# High Performance Computing Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/amdssnb18020240001

- Solicitation number: AMD-SS-NB18020240001
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: February 28, 2024
- Last posted: March 18, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c852f0be7edb4ef4bc1fdba340370a30/view

## Description

AMENDMENT #2 - The purpose of this amendment is to correct the revised documents posted at AMENDMENT #1. AMENDMENT #1 - The Purpose of this amendment is to provide an updated sources sought attachment and provide a response to questions received.

The Research Services Office in the Office of Information Systems Management supports NIST’s research IT environment, including laboratory automation, research data management and exchange, high performance scientific computing systems, and NIST’s scientific software portfolio.

The Office performs this work in service to NIST’s Laboratory Programs collectively supporting NIST’s mission: “To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.” In 2023 the Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences Network Engagement and Performance Operations Center (EPOC) released a “Deep Dive” of NIST’s research computing environment[1]; this study looked at NIST’s existing research computing environment along with several sample mission efforts across NIST’s Laboratories and how the existing research computing environment supports those efforts (or doesn’t).

Included in that report are recommendations for improving NIST’s access to external High Performance Computing (HPC) capabilities. Though NIST maintains multiple HPC systems of varying capacities on its campuses, the capacity of those on-premise systems is insufficient to satisfy all computational requirements. NIST is seeking sources that are capable of meeting (or exceeding) the series of requirement defined in the attached document. Please submit any questions relating to these requrements March 4, 2024 no later than 5:00 p.m, EST.

## Publications

- February 28, 2024: Sources sought, due March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8f2b2e9232c548df9a61527eb75b31e6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8f2b2e9232c548df9a61527eb75b31e6/view
- March 15, 2024: Sources sought, due March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 2ac752e4aa0e4a598d09ea85bd8c9509. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2ac752e4aa0e4a598d09ea85bd8c9509/view
- March 18, 2024: Sources sought, due March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice c852f0be7edb4ef4bc1fdba340370a30. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c852f0be7edb4ef4bc1fdba340370a30/view

## Points of contact

- Monica Brown, monica.brown@nist.gov, 3019750642
- Romain Tweedy, romain.tweedy@nist.gov

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