NIPR Virtual CORE Storage Hardware Upgrade

The Air Education and Training Command’s 42d Communications Squadron is conducting market research for a turnkey NIPR Virtual CORE storage hardware upgrade. The effort will procure, install, and fully integrate HPE‑branded equipment—specifically HPE MSA 2070 storage arrays and HPE DL360 Gen 11 servers—into the squadron’s existing, standardized HPE network, or an “equal‑or‑better” non‑HPE solution that can demonstrate 100 % seamless interoperability without mission degradation, re‑engineering, or extensive retraining of government technicians. The contractor must provide complete project‑management, engineering design, physical installation, VMware vSphere/vCenter data migration, network configuration, system testing, and over‑the‑shoulder technical training, along with a pre‑project test plan, material submittals, Authority‑to‑Operate documentation, as‑built records, knowledge‑transfer briefings, and basic administration/troubleshooting training. All hardware must be Trade‑Agreement‑Act compliant, forward‑compatible, and the contractor is responsible for proper disposal of removed equipment (excluding base dumpsters) while the government retains old hard drives for sanitization. Responses are limited to a sources‑sought market‑research submission—no proposals or oral information will be considered. Interested vendors must email the required general company data (name, address, CAGE/UEI, NAICS 541519 classification, size‑status, point‑of‑contact, etc.) and answer the capability questions (ability to use HPE brand equipment; ability to provide an alternative solution with supporting technical narrative) by 12:00 p.m. CDT on 5 May 2026. Submissions should be sent to the listed points of contact (1st Lt. John Putlay and Contracting Officer Jeremy Kersey). The Government will use the information to shape a future solicitation; respondents will not be reimbursed, and competition‑sensitive data should be omitted.

Notice ID

77a06917f7e3406185a6af9e3b6882a9

Solicitation Number

FA330042CS26

NAICS Code

541519

Classification Code

7E20