Invitation for Bids – MSU2026055 (Infrastructure and Compute Systems)

Mississippi State University’s Office of Procurement Services is seeking sealed bids for a comprehensive high‑performance computing (HPC) infrastructure upgrade for its High‑Performance Computing Collaboratory. The procurement includes a coolant distribution unit, extensive networking equipment (both Ethernet and InfiniBand), 22 service nodes, associated servers, storage, power distribution units, cabling, and perpetual firmware‑update licensing. All hardware must be new, come with a five‑year “8 × 5, next‑business‑day” warranty, be bottom‑fed, and run Rocky 9.x Linux. Vendors must demonstrate experience with large‑scale HPC installations and provide up to three references. Bids may be submitted electronically via the “Bully Buy” portal or by sealed envelope, with the deadline of 2:00 pm CST on 26 Mar 2026. • Provide one fully engineered coolant distribution unit capable of supporting ≥ 4 racks, with redundant pumps and modular power. • Deliver and install a complete networking rack system (52U) with 25 GbE, 100 GbE Ethernet, and 400 Gb InfiniBand fabrics, including PDUs, switches, optics, and cabling. • Supply 22 high‑density service nodes plus a NFS server and a 60 TB RAID‑6 disk array, all with dual redundant power, remote‑KVM, and Rocky 9.x OS. • Include all installation, configuration, testing, and perpetual firmware‑update software licenses at no extra cost. • Provide documentation, warranty, and three references for comparable HPC deployments.