Networks

Tender description

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for ECMWF to enter into a long-term contract for the supply of equipment and its associated maintenance and support services, and other services to build a network “Fabric Layer” and a network “Internet Edge Layer” and management and monitoring tools that will be purchased and installed by ECMWF as part of the new networks and security infrastructure at ECMWF's new data centre at Tecnopolo di Bologna, Via Stalingrado, Bologna, Italy from late 2019 onwards. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for ECMWF to enter into a long-term contract for the supply of equipment and its associated maintenance and support services, and other services to build a network “Fabric Layer” and a network “Internet Edge Layer” and management and monitoring tools that will be purchased and installed by ECMWF as part of the new networks and security infrastructure at ECMWF's new data centre at Tecnopolo di Bologna, Via Stalingrado, Bologna, Italy from late 2019 onwards. The ITT will also include: — professional services for the design validation and onsite engineer presence during the Deployment Phase 1, — training of ECMWF staff. This ITT is open to tenderers who are certified resellers of one of the 3 pre-selected manufacturers in the context of this ITT: Arista Networks, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc. and Juniper Networks, Inc. A tenderer can only propose a solution or solutions that use products made by one of these 3 manufacturers. The notable exception to the utilisation of one of the 3 manufacturers is optical transceivers and direct attached cables where non-original equipment manufacturers can be used in the proposed solution or solutions. This ITT is for the initial purchase of all hardware and software and all Services for the first phase of work carried out by ECMWF, followed by further purchases on a call-off basis over the life of the contract. The term will be for a minimum period of three (3) years, with ECMWF having the option to extend on an annual basis thereafter to a maximum term of eight (8) years. Further information is included in ITT documents.