Request for information / Data Center Facility

In this Request for Information (RFI) CSC – IT Center for Science requests answers to specific questions concerning the upcoming procurement of a data center facility. This is a Request for Information, and not a Call for Tender or a procurement pre-announcement. The information in this RFI, and in the documents attached to it, is not binding and is subject to change. Likewise, the answers to this RFI are not binding, and an incomplete answer or no answer at all, does not impact the upcoming procurement. The Contractor selection will be done based on a competitive dialogue selection process. This will take place approx. during 1/2025 – 4/2025. In the planned procurement, the contractor will commit to build a data center facility for a supercomputer. Contractor is expected to offer a turn-key solution to the Contracting Entity for the facility in question. The procured solution is detailed further in the attachment found under this RFI. The decision about the start of the possible procurement process will be made after the market survey is completed. CSC - IT Centre for Science does not commit itself to implementing the procurement.