# High Performance Computing Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/amdssnb1802024000101

- Solicitation number: AMD-SS-NB18020240001_01
- Notice type: Special notice
- 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: 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Product or service code: DA10 Support services, delivered as a service contract (SaaS or Subscription) involved with the analysis, design, development, code, test and release packaging services associated with application development projects, as well as off-the-shelf Business software.
- 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/b65f158ebd1c426c8bb848f6c121096b/view

## Description

AMENDMENT #2 - The purpose of this amendment is to provided revised attachments that were posted for AMENDMENT #1. Amendment #1 - The purpose of this amendment is to revise the sources sought information, see attachment and provide a response to the 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: Special notice, due March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice cc15db27724d4b7baf76e3845c880342. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cc15db27724d4b7baf76e3845c880342/view
- March 15, 2024: Special notice, due March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice b032f1a4468e41b890801c7710d93d9c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b032f1a4468e41b890801c7710d93d9c/view
- March 18, 2024: Special notice, due March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice b65f158ebd1c426c8bb848f6c121096b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b65f158ebd1c426c8bb848f6c121096b/view

## Points of contact

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

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