Basic Information

Reference Number

0000265648

Issuing Organization

Simon Fraser University

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

SFU 2023-ES-334

Title

RFP Cedar Advanced Research Computing System Supercomputing Cluster Replacement

Source ID

PU.AC.BC.836081.C103284

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA)

Details

Location

Canada, British Columbia

Delivery Point

SFU Burnaby

Purchase Type

Duration: 5 years

Description

Cedar, housed at Simon Fraser University (SFU), is the largest general-purpose computing system in support of Advanced Research Computing (ARC) in Canada and runs a diverse set of code in support of advanced materials science, drug discovery, and climate science, as well as AI, machine learning, and the digital humanities and others.

This RFP is to replace the Cedar general-purpose high-performance computing (HPC) Cluster and Storage infrastructure owned and operated by SFU with a completely new, autonomous cluster. Procurement and deployment of a new system is open to any Canadian researcher with Resource Allocation Competition (RAC), and tens of thousands of Canada-wide non-RAC users. The proposed infrastructure will be maintained and available throughout its useful lifespan by SFU’s Research Computing Group (RCG) in consultation with other national host sites and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada Federation teams.

Dates

Publication

2024/03/11 06:48:15 PM PDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Questions are submitted online

Closing DateA - Latest Amendment

2024/05/13 02:00:00 PM PDT

Contact Information

Eric Sheng

778-782-6869

zlsheng@sfu.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Appendix B	Submission Form	Yes	No
Appendix C, C2	Price Sheet	Yes	No
Appendix D	RFP Particulars	Yes	No
Appendix D, D2	SCI Vendor Submission Questionnaire	Yes	No
Appendix D, D4	Technical Response Form	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

Please respond and follow the format of the appendices provided. If you have any questions, please email Eric Sheng at zlsheng@sfu.ca directly.

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