Exxact Corporation-Sole Source-Pre-Award

New Mexico State University is issuing a sole‑source pre‑award solicitation to award a high‑performance computing server to Exxact Corporation. The purchase is for an Exxact TensorEX TS4 4U rack‑mount server, AMBER‑certified for GPU‑accelerated molecular‑dynamics simulations, with a total budget of $79,142. The university will accept written challenges to the sole‑source justification within 15 calendar days of posting; otherwise the award proceeds to Exxact. The bid submission window closes on 8 August 2026 at 11:00 AM MDT. • Hardware: Exxact TensorEX TS4 server (dual AMD EPYC CPUs, up to 8 GPU slots, AMBER‑optimized software). • Funding: $79,142 (exceeds $60 k threshold, therefore publicly posted for 30 days). • Timeline: Posting 24 July 2026, opening 7 July 2026, close/sealed‑until 8 August 2026. • Challenge process: Written challenges to Director of Purchasing ([email protected]) must be received by 8 August 2026.