Service Anniversary Award Gift Program

Argonne National Laboratory is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to support its employee service award program.

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 6-B185-P-00194-00 based on Argonne
Statement of Work, "Service Anniversary Award Gift RFP" dated May 26, 2026.

*EVALUATION IS BASED UPON BEST VALUE CRITERIA*

Technical evaluation will be based on the following factors, listed in descending order of importance:

1. Physical Capability and Capacity
   Ability to provide the required products and services, including a current catalog and supporting documentation demonstrating capability.

2. Project Management Capability
   Ability to manage program administration, including reminders, reporting, return policy administration, and fulfillment lead times.

3. Site Suitability
   Availability of a user-friendly site or platform, including customizable features, support for service award levels, and employee gift selection notifications.

4. Past Performance
   Relevant experience and successful performance on similar work, supported by references.

UChicago Argonne, LLC, operator of Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne or
Laboratory) under a prime contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has
the responsibility of obtaining the item(s) which are the subject of this Request for
Proposal (RFP). You are invited to submit a firm fixed price proposal for meeting this
requirement. Your attention is directed to the enclosed documents which constitute
requirements for this RFP and should be fully complied with and completed as indi-
cated. Note that this is a request for proposal, not a contract/agreement. The
Laboratory intends to issue an award resulting from this solicitation based on the
Best Value/Trade-Off methodology.

It should be understood, this RFP neither commits nor obligates the Laboratory to
purchase any goods/services under this RFP or its resulting agreement/contract.

Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or questions of interpretation of the
solicitation, statement of work, technical requirements etc. must request it in an
email to sanchezL@anl.gov by July 20, 2026, 5PM CST, to allow a reply to be pro-
vided to all prospective offerors.

Offers shall be submitted via e-mail to Laura Sanchez by July 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM,
CDT. Please reference the RFP number 6-S176-Q-00258-00 in the subject line.