S issue: 209
Additional information
(ET Ref:525692).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 243 536 💰
732 933 💰

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Total Cost of Ownership (50)
2. Capacity (25)
3. Product Lifecycle (15)
4. Management & Configuration (15)
5. Redundancy (15)
6. Scalability (15)
7. Throughput (15)
8. Connectivity (10)
9. DEnsity (15)
10. Support & Warranry (25)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-09-13 📅
Name: Datarch Ltd
Postal address: The Forge, Bakers Corner, Rochestown Avenue
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.datarch.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2012/S 209-343316 (2012-10-25)

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