Contract negotiations are ongoing and an official announcement will be made once the contract has been completed, which is expected to occur in late 2006. The full scope, conditions, options and other contract terms are subject to the negotiation process. The timing of revenue recognition is uncertain but would not begin before 2007.

The Council also is in the process of selecting third parties to provide the other aspects of the project: Service Provision and Computational Science and Engineering support. The selection of the service provider to supply the facilities for, and operation of, the supercomputer is currently a prerequisite to the Cray agreement. No assurance can be given that the negotiations will be completed successfully by Cray.