# X-Ray Transmission Sorter

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/6s176q0025800

- Solicitation number: 6-S176-Q-00258-00
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: Argonne Natl Lab - DOE Contractor (899031)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 5860 Stimulated Coherent Radiation Devices, Components, and Accessories
- Place of performance: Lemont, Illinois
- County: Cook County (FIPS 17031). https://abierto.us/counties/cook-county-il-17031
- City: Lemont. https://abierto.us/cities/lemont-il-1742795
- First posted: May 5, 2026
- Last posted: May 18, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c80b0356061d403f84b11fbaf2ba3157/view

## Description

**PLEASE NOTE:** AN ADDENDUM HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS SOLICITATION. Please provide one signed copy of the addendum with your offer. Argonne National Laboratory seeks to acquire an X-ray transmission (XRT)-based sorting system for the automated classification of lithium-ion batteries, minerals, colored plastics, and metals. The system will serve as a flexible research platform enabling user programmability, algorithm development, and experimentation across a wide range of materials related to critical materials supply chains and recycling technologies. The system should provide open access to data and control interfaces to support external analysis and the creation of custom algorithms.

**Subject:** Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 6-S176-Q-00258-00 based on Argonne Statement of Work, "X-Ray Transmission Sorter" dated December 16, 2025. *EVALUATION IS BASED UPON BEST VALUE CRITERIA* 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 indicated. 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 mollyhunter@anl.gov by May 12, 2026, 3PM CST, to allow a reply to be provided to all prospective offerors after May 14, 2026. Offers shall be submitted via e-mail to Molly Hunter by May 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM, CDT. Please reference the RFP number 6-S176-Q-00258-00 in the subject line.

## Publications

- May 5, 2026: Solicitation, due May 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 4aea2b99173b4500b23cd5cd0401cc72. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4aea2b99173b4500b23cd5cd0401cc72/view
- May 18, 2026: Solicitation, due May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice c80b0356061d403f84b11fbaf2ba3157. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c80b0356061d403f84b11fbaf2ba3157/view

## Points of contact

- Molly Hunter, mollyhunter@anl.gov, 6302523094

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