Opportunity
SAM #RFQ-260026002
Ceph Storage Cluster Expansion: High-Density Servers, Seagate Drives, KIOXIA SSDs, and Deployment Services for PPPL
Buyer
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Posted
August 14, 2026
Respond By
August 19, 2026
Identifier
RFQ-260026002
NAICS
334112, 541512, 541513
This opportunity from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), under the U.S. Department of Energy, seeks proposals for expanding its Ceph Storage Cluster with enterprise-grade hardware and services. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Energy, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Procurement Division - OEMs and Vendors: - Seagate (Exos Enterprise Hard Drives) - 45Drives (High-Density Storage Servers, Gateway Nodes) - KIOXIA (XD8 NVMe SSDs) - Products Requested: - 4 x 45Drives F8X3 2.0 High-Density Storage Server Nodes (AMD EPYC 8324P, 256GB RAM, Dual 2700W PSU, 25GbE, Rocky Linux 9 + Houston OS) - 144 x Seagate Exos 24TB Enterprise Hard Drives (SATA/SAS) - 16 x KIOXIA XD8 1.92TB E1.S NVMe Enterprise SSDs - 2 x 45Drives 1U Gateway Server Nodes (AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 128GB RAM, 800W Redundant PSU, 25GbE, Rocky Linux 9 + Houston OS) - Services Requested: - Remote cluster configuration service (initial setup, node deployment, IP assignment, cluster initialization, drive configuration) - 1-Year annual service plan and full hardware warranty - Unique Requirements: - All hardware must be enterprise commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) - Delivery required by the specified deadline - Service plan and warranty must cover a 1-year period - Pricing must remain firm for at least 60 days post submission deadline - Notable: Seagate, 45Drives, and KIOXIA are the primary OEMs; the procurement focuses on high-density, high-capacity storage expansion with specialized deployment and support services.
Description
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), managed and operated by Princeton University under Prime Contract DE-AC02-09CH11466 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is soliciting firm-fixed-price proposals for the provision of enterprise COTS Seagate storage drives, high-density server hardware, gateway nodes, and specialized deployment services for an expanded highperformance Ceph Storage Cluster.