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Distributed Systems Stress Testing and Validation

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SBIR / STTR

Response Deadline07/07/2027, 04:00:00 AM UTC

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General Info

Agency

National Science FoundationView Agency

NAICS

541519 - Other Computer Related ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

Not specified

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

This scope was carved out of NSF 26-510.

The full solicitation package (9 documents), including the RFP, is on the prime solicitation, not on this scope.

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Distributed Consensus and Fault Tolerance Mechanisms

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PostedMay 22

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Response DeadlineJul 7

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07/07/2027, 04:00:00 AM UTCin 10 months

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Performs rigorous testing of fault-tolerance mechanisms for prime contractors on National Science Foundation (NSF) R&D projects. Executes chaos engineering scenarios by injecting network latency and killing nodes using tools like Chaos Mesh or Gremlin to measure throughput and latency. Follows Validation and Verification (V&V) standards to ensure system recovery without data loss. Delivers test reports, performance benchmarks, and validation logs.

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