Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21207-0696

70 -- SPARC TECHNOLOGY DUE 062796 POC Andrew Klimas Tel: 410-965-9493 The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking sources who can provide high performance multiprocessing Sparc technology servers and high performance Sparc technology workstations. The servers must be able to perform real-time database search and retrieval with fully integrated WEB and mirroring servers. The workstations will be used to administer other Sun servers and to develop, test and evaluate new WEB and search tools and applications. At a minimum, the servers and workstations must be able to support the latest versions of the Solaris operating and development system, allowing for complete binary and functional compatibility with current SUN workstations and servers as well as the full suite of TCP/IP (including NFS) and X11. The servers and workstations must meet, at a minimum, the following specifications. First server configuration: the server must support both scalable and modular processing, must be configured to attach to Token Ring and be capable of attaching to Ethernet, must perform dual Sparc processing at a minimum of 85 MHZ and have the capability to add additional processors, must have hard disk storage capacity of at least 16 GB with options to add additional storage, must have at least one CD-Rom drive integrated into the system, must have at least 1 MB cache capacity, must have at least a 20 inch color monitor, must have a Turbo GX frame buffer with appropriate cable, must have at least 128 MB of RAM, must have at least a 50 MHZ XD bus, must have an appropriate keyboard and mouse, must be compatible with Solaris 2.x operating system (32-bit UNIX;latest version), must have at least a 14 GB tape drive, must have both parallel and serial ports integrated into the system, and must provide both data protection and recovery from failures. Second server configuration: must support both scalable and modular processing, must be configured to attach to Token Ring and be capable of attaching to Ethernet, must perform dual Sparc processing at a minimum of 75 MHZ and have the capability to add additional processors, must have hard disk storage capacity of at least 4 GB with options to add additional storage, must have at least one internal 1.44 floppy drive integrated into the system, must have at least one CD-Rom drive integrated into the system, must have a Turbo GX 8-bit accelerated graphics capability, must have at least a 20 inch color monitor, must have at least 1 MB cache capacity, must have at least a Turbo GX 1 MB frame buffer, must have at least 64 MB of RAM, must have at least a 20 inch color monitor, must have an appropriate keyboard and mouse, must be compatible with Solaris 2.x operating system (32-bit UNIX, latest version), and must have both parallel and serial ports integrated into the system. Workstation configuration: must support both scalable and modular processing, must be configured to attach to Token Ring and be capable of attaching to Ethernet, must perform Sparc processing at a minimum of 75 MHZ, must have a hard disk capacity of at least 4 GB with options to add additional storage, must have at least one internal 1.44 floppy drive integrated into the system, must have at least one CD-Rom drive integrated into the system, must have a Turbo GX 8-bit accelerated graphics capability, must have at least a 20 inch color monitor, must have at least 1 MB cache capacity, must have at least a Turbo GX 1 MB frame buffer, must have at least 32 MB of RAM, must have at least a 20 inch color monitor, must have an appropriate keyboard and mouse, must be compatible with the Solaris 2.x operating system (32-bit UNIX; latest version), and must have both parallel and serial ports integrated into the system. It appears that the only hardware capable of meeting these specifications are Sun Microsystems SuperSparc 71 (workstation), SuperSparc 712 (server) and SparcServer. Interested firms able to provide the required equipment are invited to submit information in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to provide the required capabilities. Cross-reference to previously submitted material is discouraged. No cost or pricing data is required or requested. This is not a request for proposals (RFP) and the Government does not intend to pay for information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of data received, but sources deemed qualified will be solicited for quotations. Responses to this notice should be submitted in duplicate within 15 days of the publication of this notice and should refer to ''Sparc Technology.'' (0159)

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