CIRCL - Request for Proposals for Hardware and Equipment (2025-00)
The scope of the RfP is the supply and delivery of computer hardware to CIRCL within the FETTA project (DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-03 - Federated European Team for Threat Analysis (FETTA) 101128030).
The candidate supplier must submit an offer for a single package. The candidate supplier can select the package for which he wishes to bid. The RfP falls into the category of “MARCHÉS PUBLICS DE FAIBLE ENVERGURE”.
Package 01 (WP4)
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2x Supermicro Hyper SuperServer 121H-TNR SYS-121H-TNR (alternative offering can be done based on similar specifications)
with the following specification:
- Each server must have redundant power-supplies
- 8x 96GB 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC Registered DIMM Module
- Each server must have at least 2 CPUs.
- 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Processor 32 Cores (60M Cache, 2.00/4.00 Ghz) 205W (at minima).
- Each server must include a rack-kit
- Each server must have an 2 SFP+ connector
- 2x Intel X520-DA2 - 10GbE Dual-Port SFP+ (Direct Attached) Server Adaptor (or equivalent).
- 6x Intel / Solidigm P5520 15.36TB Drive - 2.5 NVMe U.2 PCIe-4.0 Drive.
- Each server must have at least 2 USB connectors and 1 VGA connector at the rear of each server
- Firmware must be updated to the latest version and provided with a reference including cryptographic hashes
- Servers must support recent versions of GNU/Linux Ubuntu LTS (24.04+) without the requirement of additional proprietary drivers
- Hardware vendor locking lead to the disqualification of the offer
- Hardware maintenance of 3 years is required
- The hardware maintenance targets response time should be in 3 business days
- The hardware maintenance should encompass the capability to ship spare parts or facilitate the return of defective devices
- Each server must be delivered with two (2) IEC C13 to C14 power cables, each with a minimum length of 2 meters.
Package 02 (WP3)
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2x Supermicro Hyper SuperServer 121H-TNR SYS-121H-TNR (alternative offering can be done based on similar specifications)
with the following specification:
- Each server must have redundant power-supplies
- 8x 96GB 4800MT/s DDR5 ECC Registered DIMM Module
- Each server must have at least 2 CPUs.
- 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Processor 32 Cores (60M Cache, 2.00/4.00 Ghz) 205W (at minima).
- Each server must include a rack-kit
- Each server must have an 2 SFP+ connector
- 2x Intel X520-DA2 - 10GbE Dual-Port SFP+ (Direct Attached) Server Adaptor (or equivalent).
- 6x Intel / Solidigm P5520 7.68TB Drive - 2.5 NVMe U.2 PCIe-4.0 Drive.
- Each server must have at least 2 USB connectors and 1 VGA connector at the rear of each server
- Firmware must be updated to the latest version and provided with a reference including cryptographic hashes
- Servers must support recent versions of GNU/Linux Ubuntu LTS (24.04+) without the requirement of additional proprietary drivers
- Hardware vendor locking lead to the disqualification of the offer
- Hardware maintenance of 3 years is required
- The hardware maintenance targets response time should be in 3 business days
- The hardware maintenance should encompass the capability to ship spare parts or facilitate the return of defective devices
- Each server must be delivered with two (2) IEC C13 to C14 power cables, each with a minimum length of 2 meters.
Bid submission
The offers are to be submitted to info@circl.lu before the 30th July 2025 12:00 CEST in ASCII or PDF format. The offer proposal must be separated per package. The offer must at least include a description of the package proposed, technical details
and clearly mention CIRCL RFP 2025-00 FETTA 101128030.
Selection criteria
- (1) Compliance with specifications;
- (2) Pricing;
- (3) Past performance of the bidder;
- (4) Maintenance cost with existing infrastructure;
Delivery location
The offers must include the delivery to the following addresses located in Luxembourg:
CIRCL - Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg
c/o "Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity" g.i.e.
122, rue Adolphe Fischer
L-1521 Luxembourg
Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
and/or
LuxConnect S.A.
202, Z.A.E. Wolser F
L-3290 Bettembourg
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Revision
- Version 1.0 January 25th, 2025 Initial version TLP:WHITE.