SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Leadership Class Computing Capability for Science
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6192
- ZIP Code
- 37831-6192
- Solicitation Number
- 6400099999
- Response Due
- 3/15/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Lance Copeland, Subcontract Administrator, Phone 865-576-2095, Fax 865-241-2426,
- E-Mail Address
-
copelandlb@ornl.gov
- Description
- ALL CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MUST BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE SUBCONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR, WILLIAM R. BESANCENEZ, FOR CONSIDERATION. Responses as well as questions about the RFI should be submitted electronically (as an email attachment in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format) to William Besancenez. If you do not submit a proposal directly to Mr. Besancenez your proposal will not be a part of the proposal made by UT-Battelle LLC to the Department of Energy. Email: besancenezwr@ornl.gov UT-Battelle LLC, acting under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00-OR22725 with the Department of Energy is issuing this Request for Information as follows: Request for Information about Leadership-Class Computing Capability for Science Dear RFI Recipient, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in support of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, is requesting information (proposals) on leadership-class computing capability for science. The Center for Computational Sciences (CCS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, hosts the Advanced Computing Research Testbeds (ACRTs), for the Office of Science. Current testbeds include, the Altix System from SGI, the Power3 and Power4 systems from IBM and the X1 system from Cray. Additionally, CCS also has number of cluster systems composed of AMD Opteron, and Intel Pentium processors. The CCS is also the principal resource for computing for the DOE Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program. CCS is focused on delivering breakthrough science and technology with particular emphasis on Astrophysics, Biology, Climate, Fusion and Nanoscalescience. ORNL also has a well developed program of research and development in High Performance Computing. See http://www.ccs.ornl.gov and http://www.csm.ornl.gov for more information. The purpose of this RFI is to respond to the attached request for proposal from the Office of Science. The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), recently announced its interest in receiving applications for leadership-class scientific computing capability in support of both the ASCR and the broader SC research programs; as well as other capability-limited federally-funded computational science activities. Responses should include the following information: Specific descriptions of the computer architecture(s) of the proposed system(s) to be provided. Include overview information on the processor and node architecture, system interconnect, and system software. Provide specific information about ranges of the amount of main memory that are supported and the impact of amount of memory on memory bandwidth. Describe specific scalability ranges for interconnect bandwidth and the impact on interconnect latency. Provide specific information about the latency of the MPI collective operations all reduce and barriers and the scalability of these operations. Provide projections of performance metrics such as peak and sustained performance, projected Linpack, Spec integer and floating point performance, and other HPC benchmark results if available. Also include file system performance, MPI latency and bandwidth projections, life-cycle costs including power, maintenance, and projected support needs. Describe how existing products fit into the product line and what R&D is needed to be able to deliver the systems described. Describe the system software and tools for administering the system, user accounts as well as resource allocation and limits to assist in managing our user community. What is the software support model? Is the software open-source? Who provides fixes and feature enhancements? Describe any partnerships that you have in the development of the hardware and software, or for support of the system. Responses are due no later than March 15, 2004. Responses should not exceed 10 pages. Responses as well as questions about the RFI should be submitted electronically (as an email attachment in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format) to William Besancenez at besancenezwr@ornl.gov. Non-electronic submissions will not be considered. ORNL intends to include responses to this RFI in our proposal to the Department of Energy. NOTE: If you do not submit a proposal directly to Mr. Besancenez your proposal will not be a part of the proposal made by UT-Battelle LLC to the Department of Energy. The following DOE Office of Science notice is provided for reference only: Office of Science Notice to SC Laboratories Leadership-Class Computing Capability for Science SUMMARY: The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for leadership-class scientific computing capability in support of both the ASCR and the broader SC research programs; as well as other capability-limited federally-funded computational science activities. Prospective applicants should observe that: 1) The focus of the proposed effort should be on capability computing in support of high-end science ? rather than on enhanced computing capacity for general science users; 2) Proposed activities should be designed to support computational science applications research areas relevant to the mission of the Office of Science, as well as those of other federal agencies; 3) The proposed activities should include a plan for an active dialogue with industry, universities, and other laboratories and centers in order to maximize the dissemination of information, promote and support technology commercialization, and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort; 4) Multiple year funding is anticipated, but not guaranteed. Applicants may request periods of performance ranging up to five years; 5) Only Office of Science Laboratories are eligible to respond to this solicitation. 6) The proposed effort must be a user facility providing leadership class computing capability to scientists and engineers nationwide independent of their institutional affiliation or source of funding. More specific information on this solicitation is outlined in the Supplementary Information section below. DATES: The deadline for receipt of formal applications is 4:30 P.M., E.S.T. Friday, 2 April 2004, in order to be accepted for merit review and to permit timely consideration for award in Fiscal Year 2004. Decisions are expected on or about 15 April 2004. ADDRESSES: All applications, referencing this notice, should be sent by e-mail to Ms. Jane Hiegel at: Jane.Hiegel@science.doe.gov with a copy to Dr. Gary Johnson at: Gary.Johnson@science.doe.gov. Responses to this solicitation should be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE?s Office of Science, in order to accomplish its mission, is faced with the need for computing capability that far exceeds what is currently available from commercial sources. The Office of Science?s needs are documented at the Ultrascale Simulation for Science web site: http://www.ultrasim.info/index.html and in the report from the Science Case for Large-scale Simulation (ScaLeS) workshop: http://wwwdev.pnl.gov/scales/. In March of 2003, the High End Computing Revitalization Task Force (HECRTF) was formed to address this problem at the inter-agency level and additional information may be found at its web site: http://www.itrd.gov/hecrtf-outreach/index.html. This solicitation is part of ASCR?s response to the need for leadership-class computing for capability-limited science applications. ASCR announces its interest in receiving applications to provide leadership-class scientific computing capability for scientific areas that support the missions of the Office of Science and those of other federal agencies. Proposals should include a plan for playing an active role in maintaining a dialogue with industry, universities, and other laboratories and centers in order to maximize the dissemination of information, promote and support technology commercialization, and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort. Proposals must include information on the specific computer architecture or architectures to be provided over the life of the project as well as a list of the target scientific application areas and data that supports the ability of the proposed architectures to provide computing capability that enables science that could not be accomplished elsewhere in this time frame. The funding appropriated for this solicitation covers only a single year ? FY2004. However it is anticipated ? but not guaranteed ? that, at a minimum, level funding will be available to support activities in the years beyond FY2004. The proposed period of performance may be as much as five years. Collaboration Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with researchers in other institutions and to include cost sharing wherever feasible. Program Funding It is anticipated that up to $25 million will be available in Fiscal Year 2004. It is anticipated that 1 award will be made. Multiple year funding is not guaranteed. Applicants may request periods of performance ranging up to five years. Merit Review Applications will be subjected to scientific merit review (peer review) and will be evaluated against the following evaluation criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance codified at 10 CFR 605.10(d): 1) Scientific and/or Technical Merit of the Project, 2) Appropriateness of the Proposed Method or Approach, 3) Competency of Applicant's Personnel and Adequacy of Proposed Resources, 4) Reasonableness and Appropriateness of the Proposed Budget. The evaluation under item 1, Scientific and/or Technical Merit of the Project, will also consider the following elements: a) The relevance of the proposed target high-end computational science application areas to the missions of the Office of Science and those of other federal agencies. b) The focus of the proposed effort on leadership-class capability computing in support of high-end science ? rather than on enhanced computing capacity for general science users. c) The potential of the proposed project to make a significant impact on the targeted high-end science applications areas. The evaluation under item 2, Appropriateness of the Proposed Method or Approach, will also consider the following elements: a) The quality of the plan for making the proposed leadership-class computer available as a user facility to scientists in the targeted application communities including: a. Supporting services such as archives and visualization; b. Supporting remote access to the computer and the data it generates; c. Planning for outreach to the targeted application user communities; d. Managing user access and user support; and e. Responding to special requirements from targeted application communities. b) The extent to which the project incorporates broad community (industry/academia/other federal programs) interaction and outreach. c) Quality and clarity of proposed work schedule and deliverables. The evaluation under item 3, Competency of Applicant's Personnel and Adequacy of Proposed Resources, will also consider the following elements: a) The availability of appropriate physical facilities, computer network connectivity and system management and operation staff to support operation of a leadership class computer; b) Quality of the physical environment for both research activities and computer and networking operations. c) Quality of the physical and cyber security plans for the project. The evaluation will include program policy factors, such as the relevance of the proposed research to the terms of the announcement and the agency's programmatic needs. Note: External peer reviewers are selected with regard to both their scientific expertise and the absence of conflict-of-interest issues. Non-federal reviewers will often be used, and submission of an application constitutes agreement that this is acceptable to the investigator(s) and the submitting institution. Submission Information The Project Description must be 20 pages or less, exclusive of attachments. It must contain an abstract or project summary on a separate page with the name of the applicant, mailing address, phone, FAX and email listed. The application must include letters of intent from collaborators (briefly describing the intended contribution of each to the research), and short curriculum vitaes for the applicant and any co-PIs. Applicants must disclose all information on their current and pending support. To provide a consistent format for the submission and review responses to this notice, the preparation and submission of the budget portion of responses to this notice must follow the format guidelines given in the Application Guide for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, 10 CFR Part 605. Access to SC's Financial Assistance Application Guide is possible via the World Wide Web at: http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html. The necessary budget forms are available at http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/Forms-E.html. DOE is under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or submission of applications if an award is not made.
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