GPU computer for AI applications in the Digital Business research area

Summary

The tender concerns the supply of one complete GPU computer for local, data-protected AI research and large-language-model inference in Fraunhofer IAO’s Digital Business research area. The scope includes the hardware, three years of support and warranty, delivery to Stuttgart, on-site installation, commissioning, network integration components, and initial user instruction. Delivery and commissioning must be completed by 30 November 2026, and the net budget limit is EUR 369,000. The mandatory minimum configuration includes at least six NVIDIA Blackwell-based or newer GPUs, 1 TB VRAM, 54 PFLOPS FP4 dense performance, 128 CPU cores, 8 TB SSD storage in RAID 0, 1,024 GB RAM, 100 Gbit/s networking, Linux and required drivers, rack installation capability, and a maximum power consumption of 25 kW. The bidder must be a certified NVIDIA partner and provide at least 8/5 telephone support. Award scoring is based on price (35%), GPU architecture (40%), computing performance (10%), VRAM (10%), and support level (5%).