# High Performance Computer

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2025hpcornl

- Solicitation number: 2025HPCORNL
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: ORNL Ut-Battelle LLC-DOE Contractor (899042)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 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: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- County: Anderson County (FIPS 47001). https://abierto.us/counties/anderson-county-tn-47001
- City: Oak Ridge. https://abierto.us/cities/oak-ridge-tn-4755120
- First posted: November 3, 2025
- Last posted: November 3, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6e069c3328f342d7a7ec8808cbe1f1d0/view

## Description

High Performance Computer UT-Battelle, LLC seeks to procure a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system to be installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This procurement will be issued under a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ICPT agreement. HPC system parameters -Compute cabinets must support 480 V, 3-phase power, and cabinet exhaust must be room-neutral. - Data center chilled water at 42 °F will be provided.

(If warmer water is required, the vendor must provide CDUs.) - The system must support a node mix of 75% CPU-only and 25% CPU/GPU nodes, and offer configurations with at least 4 GB of DDR memory per CPU core. - Total solution power draw may be up to 4 MW, and the system footprint must fit within 40 linear feet. - The system must be FIPS 140-3 and TAA compliant and support data-at-rest encryption.

Vendor eligibility criteria - Be the primary holder of a DOE ICPT agreement. - Have demonstrated experience being awarded a large HPC system within the past three (3) years. - Qualify as a small business under NAICS code 541519. If interested, please send the following to James Brimhall at brimhalljm@ornl.gov by November 21st: - Company name - Capability statement - Information on past awards demonstrating the capability to meet the specifications above - ICPT agreement number

## Publications

- November 3, 2025: Sources sought, due December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 6e069c3328f342d7a7ec8808cbe1f1d0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6e069c3328f342d7a7ec8808cbe1f1d0/view

## Points of contact

- James Brimhall, brimhalljm@ornl.gov

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