Information de base

Numéro de référence

0000265787

Organisation émettrice

University of Toronto – St. George Campus – Procurement Services

Type d’appel d’offres

DDP - Demande de proposition (Formel)

Numéro d’appel d’offres

UOT202417028

Titre

SciNet Niagara System Refresh

Code d’identité d’origine

PU.AC.ON.238761.C110216

Type d’accord

Appel d’offres ouvert (AOO)

Détails

Emplacement

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Type d’achat

Durée: 5 ans
Option: Three, one year extension option

DescriptionA - Rectificatif précédent

Notice of Intended Procurement

NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)

CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES

Renee Cheng
215 Huron Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1A2
reneeke.cheng@utoronto.ca

PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
The procurement documents are available at www.merx.com.
Note that obtaining access to the procurement documents will require prospective suppliers to register and pay a registration fee. Pricing and Payment Terms are available on the MERX website.

DESCRIPTION OF PROCUREMENT
The University is conducting an RFP for SciNet Niagara System Refresh
SciNet, the supercomputer centre at the University of Toronto intends to procure the goods and services for the project of SciNet Niagara System Refresh
This large “capability”-type compute system (referred to as “LP2'' for “Large-Parallel Refresh”) is primarily intended for running large-scale simulations and data-intensive workloads.

ADDRESS AND FINAL DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be submitted electronically at https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/ on or before Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (2:00 PM local time). The submissions will not be opened publicly.

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation: Proponents should achieve minimum passing scores listed in above 6.2(1) table.

APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):

The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9

CONTRACT DETAILS
The Agreement is intended to have an initial warranty period of five (5) years, with the option for extended warranty in three (3) periods of up to one (1) year each.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:

Section # Rated Criteria                                                Weighting (Points)                 Minimum Threshold (Points
Schedule D Part 1
B.1         LP2 System Benchmark Metric                                     40                                     N/A
B.2         Technical Requirements                                               35                                     N/A
B.3         Implementation Plan                                                     10                                      20
B.4         Service Levels, Warranty and Extended Warranty        05                                     06
B.5         Annual Operating Cost (power, water, cooling)             05                                    N/A
B.6         Experience and Qualifications 05 N/A
              Total Points                                                                  100
              Supply Chain Integrity Risk Assessment N/A


NOTES
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to obtain the procurement documents which contain the most current information. If there is a conflict between the procurement documents and this notice, the procurement documents will take precedence.

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Dates

Publication

2024-03-06 10h08:25 HNE

Intention de soumissionner

Non disponible

Échéance de la réception des questionsA - Rectificatif précédent

2024-03-25 10h00:00 HAE

Questions sont soumises en ligne

Non

Date de fermetureA - Rectificatif précédent

2024-04-16 14h00:00 HAE

Autre

2024-03-15 10h00:00 HAE

Information du contact

Renee Cheng

000-000-0000

reneeke.cheng@utoronto.ca

Événements pré-soumission

Type d’événement

Proponents Meeting

Présence

Obligatoire

Date d’événement

2024-03-15 10h00:00 HAE

Lieu

SciNet Data Centre, 7700 Keele St., Unit 7, Vaughan, ON, L4K 2A1

Note d’événement

There will be a mandatory site visit for this RFP on Friday March 15th for approximately the entire day. The site visit will begin at 10am until 12pm at the SciNet Data Centre, located at:
SciNet Data Centre
7700 Keele St., Unit 7
Vaughan, ON
L4K 2A1
The site visit will then move to the UofT St. George campus from 2pm until 4pm at:
SciNet Offices, Mars West Tower
661 University Avenue, Suite 1140
Toronto, ON
M5G 1M1
Proponents attending the Mandatory Site Visit should RSVP with the Contact Person listed under the Schedule A Data Sheet by Monday, March 11th at 2:00pm (Local time). Please email the University Contact with the names and titles of those attending.
If a Proponent does not attend the Mandatory Site Visit, their Proposal submission to this RFP will not be considered further for evaluation.
Proponents will be permitted to photograph and/or video specific venues, however the University students and staff or other Proponent representatives are not to be included in the photos/video. Proponents will be limited to up to 5 representatives.
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Processus de soumission

Type de soumission

Soumission physique

Directives additionelles d’appel d’offres

Each Proponent is required to submit its Proposal on Bonfire at the following link: https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities/77080

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