Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Atlantic Research Centre requires a Ceph based data storage cluster to store data collected from numerous experiments conducted by the lab. Part of this system will be an identical data storage cluster which will be located off site.It is intended to result in the award of a contract that will include a five(5) year warranty for parts and labour; plus irrevocable options allowing Canada to purchase additional storage cluster hardware as well as additional application data support and on-site support to configure.There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the “Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders” document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents (http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/acquisitions/text/plain/plain-…) Website.The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).Bids must be submitted through the P2P portal by the date and time indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation.Bidders must register in the SSC P2P portal in order to:i. view and access solicitations from SSC;ii. submit a response to a solicitation;iii. receive updates and amendments regarding solicitations;iv. be awarded contracts and receive contract amendments; andv. submit invoices and receive payment status updates.To register, please go to https://sscp2pspc.ssc-spc.gc.ca and click “Register Now”.Amendment 1 - Is to respond to questions 1 through 2, asked in response to this RFPAmendment 2 - Is to respond to questions 3 through 5, asked in response to this RFPAmendment 3 - Is to respond to questions 6 through 15, asked in response to this RFPAmendment 4 - is to respond to questions 16 though 17, asking in response to this RFP; to clarify the security requirements and to insert Form 3 - Application for Registration (AFR) form Amendment 5 - is to respond to question 18, asked in response to the RFP; to insert the Technical Criteria Evaluation table; and to extend the closing date of the RFP. Amendment 6 - is to extend the closing date of the RFP. SSC W7707-227181 CEPH Storage Cluster for Department of National Defence- Amendment 006
