NUIG/CON255/13 - High Performance Computing and Storage Infrastructure for the Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC)
The system we are seeking to acquire through this procurement will form the basis for the third generation of ICHEC HPC infrastructure. It will replace the current Stokes cluster while the smaller GPGPU enabled Stoney system will continue through to mid 2014. As with these current systems, it is anticipated that the base infrastructure (comprising network, storage and service nodes) will have a lifespan of 5 years with a mid-cycle upgrade of the compute component after 2 or 3 years. Towards this end, it is critical that the base infrastructure be resilient and performant enough to maintain a useful lifespan of 5 years in a HPC role. Additionally, it should be noted that in equal measure to computational performance, the functionality, reliability and manageability of the system is of the utmost importance and in contrast to many HPC systems, purely achieving a high Top500 score is not a primary aim for this system. It is expected that this system will be operationally available in excess of 99 % of the time throughout the year with zero or few unscheduled downtimes. To achieve this quality of service, a mature, robust and feature-rich software stack will be required to enable ease of operation, monitoring and maintenance.
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- NUI Galway will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent submission may be deemed inadmissible.
- Please use reference no. NUIG/CON255/13 on all correspondence relating to this tender.
- Closing date for receipt of Completed qualification questionaires is 22nd of April at 12noon local time.
- Should there be any changes to the proposed funding, the contracting authority reserves the right not to continue with the proposed purchase, or to alter requirements in line with the availability of funding.
- NUI Galway will not reimburse any costs incurred in either completing the application, attending interview or preparation of tender submissions.
- This is the sole call for competition for this contract
- It will be a condition of establishment of the agreement that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition
- if, for any reason, it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the successful tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate
- at its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time
- without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documents in order to avoid risk of elimination from the competition
- The lowest or indeed any tender need not necessarily be accepted.
- Due to resourcing constraints, NUI Galway will not be offering individual debriefing meetings to unsuccessful bidders.
Lodging of Appeals: The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement, to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the delivery of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax, or 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement (including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement and reviewable public contract.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-04-22.
The procurement was published on 2013-03-22.
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Procurement history
| Date |
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| 2013-03-22
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Contract notice
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| 2013-09-25
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Contract award notice
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