Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Exxact Corporation GPU Data Processing Serverview on SAM.gov

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Exxact Corporation GPU Data Processing Server Announcement Type : Special Notice Announcement Number: NIST-NOI-26-6702434 Subject: Exxact Corporation GPU Data Processing Server NAICS: 334111 - Electronic Computer Manufacturing PSC: 7B22 – Servers and Converged Appliances Introduction This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. Purpose The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed priced purchase order on a sole source basis with Exxact Corporation (UEI: ZGM8ELSJ65M3) located at 46221 Landing Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538-6407. The purchase order will be for a GPU data processing server. These products are exempt from the Buy American Act requirements of FAR RFO Part 25 as they constitute commercial information technology. Delivery will be required within 30 days after contractor receipt of order. Authority This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR RFO Part 12.102(a) and 41 USC 1901, allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334111 - Electronic Computer Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 Employees. Description The Contractor shall provide NIST with one Exxact Corporation GPU Workstation as follows. Item: Exxact Corporation GPU Workstation Quantity:1 EACH Specifications: 1.1 CPU: AMD Threadripper PRO 9975WX (32 Cores) 1.2 Memory: 512GB ECC DDR5 1.3 GPU: 4 × NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q (96GB) 1.4 OS Storage: 2TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD 1.5 Data Storage: 2 × 15.36TB Enterprise NVMe SSD (RAID 0) 1.6 Networking: Dual 10GbE + Dedicated IPMI 1.7 Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. Sole Source Determination The sole source determination is based on the following: The NIST Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) Wireless Networks Division uses two Exxact Corporation GPU workstations to operate a research environment. The environment now must be scaled to a larger size to accommodate research activities. To maintain system reliability and compatibility of data between systems, NIST CTL now requires a third Exxact Corporation GPU. Exaact Corporation is the only manufacturer capable of providing the required GPU server configuration which includes the AMD Threadripper PRO 9975WX processor and multiple NVIDIA L40S GPUs that match existing equipment and meet the technical requirements of the ongoing research project. Therefore, Exxact Corporation-brand products are the only acceptable solution for NIST's requirements. Exxact Corporation authorizes resellers so a competition limited to the brand name only requirement was pursued; however the results of a c…