Amendment 1: SSDP - Archive Servers

The U.S. Space Force’s 21st Contracting Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base is conducting market research under FAR Part 10 to identify qualified vendors capable of supplying a TAA-compliant, NetApp-branded flash-accelerated hybrid storage and archive array system with a minimum of 100 TB of usable capacity. The effort, identified by solicitation number FA251726SS0046 and designated as Amendment 1, is a Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 334112, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Proposals must be submitted via email to the designated contracting officer and contract specialist by August 11, 2026, and must address key market research questions regarding delivery timelines, NAICS code applicability, pre-priced contract vehicles, bulk discounts, warranty terms, and company credentials. The storage system must support mission-critical applications including virtual machines, cybersecurity log management, vulnerability scanning, digital forensics, and backups, while ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability through features such as encryption, role-based access controls, audit logging, snapshots, replication, and high availability. The solution must allow for non-disruptive expansion and long-term data retention, and all products must be provided through an authorized small business reseller. The place of performance and delivery is Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with inspection and acceptance to occur on-site. No formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, pricing details, or specific packaging and marking standards are included in this sources-sought notice, as it is purely a pre-solicitation market research action to gauge industry capability and availability. Vendor responses must include CAGE codes and certification of small business status, but no additional socioeconomic certifications or subcontracting plan requirements are specified.