NIH NIDDK Puget Server EPYC 9005 E201-1U High-Performance Computer Server

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on behalf of the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), intends to award a firm‑fixed‑price contract to Puget Sound Systems, Inc. for a single, fully integrated high‑performance compute server (Puget Server EPYC 9005 E201‑1U) to support the Laboratory of Biological Modeling’s data‑intensive biomedical research. The server must include dual AMD EPYC 9845 CPUs, 768 GB DDR5 ECC memory, high‑speed NVMe storage, Ethernet networking, remote management, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The award also includes lifetime labor and technical support, three‑year parts coverage, and next‑business‑day parts replacement. Although the solicitation is a single‑source award, the government is accepting capability statements from other vendors to determine if a competitive procurement is possible. • One rack‑mounted server (ASUS RS700A‑E13‑RS12U) with specified hardware configuration. • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system and integrated remote‑management setup. • Lifetime labor/technical support plus three‑year parts warranty. • Next‑business‑day replacement parts. • Deadline for capability statements and bid submission: 09/18/2026, 1:00 PM ET. • Primary contact: Vera Nordalm, Contract Specialist, (301) 348‑3592, [email protected].