Proposal to negotiate two blanket purchase contracts for the supply of magnetic tape drivers, librairies and cartridges for LHC data storage

This document concerns the award of two blanket purchase contracts for the supply of magnetic tape drives, libraries and cartridges for LHC data storage. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of two blanket purchase contracts with GATE (CH) (appointed distributor for IBM, Switzerland) and SUN (previously StorageTek, STK) (CH) for the supply of magnetic tape drives, libraries and cartridges for LHC data storage for an estimated amount covering both contracts not exceeding 21 000 000 Swiss francs over the period 2007-2011.