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Université de Moncton Solicits NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition with 3-Year Support

Université de Moncton is seeking to acquire a high-performance AI server system for research and computing needs. - Government Buyer: - University of Moncton, Service des achats (Procurement Office) - OEMs and Vendors: - NVIDIA (primary GPU OEM) - Intel (CPU OEM, or equivalent) - Supermicro (server chassis/manufacturer) - Schneider Electric (rack compatibility requirement) - Products/Services Requested: - 1x Supermicro OPTIMIZED (GOLD) AI 4U server - 4x NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs (96GB GDDR7 each) - Price options for 5, 6, 7, or 8 GPUs also requested - 2x Intel Xeon 6960P CPUs (144 cores, 2.7GHz) or equivalent - 1TB DDR5-6400 memory - 2x 3.84TB NVMe SSD + 1x 960GB M.2 NVMe SSD - Dual 10GbE RJ45 networking - Compatible with Schneider Electric NetShelter SX AR3100G rack - Operating system (DGX OS, Ubuntu, or equivalent) - 3-Year Business Standard Support (onsite next business day) - Installation services for server and software setup - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Sole source process unless other suppliers can demonstrate equivalent capability - System must be compatible with specific rack infrastructure - Support and installation services are mandatory - Options for expanded GPU configurations (up to 8 GPUs)

Description

L'Université de Moncton intends to enter into a sole source public contract for a NVIDIA computing server believed to be the only one meeting their market requirements. They allow other suppliers who can provide the same equipment to express interest by submitting a statement of their capabilities. If no other supplier meets the equipment requirements, the University will proceed with a sole source contract with the NVIDIA server supplier. The equipment sought is a NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition with specified technical configurations and support services for three years.

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