CADE2 Infrastructure Support DASD

The Internal Revenue Service plans to award a delivery order under an existing contract to purchase 48 terabytes of effective Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) capacity along with associated software for the CADE 2 system. The required DASD must be electrically and logically compatible with the current IBM DS-8800 platform and support specific software features, including Hyper Parallel Access Volumes, Parallel Access Volumes, High Performance FICON, and Global Mirror software. These capabilities are necessary to enable asynchronous long-distance data replication, manage storage array performance, and create Point in Time copies of entire logical volumes, datasets, and databases essential for the CADE 2 application. This procurement is not open for full and open competition based on the Government’s discretion, in accordance with federal regulations (FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1)), indicating a sole-source acquisition. The award is expected to be issued by September 1, 2012. The contract is associated with the CADE2 Infrastructure Support DASD and is tied to NAICS code 334112. The place of performance is Oxon Hill, Maryland, and the contracting officer responsible is Harry Haraseyko, reachable via provided email and phone contact information.