Procurement FAQ.

Frequently asked

Procurement questions,
answered.

What is a modular data center?

A factory-built, containerized compute unit. IT, power, cooling, fire suppression, and security in a 20-ft or 40-ft ISO container. Site work and module work happen in parallel; the unit ships factory-tested at full load and energizes on site within days of delivery.

Is this a single product or a catalog of options?

A single named cluster sized 2 to 5 MW, productized end-to-end. Configured to your GPU mix, density, climate, and power source. Catalog underneath; productized at the SKU level. One PO, one schedule, one weld-traceability standard.

What is the lead time?

24 to 34 weeks from order to factory completion. Site-ready in 6 to 8 months including delivery and commissioning. Compare to 50 to 100+ weeks for the same equipment from Schneider, Eaton, ABB, or Siemens direct, and 18 to 24 months for a site-built data center.

What about interconnection? Equipment is fast — utilities aren’t.

Lead time on the box doesn’t help if the medium-voltage tie-in queues for 18 months. We bundle interconnect-engineering services through partner firms in NoVA, ERCOT, the Permian, and the Pacific Northwest. Talk to us about your specific site early — the equipment lead time is durable; the permit lead time is what kills schedules.

What is the highest kW per rack you have delivered?

50 kW per rack on air-cooled deployments (MDC-500). 150 kW per rack on direct-to-chip liquid (MDC-500 DLC) using Vertiv CDUs. Designed for NVIDIA H100, H200, GB200, Blackwell, and AMD MI300 server platforms.

What standards does your equipment meet?

Switchgear: IEC 61439 TTA with parallel UL 891 listing for US installations. MV equipment: IEC 62271 with IEEE C37 parallel. NFPA 70 / 75 / 110 for fire and electrical code compliance. ASCE 7 for structural.

What climates can you deploy in?

−35°C to +52°C operating envelope. IP54 sealed. No external water required for closed-loop air-cooled units. Designed for desert and Arctic conditions; tested at full load before shipment in both extremes. Free-cooling and DX-hybrid configurations available for climate-specific optimization.

Can it be redeployed to a different site later?

Yes. ISO container form factor; standard road and rail transport. Anti-vibration mounting available for mobile and seismic applications. Full disconnect and recommissioning documented in the SAT package; no proprietary tooling required.

Can you deliver hardened spec for federal or critical infrastructure?

Hardened configurations are available on request — discuss specific requirements (shielding, accreditation, compliance lens) on the SE call.

Can I purchase direct, or does this run through a partner?

Direct purchase from Teraplex is available for end customers. A separate channel partner program exists for system integrators and EPCs delivering modular DC and power-infrastructure scopes to their own clients. Both motions ship from the same factories to the same standard.

Do you offer pre-development engineering and site selection services?

Yes. Teraplex is the US-resident development partner. We orchestrate pre-development engineering (civil and electrical), site selection, and development planning through a curated A&E, MEP, and EPC partner network. Engineering labor sits at the partner firms; Teraplex coordinates delivery and owns the customer relationship. See development services for the full scope.

Can you support pipeline-level development across multiple sites?

Yes. Our development leadership has delivered across multiple hyperscale and wholesale colo portfolios. We bring pipeline-level institutional knowledge — sequencing, go/no-go decision frameworks, and early-stage cost estimation that integrates equipment lead-time intelligence. Built for developers scaling beyond a single anchor site.

Are pre-development deliverables professionally stamped?

Yes. All utility-facing engineering packages — primary service configurations, load analyses, one-line diagrams — are stamped by a licensed Principal Electrical Engineer before they leave Teraplex. Civil deliverables are stamped by the licensed Professional Engineer at the responsible A&E partner firm.

How are productized clusters quoted?

Standardized cluster configurations make technical scoping faster. Project-specific commercial terms depend on cooling architecture, rack density, climate envelope, power source, site conditions, and delivery scope. Use the quote form to provide those constraints and receive a written project-specific quote.

Can I reserve a factory build slot before issuing a full PO?

Yes. After configuring your cluster, you can reserve a factory slot with a deposit. Reservation locks your delivery window and your standardized price for the agreed reservation period. Full PO follows reservation; the deposit is credited against the final invoice. Reservation flow launches alongside the configurator in Q3 2026; in the meantime, schedule a call with engineering to scope and reserve manually.

Is reserving the same as a binding order?

Reservation locks the factory slot and the standardized price for the documented reservation period. During the reservation window we finalize the engineering scope (the 20% configurable), commercial terms, and the full PO. Reservation deposits are credited against the PO. Cancellation policies are documented in the reservation agreement; deposits are refundable on the conditions defined therein.

What is the Blackwell module?

Our productized 1.4 MW modular data center, built for NVIDIA Blackwell (GB300 / B300) workloads on direct-to-chip liquid cooling, factory-tested as a unit before delivery. Substation, gensets, switchgear, and SCADA ship on the same schedule. Site-ready in 6 to 8 months from PO.

Why 1.4 MW per module instead of a larger cluster?

The 1.4 MW module is sized around NVIDIA's Blackwell reference architectures. Productizing at this size makes the module factory-testable as a single unit, ships in standard ISO container envelopes, and lets you phase capacity into a multi-MW campus by stacking modules on a shared power spine. Each module is a discrete, factory-validated deployment unit.

How do modules combine to make a multi-MW campus?

A single substation, transformer bank, and SCADA spine are sized for full campus capacity on day one. Modules phase in alongside demand — 4 modules = 4.8 MW, 8 modules = 9.6 MW, up to 32+ modules for hyperscale campus scale. Each module is independently commissioned but shares the site-level power and monitoring infrastructure. GPU generations change every 18 to 24 months — early-phase modules run current hardware, later-phase modules spec next-generation hardware.