Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide Dell OEM installation and configuration services for a research server and storage system. The contractor will be responsible for physically installing the server and storage equipment, connecting all components, verifying that everything powers on and communicates correctly, and ensuring the system is ready for configuration. The services must be completed onsite at the VA Augusta Health Care System. The contractor must provide all labor, tools, technical resources, and deployment services required to install and configure the system. The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract, and the performance period is 20 days.
• The contractor must provide Dell ProDeploy services, including installation of enterprise server hardware, configuration of storage array systems, deployment of infrastructure software, and onsite technical engineering.
• The contractor must ensure that the system is fully usable, stable, and ready for researchers to begin working with data.
• The contractor must confirm everything is set up correctly before leaving and provide documentation that the installation and setup are complete.
• The contractor must comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, executive orders, rules, and regulations applicable to its performance under this contract.