SAM #000HCRGE-2026-99649

CDC Sole Source Dell PowerEdge Server Warranty Support (2026-2029)

This opportunity involves the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking to award a sole source contract to Dell for extended warranty support on Dell PowerEdge servers used in its High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster. - Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Acquisition Services and Office of Advanced Molecular Detection - Purpose: Extended warranty (ProSupport) for Dell PowerEdge R540, R640, and R440 servers supporting CDC's HPC cluster - Justification: Sole source under FAR 13.106-1(b) due to the unique requirements of the CDC's HPC environment and the need for OEM warranty support - Coverage: ProSupport includes Next Business Day On-Site Service After Problem Diagnosis, 7x24 HW/SW Technical Support and Assistance, and Keep Your Hard Drive for Enterprise - Period of Performance: Base year starting August 8, 2026, with two annual option years, potentially covering through August 7, 2029 - Equipment: Over 80 Dell PowerEdge servers (R540, R640, R440, and R640 OEMXL) with specific asset IDs and part numbers - Commercial Opportunity: Sole source to Dell, but similar OEMs may be considered for future or related procurements - Estimated Value: Based on the number of servers and typical ProSupport pricing, the contract value is likely in the low to mid six-figure range - No resellers or third-party support providers are solicited; only Dell OEM support is acceptable

Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to contractor’s name for description of product/service. Insert the capability required that makes it a sole source. This contract action is for supplies and/or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP). See note below

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within insert number of days of the issuance of this notice shall be considered by the government.  A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at Peter Loree, zus0@cdc.gov by 5 August 2026 by 10:00AM EST.

“All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.”

The Centers for Disease Control's Office of Advanced Molecular Detection manages the agency's High Performance Computing Center of Excellence, which includes extensive computing, network and storage resources to support CDC's scientific and public health mission. These high-performance computing resources are used by the majority of CDC's infectious disease programs for pathogen surveillance, outbreak investigations and applied public health research.

The Centers for Disease Control's Office of Advanced Molecular Detection manages the agency's High Performance Computing Center of Excellence, which includes extensive computing, network and storage resources to support CDC's scientific and public health mission. These high-performance computing resources are used by the majority of CDC's infectious disease programs for pathogen surveillance, outbreak investigations and applied public health research. The core infrastructure for this environment includes a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, which had Dell components that require extended warranty support for base plus two option years according to the commercial Dell extended warranty support.

Attachments:

Solicitation 75D30126-Q-79090

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