SAM #N00173-27-Q-1301388970

NRL seeks an NVIDIA GB300 workstation for offline AI development

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), within the Department of the Navy, is seeking an offline AI development workstation built around NVIDIA GB300 technology. - Buyer - Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL); the notice does not identify a sub-agency or office beyond NRL. - Requested equipment - OEM: NVIDIA — one AI workstation for offline large-language-model development; the notice does not state a quantity or part number. - NVIDIA GB300 Superchip integrating a 72-core Grace CPU and B300 Tensor Core GPU, with 496 GB LPDDR5X system memory and 252 GB HBM3e GPU memory. - Additional NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation GPU or newer, with 16 GB GDDR7 ECC and PCIe 5.0 x8. - Two 2 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs configured in RAID 1, plus two M.2 NVMe PCIe 6.0 x4 expansion slots. - Networking: two 400 Gb/s QSFP112 ports, one 10GBase-T Ethernet port, and one dedicated Gigabit Ethernet management port. - Expansion: one PCIe 5.0 x16 full-height, full-length slot and two PCIe 5.0 x16 single-wide slots operating at x8 bandwidth. - Tower form factor, maximum depth 595 mm (23.4 inches), and 1600 W 80+ Titanium power supply. Combined maximum CPU/GPU power draw is 1400 W. - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or newer, preinstalled with the NVIDIA AI Development Toolkit, required drivers, CUDA libraries, and AI frameworks. - Notable requirements - The equipment must be new and covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. The supplier must be the OEM or an authorized dealer, distributor, or reseller and provide documentation confirming its authorization. - Delivery to NRL in Washington, DC; FOB destination is preferred. - Procurement approach - Total small-business competition with firm-fixed-price terms; evaluation is lowest-price technically acceptable.

Description

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01         Effective: 03/13/2026       

This is a Total Small Business competitive announcement in accordance with 19.502-2 (a) on a Firm-Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) basis.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111,

The associated Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is   7B20

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), located in Washington, DC, is seeking to purchase:

 NVIDIA GB300 Tower Workstation

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

               See specification attachment

Supplies: BRAND NAME / NEW EQUIPMENT

This procurement is for new equipment ONLY, unless otherwise specifically stated. No remanufactured or "gray market" items are acceptable. All equipment must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), an OEM authorized dealer, an authorized distributor, or an authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty, and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions

Offerors are required to submit documentation from the manufacturer stating that they are an authorized distributor for the specific items being procured.

Note: Maintenance Renewals - The performance period for maintenance renewals, (software licenses, services, etc.), must begin on or after the date of contract award. The performance period cannot be back dated. If reinstatement fees are required, they must be listed on separate line items.

Delivery Address:

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 4555 Overlook Avenue, S.W. Bldg.49                         Shipping/Receiving

Code 3400

                      Washington, DC 20375

FOB DESTINATION IS THE PREFERRED METHOD

Estimated Delivery Time:                                    

For FOB ORGIN, please provide the following information: FOB Shipping Point:                                                        Estimated Shipping Charge:                                                      Dimensions of Package(s):                                                             Shipping Weight:                                                                  

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

All Quoters shall submit 1 (one) copy of their technical and price quote.

Include your company DUNS Number and Cage Code on your quote. All quotations shall be sent via e-mail.

GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT

Purchasing Agent Name: Marche Hampton Email: Marche.T.Hampton.civ@us.navy.mil

Please reference this combined synopsis/solicitation number on your correspondence and in the "Subject" line of your email.

ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL.

System for Award Management (SAM). The government intends to award a purchase order as a resuIt of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. Award may be made without discussions or negotiations, therefore prospective contractors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part4.1102 and Part 52.204-7 when submitting a response to this solicitation.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors con sidered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable - Offers will be ranked lowest to highest according to price. A price analysis will be conducted to determine whether the lowest price will result from a single award or multiple awards. Based on the price analysis, the lowest price offer or multiple offers, will be forwarded to the requiring activity for technical evaluation (offer(s), in accordance with the specifications, will be deemed either technically acceptable or technically unacceptable). If the lowest price offer or offers is found technically acceptable and the pricing determined fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer, evaluation will be deemed complete and award will be made based on the lowest price offer(s). If the lowest price offer is determined technically unacceptable, another analysis will be conducted amongst the remaining offers to determine if a single or multiple awards will provide the lowest price. The lowest price offer(s) will be sent for technical evaluation. This process is repeated in order of price until an offer or combination of offers is deemed technically acceptable and price is determined fair and reasonable.

Table A-1. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings:

I Rating

Acceptable

I Description

Quote meets all the minimum requirements/specifications as

Istated or provided in the RFQ specifications.

I

Unacceptable

Quote does not clearly meet the minimum

requirements/specifications as stated or provided in the RFQ

specifications.

Options. When applicable, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

Terms and Conditions. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

Exceptions. Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

Submission shall be received not later than the response date listed above. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). E-mailed submissions are accepted and are the preferred form of submission. Receipt will be verified by the date/time stamp on fax or e-mail.

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