IL4 Environment Enterprise

The United States Air Force’s 99th Contracting Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, is conducting market research through a Sources Sought notice under solicitation number F2FT576085A001 to identify qualified sources capable of supplying the IL4 Environment Enterprise equipment as detailed in the attached items list. This action targets small businesses including small business concerns, 8(a) firms, HUBZone businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small businesses, with NAICS code 541519 which carries a size standard of 150 employees. Respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management and must clearly indicate their socio-economic status, foreign ownership status, and any planned use of foreign national employees. The equipment requirements encompass high-performance computing and network infrastructure components including NVIDIA L40S GPUs, Cisco UCS C245M8 rack servers, Liquid Inc. SmartStack 10 G5 PCIe Gen5 chassis and management nodes, 16-port PCIe Gen5 switches, HBA cards, Cisco Secure Firewall 3120 NGFW appliances with Threat Defense software v7.4 and Firepower Management Center for 25 devices, along with necessary licenses for Liquid Inc. Matrix Software, Cisco Intersight SaaS, and UCS Director. Additional items include Cisco Nexus 9300 series switches with NX-OS software, CML Enterprise Edition, and accessories such as drive blanking panels and DIMM blanks. The place of performance is Nellis AFB, Nevada. Responses must be submitted electronically as a concise capabilities package no later than July 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, to sencere.gilbert@us.af.mil with the exact subject line “F2FT576085A001- IL4 Environment Enterprise.” Submissions must be under 10 MB total and include only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, or .xlsx files; .zip and .exe attachments will be rejected. Technical compliance must be demonstrated through detailed documentation showing clear alignment with all specified equipment and system requirements. This solicitation is strictly for market research under FAR 15.201 and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals; no binding contract will be formed as a result of responses.