Public-Private Partnership & Co-Funding Model Development

The contract seeks strategic consulting services to design and implement public-private partnership frameworks aimed at mobilizing over $6 billion in private-sector investment for a major supercomputing initiative. The focus is on developing CRADAs, research consortia, and co-investment models that align federal resources with private capital, enabling scalable and sustainable funding structures. The work requires deep expertise in federal collaboration mechanisms, technology commercialization, and financial structuring to attract diverse industry participants, including technology firms, venture capital, and institutional investors. The effort is being managed by Argonne National Laboratory as a Department of Energy contractor, with performance centered in Lemont, Illinois, and is issued as a subcontract under NAICS code 541611 for management consulting services. The solicitation was posted on July 21, 2026, with a response deadline of August 21, 2026. While no set-aside provisions are specified, the contract is targeted at qualified consultants capable of navigating complex federal-private dynamics and delivering actionable, scalable models to accelerate the supercomputing initiative’s funding goals.