University of Iowa Ionwave #18585 Addendum 1

Iowa Regent Universities Seek Scalable Commodity Data Storage Hardware and Services

The Iowa Regent Universities (University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa) are seeking proposals for a three-year contract to supply scalable, enterprise-grade commodity data storage hardware and related services. - Government Buyer: - University of Iowa (on behalf of Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa) - Purchasing office, Regent Universities - OEMs Highlighted: - Supermicro and Gigabyte (motherboards/chassis) - Intel (Xeon processors, network adapters) - Broadcom (host bus adapters) - Enterprise-class HDD manufacturers (e.g., Seagate, Western Digital) - Products/Services Requested: - Rackmount commodity storage servers (2U chassis, dual Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y CPUs, 512GB DDR5 ECC memory, Broadcom 9500-8e HBA, Intel E810-XXVDA2 25GbE network adapters, redundant 1600W power supplies) - 4U JBOD storage enclosures (60-bay, populated with 60x 20TB SAS HDDs plus 1 spare) - Enterprise-class 20TB SAS HDDs (3.5", 12Gb/s, 7200RPM) - NVMe and SATA SSDs for boot and high-performance storage - External miniSAS HD cables, power cables, rackmount rail kits - Validation and burn-in services for all hardware prior to shipping - Notable Requirements: - Compatibility with ZFS and distributed filesystems (Ceph, BeeGFS, Lustre, or similar) - Support for NFS and SMB/CIFS protocols - All equipment must fit standard data center racks - Preference for common chassis platform across storage profiles - No guaranteed minimum purchase; estimated ISU need is 2PB/year for three years - Multiple awards possible; itemized pricing required for two scenarios - Universities will handle software and ongoing support internally

Description

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and The University of Northern Iowa are seeking 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 term is three years, with the possibility of multiple awards. Equipment and services will be purchased throughout the term, with no guaranteed minimum volume or spend.

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