University of Iowa Ionwave #18585

Iowa Regents Universities Request Proposals for Enterprise Data Storage Solutions and Services

The Iowa Regents Universities (University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa) are seeking proposals for scalable commodity data storage solutions and related services to support their growing data needs. - Government Buyer: - University of Iowa (Purchasing, PCO 202), Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa - Products/Services Requested: - Rackmount commodity storage servers - 2U chassis, dual 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (e.g., Xeon Gold 6526Y), 512GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM, enterprise SSDs and NVMe drives, redundant 1600W power supplies, high-speed network adapters (25GbE, 10GbE), rackmount rail kits - Data storage enclosures (JBOD) - 4U chassis, 60x 3.5" enterprise-class 20TB SAS HDDs, redundant hot-swap I/O and fan modules, miniSAS HD connectivity, cable management, validation and burn-in prior to shipping - Distributed filesystem storage nodes (supporting Ceph, BeeGFS, Lustre, or similar) - Distributed filesystem service/management nodes - Support, installation, and maintenance services (self-supported, fully supported, vended options) - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - No specific OEMs mandated; examples include Supermicro and Gigabyte for x86 motherboards - Intel (for Xeon processors) - Notable Requirements: - Enterprise-class hardware only (no SMR drives) - Dual/redundant power supplies - High-density configurations - Robust network connectivity (minimum 25Gb Ethernet, options for 100Gb and Infiniband) - Preference for common chassis platforms across solutions - Itemized quotes for two pricing exercises required - Estimated Needs: - Iowa State University: minimum 2PB storage per year over three years - Purchases made throughout a three-year contract, with possible two one-year extensions

Description

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and The University of Northern Iowa are seeking written proposals from qualified suppliers to provide commodity data storage and related equipment and services. The intent is to establish one or more contracts for scalable and reliable commodity data storage across the Regent institutions. The contract(s) will be for a three-year purchasing period, with the possibility of multiple awards. The equipment and services will be purchased throughout the term of the award agreement, with estimated needs including expansion of existing commodity server-based data storage systems at the universities.

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