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Solicitation

Metal Powders: Stainless Steel, Hafnium, Zirconium, and Yttrium

6-B185-Q-00394-00

Department of Energy, Argonne Natl Lab - DOE Contractor. Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum).

Response deadline

August 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT

Closed 80 days ago. Posted August 10, 2026. Scheduled to archive August 28, 2026.

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Description

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*THIS RFQ WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON LOWEST PRICE, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE METHODOLOGY*

Argonne National Laboratory seeks to procure stainless steel powder, hafnium powder, zirconium powder, and yttrium powder for research and development use. Offerors shall provide commercially available powders of consistent quality suitable for laboratory, materials science, and/or additive manufacturing applications, as applicable. The specifications are as follows:

  • Stainless Steel - AISI 316L Powder Fe/Cr18/Ni10/Mo 3 Product Shape: Spherical Production Method: Gas Atomised Maximum Particle Size: 45μm W 1000g
  • Zirconium Powder Zr 99.2% Maximum Particle Size: 45μm W 2000g
  • Yttrium Powder Y 99.9% Maximum Particle Size: 500μm W 250g
  • Hafnium Powder Hf 95% Maximum Particle Size: 45μm W 500g

Please review all applicable documentation and provide a proposal response no later than 5:00 PM CST August 13, 2026.

Within your proposal, please include a fully executed copy of the ANL-70 Request for Quotation.

Any questions can be directed to the Contracting Officer.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

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  1. August 10, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due August 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice a638ba6b682c4893874bc67410d34d31

    1 revisions on SAM
    • August 10, 2026: publish, solicitation

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