# GPU request for quote

Working template from Cardinal Field Guide. Complete the applicable fields and remove private information before sharing beyond the intended recipients.

This is a sourcing brief, not an order or a set of contractual terms. Unknown values should remain marked unknown.

## Request details

- Request reference:
- Date:
- Buying organization:
- Technical contact:
- Commercial contact:
- Delivery city and country:
- Preferred quote currency:
- Required delivery date, if any:
- Reason for deadline:

## Hardware requirement

- Manufacturer and model:
- Exact variant:
- Manufacturer part number, if known:
- Required memory per accelerator:
- Quantity:
- Unit of sale: individual cards / modules / populated baseboard / complete server
- Accepted seller-described condition:
- Mandatory requirements:
- Flexible preferences:
- Acceptable alternatives:
- Items that must not be substituted:

## Intended environment

- Existing host or new system required:
- Exact server model and configuration:
- Relevant service identifier, shared privately if needed:
- Required baseboard or supported GPU positions:
- Operating system and version:
- Driver and framework requirements:
- Workload and required outcome:
- Model, precision, context and concurrency, if relevant:
- Network and storage requirements:
- Integration owner:

## Power and cooling review

- Applicable server manufacturer document:
- Supported accelerator configuration confirmed by:
- Required cooling assembly and included components:
- Documented complete-system input requirement:
- Expected workload input, if measured:
- Measurement source and conditions:
- Facility confirmation owner:
- Required installation accessories:
- Open installation questions:

## Seller evidence requested

- Itemized inventory with unit identifiers
- Label photographs connected to the inventory
- Original dated diagnostic output, when available
- Test environment, tool versions and stated coverage
- Explanation of warnings, exclusions and unresolved findings
- Description and records of any refurbishment work
- Evidence coverage: all units / specified sample
- Included accessories and explicit exclusions
- Seller contact responsible for evidence questions

## Offer response

- Offer reference and date:
- Seller's operating identity and contact:
- Offered model and exact variant:
- Quantity available for this specific offer:
- Unit price and currency:
- Included system or integration costs:
- Required accessories not included:
- Transport charges and proposed delivery arrangement:
- Applicable tax treatment, to be confirmed by the responsible party:
- Lead time and conditions affecting it:
- Offer validity:
- Substitutions or differences from the request:
- Open technical questions:

## Acceptance coordination

- Receiving contact:
- Technical review owner:
- Evidence required before shipment:
- Checks planned after receipt:
- Process for recording and reporting discrepancies:
- Commercial terms and remedies: separately agreed by the parties

## Sources and recordkeeping

- Manufacturer documents reviewed:
- Seller evidence folder:
- Decisions and unresolved questions:

Cardinal sources hardware and checks seller-supplied documents. It does not claim to test hardware. This template does not establish availability, warranty coverage or installation compatibility.
