Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-10-24
Buyer: Norges Teknisk Naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU), Innkjøp
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 48700000 | 48800000 | 48820000: Servers
Estimated value: 4105000 NOK

Technical requirements: Nvidia DGX2 is the only equipment available in the market that is delivered with NVSWITCH -- an integrated GPU system where the GPUs are connected together quicker than Infiniband. This equipment will, therefore, have a large advantage for the applications and the research that I and my colleagues would like to carry out with this equipment. Some of the research will also involve researching how the completely new NVSWITCH technology can be used in new application areas.
There is only one manufacturer of this computer equipment with an integrated AI software stack and a high-performance GPU interconnect via NVSWITCH (Nvidia DGX2). As opposed to the actual DGX1, Nvidia DGX2 is not delivered without Nvidia certified support, due to, amongst other things, the integrated AI software stack. The support here is more than the usual server support, it also includes on-site installation of the SW stack (software and the operative system++), etc.
Nvidia DGX2 is the only equipment available in the market that is delivered with NVSWITCH -- an integrated GPU system where the GPUs are connected together quicker than Infiniband. This equipment will, therefore, have a large advantage for the applications and the research that I and my colleagues would like to carry out with this equipment. Some of the research will also involve researching how the completely new NVSWITCH technology can be used in new application areas.
There is only one manufacturer of this computer equipment with an integrated AI software stack and a high-performance GPU interconnect via NVSWITCH (Nvidia DGX2). As opposed to the actual DGX1, NVIDIA DGX2 is not delivered without Nvidia certified support, due to, amongst other things, the integrated AI software stack. The support here is more than the usual server support, it also includes on-site installation of the SW stack (software and the operative system++), etc.
Nvidia DGX2 is the only equipment available in the market that is delivered with NVSWITCH -- an integrated GPU system where the GPUs are connected together quicker than Infiniband. This equipment will, therefore, have a large advantage for the applications and the research that I and my colleagues would like to carry out with this equipment. Some of the research will also involve researching how the completely new NVSWITCH technology can be used in new application areas.
There is only one manufacturer of this computer equipment with an integrated AI software stack and a high-performance GPU interconnect via NVSWITCH (Nvidia DGX2). As opposed to the actual DGX1, Nvidia DGX2 is not delivered without Nvidia certified support, due to, amongst other things, the integrated AI software stack. The support here is more than the usual server support, it also includes on-site installation of the SW stack (software and the operative system++), etc. As regards support in Norway, Nextron say that they are now the only company that is certified by Nvidia.


Winner: Nextron AS
Award value: 4105000