What is AI Factory – Secure for Federal?
AI Factory is a complete, rack‑level platform that arrives built, secured, and ready to run your mission AI next to your data. It combines Dell PowerEdge GPU servers, PowerScale storage, Spectrum networking, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise with NIM microservices. FedData engineers assemble and validate the entire system in a secure facility, then deliver and install it in your enclave. You power it on, and we show first inference within 48 hours. No guesswork. No long integration projects.
This matters because federal programs live with data gravity, classification boundaries, and ATO timelines. By placing AI next to your data and aligning to familiar control patterns, you get outcomes quickly without opening egress or waiting months for bespoke builds. The result is a reliable path to RAG, assistants, computer vision, and model customization that your teams can operate on day two.
- Data stays on site, zero egress by design
- Pre-validated racks cut risk and lead time
- Faster ATO with familiar control patterns
- Day-one outcomes with NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NIM
What you get
Every deployment ships as a production‑ready rack. Hardware and software arrive pre‑integrated, firmware‑aligned, and burn‑in tested. Security artifacts and runbooks are included, so your team inherits something they can understand and support. You select air cooled or direct liquid cooled designs based on space, power, and thermal targets.
Validated rack
PowerEdge GPU servers, PowerScale storage, Spectrum networking. Air or DLC. Cable maps, torque specs, airflow photos, and BOM traceability are included.
Security + QA
48‑hour burn‑in with sensor logs. Chain‑of‑custody with serialized photos and tamper seals. Shock and temperature telemetry for transit. Acceptance on ATP pass and first inference.
AI software stack
NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NIM microservices are deployed for day‑one use cases like RAG and computer vision. NativeEdge patterns support edge and disconnected ops.
Install and cutover
Onsite landing, power and fabric bring‑up, DLC pressure and leak tests where applicable, storage joins, and health validation. We hand off with admin runbooks and a hypercare option.
Procurement that fits
Quote as Dell A‑SKUs through Carahsoft on SEWP V or your agency vehicle. Choose CapEx or Dell APEX consumption. Subscriptions and renewals are managed for you.
Results you can expect
PO to rack ready in 21 days for air cooled and 28 days for DLC. First inference within 48 hours of landing. ≥ 95% first‑pass installs with CSAT at 4.7 out of 5.
Packages
Pick a starting point and we size it to your mission. Rack AIR targets RAG and assistants with efficient thermals. Rack DLC supports training and heavy inference with liquid cooling safety MOPs. Edge Pod brings NIM and NAIE to forward or disconnected sites with a small footprint and zero‑touch style provisioning.
Air-cooled rack with validated GPU count, PowerScale storage, and Spectrum fabric.
- 48-hour burn-in, cable maps, firmware baseline
- Onsite install and cutover, day-one NIM
- Designed for RAG and assistants
Liquid cooled rack with manifold kit and leak-test procedure. Safer thermals for high-GPU builds.
- Pressure and leak tests, safety MOP
- Onsite install, day-one NIM and NVIDIA AI Enterprise
- Ready for training or heavy inference
3 to 6 node pod with NativeEdge delivery and NIM. Built for computer vision or branch RAG.
- Zero-touch style provisioning patterns
- Runs in connected, disconnected, or classified sites
- Small footprint with fast deployment
Turnkey, step by step
- Scope and site readiness. We confirm use cases, data sources, and constraints. We review power, cooling, floor loading, network, and security. You receive a short readiness checklist.
- Design and sizing. We select the validated reference path and size GPUs, storage tiers, and fabric. You approve a clear BOM with options for air or DLC.
- Secure build. In our controlled facility we cable, label, and baseline firmware. We capture photos, cable maps, and torque specs. We record serials for chain of custody.
- Burn‑in and QA. We run a 48‑hour burn‑in with thermal and power telemetry. Any variance is remediated before ship. We package with tamper seals and transit sensors.
- Delivery and landing. We coordinate access. At site we position the rack, connect power and fabric, and perform DLC pressure and leak tests where applicable.
- Bring‑up and validation. We build the cluster, join storage, validate fabric throughput, and confirm health KPIs. Acceptance gates are documented.
- AI stack deployment. We deploy NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NIM microservices. We stand up the agreed day‑one workload and demonstrate first inference.
- Handoff and hypercare. We train admins, deliver runbooks, and offer a 30‑day hypercare option for tuning and knowledge transfer.
Security, compliance, and facilities
Chain of custody
Serialized asset logs, photo evidence, tamper seals, shock and temperature sensors with exception workflows.
Compliance
Built for NIST 800‑171, DoD SRG IL levels, and Zero Trust patterns. ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20243 (O‑TTPS), CMMC L3 practices.
Facilities
- Annapolis Junction HQ: Integration room with dedicated CRAC, liquid‑cooled lab, SCIF up to TS/SCI, ~48k sq ft secure warehouse.
- Tampa site: Office/lab, climate‑controlled integration space with additional non‑climate warehouse.
Service Add-Ons
Data Pipeline Hardening
Classification, PII redaction, encryption, lineage, performance tuning.
Multi-Site Expansion
Golden image, zero-touch provisioning, replication, per-enclave RBAC.
MLOps Integration
CI/CD for models, registry, monitoring, rollback, approvals.
Hypercare 30-day
Ops syncs, tuning, triage, knowledge transfer.
Join us at NVIDIA GTC DC to design your AI Factory — REGISTER
At FedData, we take NVIDIA’s vision and make it real. Our dedicated AI and integration engineers design, build, and validate your AI Factory inside our secure facility. Every system is hardened, optimized, and tested before it leaves our hands, so your team can start creating value on day one instead of spending months on setup.
What sets FedData apart is our ability to deliver a complete solution end-to-end. We don’t just ship hardware – we deliver fully integrated, production-ready AI Factories aligned with NVIDIA standards. That means faster time to value, secure integration and mission-ready infrastructure you can trust to fuel your AI initiatives.