HP Unix Servers and storage devices

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is issuing the attached Request for Quote (RFQ) for total small business set-aside for purchasing two (2) additional servers and associated storage devices (Storage Area Network, or SAN), to be installed on existing Hewlett-Packard (HP) blade server enclosures at DSADC, Mechanicsburg, PA. The servers and SAN devices are required to provide a significant upgrade to the Database Development and Quality Assurance servers already employed in the same environment for both DSAMS and SCIP. The servers (i.e. HP Itanium blade servers) being acquired, will be equivalent to the production database servers already installed at DECC OKC (DSAMS) and DECC Columbus (SCIP), and will enable DSADC to more closely mirror the production environment, for development and testing purposes. The current database servers at DSADC can no longer support necessary batch data processing within reasonable time-frames, or accommodate the anticipated growth of DSAMS or SCIP capabilities. The items description of the HP Servers and devices are outlined in the attached RFQ and Brand name J&A is attached.