Intent to Award Sole Source - HAP Server Maintenance

The United States Air Force intends to award a sole source contract to DDN Federal, LLC for the maintenance of the HAP server. The contract will run from 9 April 2026 to 8 April 2027. The HAP system is a highly specialized High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster utilizing a storage architecture designed and manufactured by DataDirect Networks (DDN). The required maintenance involves a critical update to the storage server firmware and software to ensure essential compatibility between Lustre clients and RHEL 8.10 kernels. • The contract will be for the maintenance of the HAP server, including updates to the storage server firmware and software. • The contract will run for a period of one year, from 9 April 2026 to 8 April 2027. • The HAP system is a highly specialized High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster utilizing a storage architecture designed and manufactured by DataDirect Networks (DDN). • The required maintenance involves a critical update to the storage server firmware and software to ensure essential compatibility between Lustre clients and RHEL 8.10 kernels. • The contract will be awarded to DDN Federal, LLC, as they are the only source with the certified Professional Services personnel authorized to perform these specific version updates while maintaining the system's operational certification within the AFRL/IZ and RQV environments.