Opportunity
SAM #000HCCRL-2026-98733
CDC/NIOSH Sole Source Procurement – Small Form Factor VR Desktop PCs for Mine Rescue Training
Buyer
Department of Health and Human Services
Posted
September 23, 2026
Respond By
September 25, 2026
Identifier
000HCCRL-2026-98733
NAICS
334111, 423430
This opportunity is for the CDC/NIOSH Pittsburgh Mining Research Division to procure eight high-performance, small form factor desktop computers for virtual reality mine rescue training. - Buyer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD) - Sole source procurement to Empowered PC - Product: Empowered PC LAN Gamer 8L Mini - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor (or equivalent) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU - 32 GB system memory - 1 TB NVMe storage - Small form factor for portability and field deployment - Quantity: 8 units - Intended use: VR Mine Rescue Training platform for underground mine rescue teams - Compliance required: Federal IT security and Section 508 accessibility standards - Period of performance starts August 3, 2026 (no end date specified) - OEMs referenced: AMD, NVIDIA, Empowered PC - Potential competitors: Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, ASUS (all manufacture similar SFF VR-capable PCs) - Estimated contract value: $16,000 - $32,000 (based on typical high-end SFF VR PC pricing) - No service line items specified
Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD), has a requirement to acquire eight (8) small form factor (SFF), virtual reality (VR)-capable desktop computers for use with the VR Mine Rescue Training (VR-MRT) platform. The systems will be used for field deployment of VR mine rescue simulations and must provide high-end computing performance while remaining suiciently compact to transport a complete set of systems by vehicle. Required specifications include an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor (or equivalent), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 32 GB system memory, and 1 TB NVMe storage, configured in a compact form factor suitable for frequent transport and field use.