272081 - Blackwell Server Edition - IT

Solicitation SRC0000037563, issued by the Computer Systems Center for the State of Alabama, is for the procurement of a Blackwell Server Edition workstation and data center graphics card. The primary objective is to support HCL Domino 14.5.1 and enable Domino IQ, an on-premises AI inference engine that allows large language models to run locally to protect sensitive data. The required hardware is an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 server featuring an Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ processor, 64 GB of RAM, Windows Server 2022, and a Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Dual-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet OCP 3.0 Adapter. The contract is governed by the State of Alabama's Standard Terms and Conditions for Quick Quotes, with a total cost limit of 25,000 dollars and a maximum term of five years. Key legal requirements include a mandatory Disclosure Statement for contracts exceeding 25,000 dollars and a certification of tax compliance under the Code of Alabama. The state is exempt from sales tax, and all products are subject to inspection and acceptance under the Universal Commerce Code. Payments must be accepted via electronic methods, including P-cards and EFT, and all responses must be submitted electronically through the Alabama Buys portal.