# Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source – Small Form Factor (SFF) Virtual Reality (VR) PCs

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/000hccrl202698733

- Solicitation number: 000HCCRL-2026-98733
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Contracting office: Department of Health and Human Services (n-HEALTHANDHUMANSERVICESDEPARTMENTOF)
- NAICS: 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 7B20 Hardware, software, and other equipment needed for specialized High Performance Computing (HPC) systems used in solving complex computational problems through massive concurrent use of computing resources and parallel processing techniques.
- Place of performance: Atlanta, Georgia
- City: Atlanta. https://abierto.us/cities/atlanta-ga-1304000
- First posted: September 23, 2026
- Last posted: September 23, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8e2e1e7eb8524ee7a1e0f3f6d988166a/view

## Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD), has a requirement to acquire eight (8) small form factor (SFF), virtual reality (VR)-capable desktop computers for use with the VR Mine Rescue Training (VR-MRT) platform. The systems will be used for field deployment of VR mine rescue simulations and must provide high-end computing performance while remaining su􀆯iciently compact to transport a complete set of systems by vehicle. Required specifications include an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor (or equivalent), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 32 GB system memory, and 1 TB NVMe storage, configured in a compact form factor suitable for frequent transport and field use.

## Attachments

- [Notice of Intent_SFF-VR_Empowered PC.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/4b35ed41b0b3465691bbbfe3e7c62d95/download)

## Publications

- September 23, 2026: Special notice, due September 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 8e2e1e7eb8524ee7a1e0f3f6d988166a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8e2e1e7eb8524ee7a1e0f3f6d988166a/view

## Points of contact

- Matthew Fein, Matthew.Fein@hhs.gov
- EmRia J. Briscoe, EmRia.Briscoe@hhs.gov

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