SAM #26-Q-0000285

FBI RFI for Advanced AI Computing Infrastructure (GPU Servers, Rack-Scale Systems, AI Pods, Inference Accelerators)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking information from industry for a potential supply contract covering advanced artificial intelligence (AI) computing infrastructure for secure government environments. - Government Buyer: - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division - Finance and Facilities Division, Procurement Section - OEMs and Technologies Mentioned: - NVIDIA (HGX B300, L40-class, L40S, BlueField-3 DPUs, Spectrum-X) - Intel (Xeon 6767P processors) - Google (TPU v8) - Products/Services Requested: - High-performance GPU servers (NVIDIA HGX B300 or equivalent) - Intel Xeon 6767P or equivalent CPUs, 2-4 TB RAM, SSD storage, BlueField-3 DPUs - Integrated rack-scale AI systems (GB300 NVL72-class or equivalent) - High-speed accelerator interconnect, Spectrum-X networking, advanced cooling - AI pod architectures (TPU-based or equivalent) - Compute capability equal or exceeding two GB300 NVL72 systems, support for large language models - AI inference accelerators (NVIDIA L40-class/L40S or equivalent) - At least 48 GB GPU memory, mixed precision inference, CUDA/TensorRT/PyTorch/TensorFlow compatibility - Associated software licenses - OEM warranty and support services (minimum three-year warranty, keep-your-drive or equivalent) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Operation in secure, air-gapped government data centers - Compatibility with standard 19-inch racks and government cooling infrastructure - Customer retains failed hardware components (keep-your-drive) - No installation, integration, or professional services beyond standard OEM warranty/support - Detailed technical specifications required for AI pod architectures (accelerator/CPU, networking, storage, scalability, power, cooling, software, performance metrics) - No option years or annual subscription specified; anticipated one-year IDIQ contract.

Description

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 to identify capable sources, including small business concerns, for the acquisition of commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) computing infrastructure.

The Government anticipates establishing a one-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle for the acquisition of AI hardware, software licenses, and associated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) warranty support. The resulting contract is anticipated to be a supply contract only. The Government does not anticipate acquiring installation, integration, managed services, engineering services, operational support services, or other professional services under the resulting contract. Any support provided shall be limited to standard commercial manufacturer warranty and OEM support customarily provided with the purchased products.

The anticipated requirement may include, but is not limited to, the following commercially available products:

High-performance GPU servers utilizing NVIDIA HGX B300 or equivalent technologies; Integrated rack-scale AI systems, including GB300 NVL72-class systems or equivalent; AI pod architectures, including TPU-based solutions or equivalent; AI inference accelerators equivalent to NVIDIA L40-class accelerators; Associated software licenses; and OEM warranty and support services.

General requirements include operation within secure, air-gapped environments without Internet connectivity, compatibility with standard 19-inch data center racks, OEM warranty support, and customer-retained failed hardware components (e.g., keep-your-drive or equivalent), where commercially available.

The primary purpose of this RFI is to determine the availability of qualified small business concerns capable of performing as prime contractors and to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy, including whether a small business set-aside is appropriate and whether a nonmanufacturer rule waiver may be required.

Interested parties shall respond in accordance with the instructions contained within the attached RFI. Responses will be used for market research and acquisition planning purposes only and will not be considered proposals. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in responding to this notice.

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