The High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) provides the Department of Defense (DoD) with the most advanced supercomputing technology available. The IBM "Garrison" architecture implements a novel combination of Power 8 processors with NVidia GPU accelerators which is only available from IBM. The HPCMP intends to purchase a single functional unit which will allow the government to port software to the new architecture and test it for larger implementation.

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