HPC System

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Original title: HPC-System

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft z.F.d.W. Generalverwaltung;

Published: Sep 9, 2026

Updated: Sep 12, 2026

Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Description

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The Max Planck Society (MPG) operates the Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF) in Garching near Munich, which provides high-performance computing capacity and mass storage systems for various MPG institutes. The current MPG high-performance computing complex Raven, installed by Lenovo in 2020 (with an aggregated peak computing power of approx. 25 PFlop/s), is to be replaced for demanding, simulation-based scientific projects, e.g., from astrophysics, life sciences, materials research, and plasma physics. The high-performance computing system to be procured (LOT 1, hereinafter referred to as "HPC System") shall significantly increase the computing power of the predecessor system Raven, with equally increased energy efficiency. The computing power of the offered system will be measured using the MPG Benchmark Suite 2026, which consists of parallel HPC simulation codes with a focus on double-precision floating-point arithmetic (FP64). As part of the procedure, another high-performance computing system is to be procured, which is specifically designed for various AI applications from all scientific sections of the MPG (LOT 2 see below, hereinafter referred to as "GPU System"), and will be awarded and operated independently of the aforementioned HPC system. The scope of the award includes the procurement, installation, and maintenance of the two new systems. The new computing systems will be operated by the MPCDF, Giessenbachstraße 2 in D-85748 Garching bei München. The contracting authority is seeking solutions with which its requirements can be met. Solution proposals will be discussed and optimized in dialogue. After the dialogue phase (separated by lot), the contracting authority will invite all remaining bidders to submit a final offer, on the basis of which the award will then be made. Following the competitive procedure for selecting participants, a dialogue will be held with the selected (suitable) companies to identify and refine the requirements. The aim is to arrive at a solution proposal through the development of solution concepts. This solution proposal will then form the basis for the creation of the final statement of work or a technical concept and finally a catalog of criteria.

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This notice is sourced from TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) and was originally published on September 9, 2026. Last refreshed today. Original language: German. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Max-Planck-Gesellschaft z.F.d.W. Generalverwaltung;

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft z.F.d.W. Generalverwaltung; has issued 25 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 0 currently open and 14 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, General Supplies & Services, and Transport & Logistics. All notices are published for Germany. Notices are distributed via TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) and DÖE Bekanntmachungsservice (Germany). Most recent publication: September 9, 2026.

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