***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CORPORATION (HPE) FOR TWO CRAY L300 5U84 2P SSU 10TB ENCLOSURE WITH HPE CUSTOM HPC SVRS HW ONSITE SUPPORT AND HPE CUSTOM DEPLOYMENT SVC TO BE DELIVERED TO/PERFORMED AT 120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD, NORMAN, OK 73072.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CORPORATION (HPE) IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRUBUTES THIS CRAY L300. HPE’S CRAY L300 SYSTEM IS ALREADY IN USE AT THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY. THE REQUIRED HARDWARE IS IDENTICAL TO THE EXISTING HARDWARE, AND FULLY COMPATIBLE. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF HARDWARE IS REQUIRED TO BE FROM HPE TO ENSURE FULL SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE VIA THE EXISTING MAINTENANCE CONTRACT VEHICLE. THIS PRODUCT HAS MET END OF LIFE/END OF SALE AND CANNOT BE OBTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES. DELIVERY WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

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