REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) No.: N10-30824
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
NERSC-10 High Performance Computing (HPC) System
Including:
NERSC-10 HPC System
NERSC-10 Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) No.: N10-30824
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
NERSC-10 High Performance Computing (HPC) System
Including:
NERSC-10 HPC System
NERSC-10 Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE)
Proposal Due Date: 4/26/2024 by 5:00 pm Pacific Time
There will be no extensions granted for this RFP.
3/13/2024
The NERSC-10 Request for Proposal (RFP) is released for publication on this website. Offerors are invited to submit their proposal responses for a high-performance computing (HPC) system with potential non-recurring engineering (NRE). The subcontracts that may result from this RFP are in support of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ("University" or "LBNL") and the United States Department of Energy Office of Science. The University envisions separate HPC system and potential NRE awards to the successful Offeror.
It is the responsibility of all Offerors to monitor this website for current NERSC-10 RFP information, including potential RFP amendments and other RFP information updates. The Contract Administration Team may notify Offerors of updated NERSC-10 RFP information via e-mail; however, there is no obligation to do so.
Offerors must submit in writing all communication regarding the NERSC-10 RFP (questions, comments, etc.) to the Contract Administration Team: N10-RFP-Team@lbl.gov. In accordance with the RFP, questions will not be accepted after March 26, 2024.
Offerors must submit proposals via email to N10-Submissions@lbl.gov (or other form of secure electronic submission).
LBNL Procurement Office Contact Information:
Brian Cusick
Acting Technology Procurement Manager
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Phone: (510) 486-5451
Email: N10-RFP-Team@lbl.gov
NERSC-10 RFP Enclosures
Amendment 1
Offerors are responsible for reviewing all amended enclosures in their entirety prior to submission of a proposal. All other elements of the solicitation remain unchanged.
Summary of Changes:
Request for Proposal, Section 2.4 – Removed Business Volume page limit
Request for Proposal, Section 2.4.2.1, Factor 3 – Revised Past Performance and Termination for Default notices language
Request for Proposal, Section 2.4.2.1, Factor 4 – Revised Quality Assurance Requirements document name
Request for Proposal, Section 2.4.3.1– Added Quality Assurance Requirements enclosure
Request for Proposal, Section 3.1 – Modified DOE entities list
HPC Sample Subcontract, Article 14 – Revised Quality Assurance Requirements document name
HPC Sample Subcontract, Article 21 – Modified DOE entities list
HPC Sample Subcontract, Article 22 – Added Quality Assurance Requirements document to Incorporated Documents list
NRE Sample Subcontract, Article 16 – Modified DOE entities list
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