IFB 25-27 Computing Nodes

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Mar 10, 2026
Due:	Mar 18, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	A - Research and development
Solicitation No:	6-20260225101338 JSU
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Jackson State University

Office of Purchasing & Travel

Telephone: 601-979-0978

THIS IS NOT AN ORDER

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Bidders must comply with all rules, regulations and statutes relating to purchasing

in the State of Mississippi in addition to the requirement of this form.

Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing and Travel, Jackson State University, H.P. Jacobs Administration

Tower, 4th Floor, 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, Mississippi for the purchase of items listed below. All bids must be

received in the Office of Purchasing and Travel before the bid opening time given below.

Delivery of bids must occur within normal JSU working hours. These are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST/CDT, except for

weekends and holidays when no delivery is possible. Additional bidding requirements and terms and conditions are

contained in Attachment 1, entitled GENERAL CONDITIONS, to this form, which requirements, terms and conditions

are incorporated herein by reference. JSU SPECIAL CONDITIONS, if any, are attached here to as Attachment 2 and

incorporated herein by reference.

PLEASE MAIL TO:

OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND TRAVEL

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

Bid File No. 25-27

1400 John R. Lynch Street

Jackson, MS 39217

RFX # 3150006732

BIDDERS SHALL SUBMIT THEIR BIDS, EITHER, IN A SEALED ENVELOPE OR ELECTRONICALLY. SEALED

BIDS SHALL INCLUDE THE BID NUMBER ON THE FACE OF THE ENVELOPE, AS WELL AS THE NAME OF

THE BIDDER. FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS, Electronic submissions may be submitted on the Mississippi

Department of Finance MAGIC portal https://portal.magic.ms.gov/ . Please state your company’s

name, address, submittal deadline, and Bid#3150006576 “Computing Nodes”

When using a delivery service or hand delivering, the address is: H.P. Jacobs Administration Tower, 4th Floor, Office of

Purchasing & Travel, Jackson State University, 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217.

ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS BID SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO Kimberly R. Harris at

kimberly.r.harris@jsums.edu, 601-979-0978.

INVITATION for Bids Issue Date:

First Publication

Second Publication

Prospective respondents written inquiries deadline

Responses to inquiries posted

Bidder Submission Deadline

Opening Date and Time

Intent to Award (anticipated)

Submission date to obtain approval in MAGIC (if

pending cost goes over $500,000 then approval is

required by Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)

February 25, 2026

March 4, 2026

March 11, 2026

March 18, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.

April 1, 2026

April 15, 2026 (anticipated)

Item

Jackson State University

Bid No. 25-27

Description

GPU-accelerated High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Workstation

Qty Unit Cost Total Cost

Each of the five (5) workstations must meet or exceed the following

specifications:

1. Processor (CPU)

• Dual-socket architecture (2 processors)

• Latest generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids or

newer), or equivalent

• Minimum total physical cores (combined): ≥ 64 cores (Preferred 72

cores)

• Base frequency ≥ 2.0 GHz

• Support for AVX-512 instructions

• High L3 cache capacity (≥ 150 MB per CPU preferred)

• Designed for sustained HPC workloads

Processors must be enterprise/server-grade and not consumer-class

CPUs.

2. System Memory (RAM)

• Minimum: 768 GB DDR5 ECC Registered memory

• Preferred: 1024 GB (1 TB) DDR5 ECC Registered memory

• Fully populated memory channels for maximum bandwidth

• Memory speed ≥ 4800 MT/s (5600 MT/s preferred if supported)

Non-ECC memory is not acceptable.

3. GPU Accelerator

• 1 × Professional NVIDIA GPU accelerator

• Minimum VRAM: ≥ 80 GB ECC

• CUDA-compatible

• PCIe x16 interface (Gen4 or Gen5)

• Designed for scientific computing (workstation/datacenter class)

Examples of acceptable class:

• NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 (96GB)

• NVIDIA H100 80GB

• Equivalent professional accelerator

Consumer gaming GPUs will not be accepted.

4. Storage

Primary Drive (OS & Applications)

• NVMe SSD (Gen4 or Gen5)

• Capacity ≥ 2 TB (4 TB preferred)

Dedicated Scratch Drive (Computational Data)

• NVMe SSD (Gen4 or Gen5)

• Capacity ≥ 2 TB

• High sustained write performance

Data Storage

• Enterprise-class HDD

• Capacity ≥ 8 TB

7200 RPM minimum

5. Power Supply

• Minimum 1600W

• Preferred: 2000W redundant power supplies

• Platinum or Titanium efficiency

Sufficient headroom for full CPU + GPU sustained load

6. Networking

• Integrated 10GbE Ethernet

• Additional 1GbE management port preferred

7. Platform Requirements

• Dual-socket server/workstation motherboard

• PCIe 5.0 support preferred

• Remote management capability (IPMI or equivalent preferred)

• Adequate cooling for sustained 100% CPU + GPU load

8. Operating System

Linux Ubuntu Desktop Edition -Latest compatible 64-Bit

version

Vendor Name

Authorized Signature:

Terms

Vendor Address

Print Name

Bid Required to be FOB

Destination

Telephone No

Date

Company Bid No.

Offer Firm for ____ Days

Method of Shipment

Delivery can be made in ___ Days

General Bid Conditions

Updated 05/02/2022

Bidders must comply with all rules, regulations, and statutes relating to purchasing in the State of Mississippi

as well as the requirements contained herein.

All bids submitted must follow the conditions outlined next. All vendors are responsible for reading,

understanding and agreeing to these conditions when submitting a bid for that bid to be considered

responsive.

1. PREPARATION OF BIDS

1.1 Failure to examine any aspects of the Invitation for Bids documentation will be at bidder’s risk.

1.2 All prices and notations must be printed in ink or typewritten. No erasures permitted.

1.3 Errors may be crossed out and corrections printed in ink or typewritten adjacent to the error,

and must be initialed in ink by person signing bid.

1.4 Pricing must be quoted on a “per unit” basis, extended as indicated. Any trade discounts

included must be itemized and deducted from extended prices. Bidder guarantees product or

service offered will meet or exceed specifications included as part of this Invitation for Bids. Bid

prices must be net. In case of error in the extension of prices in the bid, the unit price will govern.

No bid shall be altered or amended after the specified time of the bid closing.

1.5 Brand Names: Any reference to brand names in the Invitation for Bids is descriptive but not

restrictive unless otherwise stated. Bids on equivalent items meeting the standards of quality

thereby indicated will be considered, unless otherwise specified, providing the bid clearly describes

the article and how it differs from the referenced brands. If equipment or supplies of another brand

or of other construction than specified herein is offered by the bidder, such bidder shall set forth in

their bid a detailed statement indicating wherein each item offered deviates from these

specifications. Unless the bidder specifies otherwise in their bid, it is understood that the bidder is

offering a referenced brand item as specified in the Invitation for Bids. Jackson State University

reserves the right the determine whether a substitute offer is equivalent to and meets the standard

of quality indicated by the brand name referenced, and JSU may require a bidder offering a

substitute to supply additional descriptive material and a sample. When merchandise received

from a successful bidder is not considered an equal by the requisitioner, it will be returned to the

vendor, shipping charges collect.

1.6 Specification: It is understood that reference to available specifications shall be sufficient to

make the terms of such specifications binding on the vendor.

1.7 Bidders must provide all INVITATION requested on the bid form. Also, as may be applicable,

bidders must submit for evaluation sketches, models, technical specifications, and descriptive

literature covering the product offered. Reference to any materials submitted for a non‐related bid

will not be considered.

1.7.1 Samples of items, when called for, must be furnished free of cost, and if not destroyed in

testing, will upon request, be returned at the bidder’s expense. Request for the return of

samples must be made within ten (10) days following the opening bids. Each individual

sample must be labeled with bidder’s name, manufacturer’s brand name and number and

bid number.

1.7.2 Expense Incurred in Preparing Bid: JSU accepts no responsibility for expense incurred by the

bidder in preparation and presentation of a bid.

1.8 All vendor communications regarding the bid must be directed to the email and phone number

listed on the Invitation for Bids document. Unauthorized contact may result in the bidder’s

disqualification.

1.9 Time of Performance: The number of calendar days in which delivery will be made after receipt

of purchase order shall be stated in the bid. Bid should show number of days required to place

material in receiver’s designated location under normal conditions. Failure to state delivery time

obligates supplier to complete delivery in 14 calendar days from receipt of purchase order.

Unrealistically short or long delivery promises may cause bid to be disregarded. If delay is foreseen,

supplier shall give written notice to JSU. JSU has the right to extend delivery date if reasons appear

valid. Default in promised delivery (without accepted reasons) or failure to meet specifications

authorizes JSU to purchase supplies elsewhere and charge full increase, if any, in cost and handling

to defaulting supplier. No substitutions or cancellation permitted without written approval of the

JSU Office of Purchasing and Travel. Delivery shall be made during normal working hours only,

unless prior approval for delivery at other times has been obtained from JSU.

2. SUBMISSION OF BIDS

2.1 Bids must be signed and sealed with bidder’s name and address on the outside of envelope,

and the time and date of the bid opening and the RFX number shown on the outside of the

envelope. Bids submitted by fax or email are not accepted.

2.2 Any modification or correction to bids received after the closing time will not be considered.

2.3 Only bids submitted on bid forms furnished by JSU or copies thereof, or bids submitted via

MAGIC, will be considered.

2.4 Bids shall be submitted ‘FOB Destination’. Bids not submitted with this shipping method will not

be considered.

2.5 Unless otherwise specified, the bidder shall define any warranty service and replacements that

will be provided. Bidders must explain, as necessary, on an attached sheet to what extent warranty

and service facilities are provided.

3. ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS

JSU reserves the right to accept or reject all or any part of any bid, waive minor technicalities and

award the bid to best serve the interests of the State. If a bidder fails to state the time within which a

bid must be accepted, JSU shall have 90 days from bid opening date to accept.

4. DISCOUNT PERIOD

Time in connection with discount offered will be computed from date of delivery at destination, or

from the date correct invoices are received, if the latter date is later than the date of delivery. Cash

discounts will not be considered in the award process.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Smart Number	6-20260225101338 JSU	Advertised Date	03/10/2026 5:00 PM
RFx #	3170035176	Submission Date	03/18/2026 11:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	COMMODITIES
RFx Opening Date	N/A	Sub Procurement Category	SUPPLIES - NON-TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	MDA - RFx
Agency	MPTAP
RFx Description	Sealed bids will be received in the Office of Purchasing and Travel, Jackson State University, H.P. Jacobs Administration Tower, 4th Floor, 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, Mississippi for the purchase of items listed below. All bids must be received

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