HPE Proactive Care support maintenance of Cray storage system

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATOIN INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES AUTHORIZED IN FAR PART 13.  THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED AS UNRESTRICTED/FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION USING TIERED EVALUATIONS.  THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541519.  THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $30.0M.THIS COMBINED SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL SERVICES: BRAND NAME HPE PROACTIVE CARE SUPPORT MAINTENANCE OF THE CRAY STORAGE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT.DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS:PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK FOR FULL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATONS/REQUIREMENTS.SEE ATTACHED FULL COMBINED SYNOPSIS WITH ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH ALL VENDORS MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD.  VENDORS MUST PROVIDE THEIR WILL OR WILL NOT AND DOES OR DOES NOT STATEMENT PER FAR PROVISION 52.204-24 WHICH GOES WITH FAR CLAUSE 52.204-25.  AT A MINIMUM, ALL QUOTES SHOULD INCLUDE CONTACT INFOMATION AND CAGE