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Request for Information (RFI) – High Performance Artificial Intelligence Computing Infrastructure
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the Department of Justice, is conducting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified sources, including small business concerns, for the acquisition of commercially available artificial intelligence computing infrastructure. The Government intends to establish a one-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) supply contract for high-performance AI hardware, software licenses, and OEM warranty support, strictly limited to commercial off-the-shelf products without any associated professional services such as installation, integration, or managed support. Key deliverables include GPU servers based on NVIDIA HGX B300 or equivalent technologies, integrated rack-scale AI systems like GB300 NVL72-class architectures, AI pod solutions with TPU-based equivalents, and inference accelerators equivalent to the NVIDIA L40-S class. Technical requirements mandate systems must operate in secure, air-gapped environments compatible with standard 19-inch data center racks, include a minimum three-year OEM warranty with customer retention of failed components where feasible, and support FP32, FP16, BF16, and INT8 precision with compatibility for CUDA, TensorRT, PyTorch, and TensorFlow frameworks. The Equipment Requirements Specification has been updated to reflect a performance requirement equivalent to five rather than two 72-GPU GB300 NVL72 systems, and terminology was corrected from “L40 class architecture” to “L40-S class architecture” to align with current product specifications. Delivery is anticipated primarily at the FBI CJIS facility in Clarksburg, West Virginia, under FOB Destination terms, with potential alternate delivery points within CONUS. Vendors responding must provide company details, Unique Entity ID, size status, socioeconomic certifications, and disclose whether they are manufacturers or nonmanufacturers, along with OEM relationships, value-add beyond resale, and any supply chain constraints. No formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, pricing data, or detailed packaging standards are included in this RFI, as it serves purely for acquisition planning and determining if a small business set-aside or nonmanufacturer rule waiver is warranted. Responses are limited to five pages and must be submitted electronically by the deadline of July 1, 2026, with no reimbursement for respondent costs.
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Change: Typo corrected in the documents "L40 class architecture" is corrected to "L40-S class architecture".
Requirement updated in the ERS at section 3.3: "Provide overall compute capability that is equivalent to, or exceeds, the performance of two 72-GPU GB300 NVL72 rack-scale systems." - has been updated to reflect 5 versus 2
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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