Attachment A - Statement of Work - X209 Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) Machines FY27.pdf

Statement of Work

Two (2) Multi-Laser Laser Powder Bed Fusion Systems Issue Date: [10/08/2026]

1. Purpose

This Statement of Work (SOW) sets forth the requirements for the procurement, delivery, installation, commissioning, acceptance testing, documentation, software, and training associated with two metal laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing systems to be provided by the Seller to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Company, pursuant to a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

2. Background

Company seeks to expand and modernize its metal additive manufacturing capability through acquisition of two complementary production-capable metal L-PBF systems: one medium-scale system and one large-scale, tall-build system. The systems are intended to provide complementary build-volume capability and support a substantially common process-development, build-preparation, machine-control, and parameter-management workflow.

This procurement is intended to support process development, qualification, and production-relevant manufacturing activities. The systems will be used to develop and transfer build files and process parameter sets between machine platforms to the maximum extent practicable. This SOW is written to clearly define the technical, administrative, and acceptance requirements for the equipment and associated services so that responsibilities and expectations are aligned among Company, Seller, procurement personnel, and compliance reviewers.

3. Objectives

• Procure one medium-scale and one large-scale tall-build metal L-PBF system.

• Ensure both systems support coordinated multi-laser operation and a substantially common

OEM software environment for build preparation, machine control, and process-parameter management.

• Obtain complete facility-planning, installation, safety, maintenance, and calibration documentation for both systems.

• Successfully complete factory acceptance testing (FAT), delivery, installation, commissioning, site acceptance testing (SAT), and training.

• Demonstrate interoperability of build files and process parameter sets between the two systems using the supplied software environment.

• Establish production-capable systems suitable for Company-controlled process development and operation

4. Scope

The Seller shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, software, documentation, supervision, and incidental items necessary to provide two production-capable metal L-PBF systems and associated services as described herein. This includes, but is not limited to:

• one medium-scale dual-laser system;

• one large-scale six-laser tall-build system;

• all required machine-control, build-preparation, and parameter-management software and licenses;

• required peripherals and ancillary equipment;

• facility-planning documentation;

• FAT and SAT support;

• delivery, rigging coordination, installation, commissioning, and calibration;

• onsite training; and

• final turnover documentation.

5. Tasks

Task 1 – Provide Common System Requirements

The Seller shall provide two production-capable metal L-PBF systems that satisfy the common requirements in this section and the applicable system-specific requirements in Tasks 2 and 3.

Each system shall:

1. Be a production-capable metal L-PBF system using independently controlled near-infrared fiber lasers.

2. Include water-cooled optics.

3. Include an inert process environment with oxygen monitoring, inert-gas purge and recirculation, process-byproduct filtration, and powder handling appropriate for metal additive manufacturing.

4. Include a purge system capable of achieving a process-chamber oxygen concentration of 500 ppm or less before commencement of a build. Oxygen concentration shall be measured by an installed oxygen-monitoring system.

5. Include an argon and/or nitrogen gas recirculation system suitable for the intended metal powder and process environment.

6. Support a minimum selectable layer thickness of 20 µm.

7. Operate from a 400 V electrical supply. Seller shall identify required phase, frequency, full-load current, maximum current, breaker size, disconnect requirements, grounding requirements, and all power-quality requirements.

8. Be certified by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), or other certification body expressly approved in writing by Company for the intended installation jurisdiction. Seller shall provide applicable certification documentation and equipment labeling.

9. Include coordinated multi-laser processing capability, including laser assignment, laser-field calibration, and overlap-zone management.

10. Include beam-shaping capability indexable from Gaussian mode to ring mode. Beam-shape setting shall be selectable independently for each laser through the supplied build-preparation and machine-control software and shall be available for Company-controlled process development.

11. Include machine monitoring and exportable build data, including machine events, oxygen level, laser status, recoater status, build parameters, build-file identification, and software version.

12. Include machine monitoring with a near-infrared (NIR) camera system capable of recording images of each processed layer for anomaly detection throughout the duration of the build.

Metadata and NIR images shall be viewable and exportable through supplied software tools for analysis and visualization.

13. Be supplied with machine-control and build-preparation software, including all licenses necessary for machine operation, build preparation, parameter editing, and build-data review.

14. Include all peripherals required for safe operation and routine production use, including chiller and material-handling equipment for completed parts and powder, as applicable to the offered configuration.

15. Use the same, or substantially common, OEM software product family for machine control, build preparation, and process-parameter management. The software environment shall support transfer of build files and process parameter sets between the two systems.

16. Provide English-language software and documentation, metric units, maintenance procedures, calibration procedures, and recommended spare-parts lists.

17. Provide complete installation and facility-planning documentation for each system, including:

• machine footprint, overall dimensions, service-access clearances, and floor layout drawings

• machine mass, point loads, floor-loading requirements, and any foundation, leveling, vibration, or anchoring requirements

• facility-height, door-clearance, transportation-route, rigging, and installation-access requirements

• electrical requirements, including voltage, phase, frequency, maximum load, nominal and peak power demand, breaker requirements, disconnect requirements, grounding requirements, and electrical single-line diagrams and schematics

• inert-gas type, purity, pressure, flow, consumption, storage, and connection requirements

• compressed-air, cooling-water, chilled-water, ventilation, exhaust, filtration, drain, and other utility requirements, as applicable

• network, data, cybersecurity, remote-service, and IT infrastructure requirements

• safety-system documentation, including emergency-stop, interlocks, fire protection, gas monitoring, powder-handling, and hazardous-material requirements

• installation, commissioning, startup, and acceptance-test procedures

18. Provide preliminary facility-planning documents sufficiently early to support Company site preparation and final as-built documentation upon installation.

Task 2 – Provide Medium-Scale Dual-Laser System.

The Seller shall provide one medium-scale metal L-PBF system meeting all common requirements and the following minimum system-specific requirements:

Requirement Specification

Laser quantity Exactly two independently controlled lasers

Usable X build dimension 200-300 mm

Usable Y build dimension 200-300 mm

Usable Z build dimension 300-400 mm

Build area shape Square

Build plate temperature Up to 500°C

The Seller shall identify:

• the offered usable production build volume

• laser-field layout

• laser overlap-zone dimensions

• simultaneous-operation limitations

• calibration procedures.

Task 3 – Provide Large-Scale Six-Laser Tall-Build System

The Seller shall provide one large-scale tall-build metal L-PBF system meeting all common requirements and the following minimum system-specific requirements:

Requirement Specification Laser quantity Exactly six independently controlled lasers

Usable X build dimension 400-500 mm

Usable Y build dimension 400-500 mm Usable Z build dimension 1600-1800 mm

Build area shape Square

The offered Z height shall be usable for production builds. Seller shall identify any non-buildable area or reduction in usable height resulting from build-plate thickness, recoater clearance, powder reserve, part-removal requirements, or other operational limitations.

The Seller shall provide:

• six-laser field layout

• laser overlap-zone dimensions

• simultaneous-operation limitations, if any

• full-height Z-axis calibration method

• Z-axis accuracy and repeatability

• thermal-management approach for tall builds

• platform loading limits

• powder-removal method

• installed footprint

• machine mass

• facility-height requirement

• floor-loading requirements

Task 4 – Provide Software, Documentation, and Facility Planning Information

The Seller shall provide all software, licensing, documentation, and facility-planning information necessary for installation, operation, maintenance, calibration, and process development for both systems.

The Seller shall:

1. Provide all software licenses required for machine operation, build preparation, parameter editing, data review, and machine monitoring. Identify whether software licenses are perpetual, term-based, node-locked, floating, subscription-based, or otherwise restricted.

2. Identify software update and support terms included with the procurement.

3. Provide preliminary facility-planning documents no later than the milestone identified in Section

6.

4. Provide final installation and as-built documentation at final acceptance.

5. Provide documentation sufficient for Company to evaluate utility, infrastructure, safety, network, and installation needs prior to delivery.

6. Provide recommended spare-parts lists and maintenance schedules for both systems.

Task 5 – Perform FAT, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, and SAT

The Seller shall perform factory acceptance testing (FAT) before shipment and site acceptance testing (SAT) following installation.

5.1 FAT and SAT Requirements

FAT and SAT shall include qualification builds using Haynes 282 powder. Unless otherwise directed in writing by Company Seller shall furnish the Haynes 282 powder required for FAT. Company and Seller shall agree in writing on the Haynes 282 build geometry, quantity, inspection requirements, and acceptance criteria before FAT.

Acceptance activities shall include verification of:

• build envelope and usable build volume

• required laser quantity

• simultaneous multi-laser operation

• water-cooled optics

• ability to select a 20 µm layer thickness

• inert-atmosphere operation, including achievement of 500 ppm oxygen or less

• argon and/or nitrogen gas recirculation-system operation

• machine calibration and laser-field alignment

• software installation and licensing

• build-data export capability

• transfer of a representative build file and process parameter set between the two systems

For verification, successful transfer shall mean import, validation, and execution-readiness of one representative build file and one representative process parameter set between the two systems using the supplied software environment without manual recreation of the build or parameter file, unless otherwise approved in writing by Company.

5.2 Delivery, Installation, and Commissioning

The Seller shall:

• coordinate delivery with Company

• provide shipping, handling, and rigging requirements in advance

• install, commission, and calibrate both systems

• provide startup support

• support SAT through completion and acceptance

Seller shall clearly identify responsibilities for unloading, rigging, placement, utility hookups, startup consumables, and any third-party support required.

If FAT or SAT is not successfully completed, Seller shall, at no additional cost to Company unless otherwise agreed in writing, correct deficiencies and repeat the failed portion of testing within a mutually agreed schedule.

Task 6 – Provide Onsite Training

The Seller shall provide onsite training covering:

• machine operation

• powder handling

• build preparation

• process-parameter editing

• multi-laser operation

• beam-shape selection

• calibration

• routine maintenance

• troubleshooting

• transfer of build files and parameter sets between systems

Training shall include operator and maintenance-level instruction and shall be completed before final acceptance unless otherwise approved in writing by Company.

6. Milestones

Task Milestone Due Task 4 Preliminary facility-planning package submitted 30 days after award

Task 4 Final proposed machine configuration and utility requirements submitted

60 days after award

Task 5 FAT plan submitted 30 days before FAT Task 5 FAT completed for medium-scale system Before shipment

Task 5 FAT completed for large-scale system Before shipment Task 5 Delivery schedule confirmed 30 days before delivery Task 5 Installation complete at Company site Within [60] days after delivery

Task 5 SAT completed for both systems Within [15] days after installation Task 6 Onsite training completed Before final acceptance Task

4/5/6 Final turnover documentation submitted Within [15] days after SAT completion

7. Deliverables

Deliverable Description Qty Schedule

D1 Preliminary facility-planning package for both systems

1 30 days after award

D2 Final utility, installation, and facility requirements package

1 60 days after award

D3 Proposed system configuration summary, including peripherals and options

1 60 days after award

D4 Software license list and licensing terms 1 Prior to delivery

D5 FAT plan, including qualification-build approach 1 30 days before FAT D6 FAT report for medium-scale system 1 Within 10 business days after FAT D7 FAT report for large-scale system 1 Within 10 business days after FAT D8 Shipping, rigging, unloading, and installation plan 1 30 days before delivery

D9 SAT plan 1 10 business days before SAT D10 SAT report and acceptance test records for both systems 1 Within 10 business days after SAT D11 Training agenda, materials, and completion record 1 lot At training completion

D12 Final as-built documentation, manuals, calibration procedures, maintenance procedures, and spare-parts list

1 lot Final acceptance

D13 Certification documentation and equipment labeling evidence

1 lot Prior to shipment

D14 Software/data export documentation and interoperability demonstration record

1 At SAT

Company’s written acceptance of required deliverables and successful completion of FAT/SAT activities shall be used, as applicable, to confirm completion.

8. Company-Furnished Property, Material, Equipment, or Information

Company shall furnish only those items expressly identified in writing. Unless otherwise stated in the subcontract or purchase order, Company-furnished items may include:

• site access to the installation location

• utility connection points at the designated installation area

• site-specific safety, badging, and access requirements

• Company witness participation during FAT and SAT

• Jointly approved qualification-build geometry and acceptance criteria for Haynes 282 builds

• SAT work area and reasonable access for installation and training activities

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Seller shall furnish all other materials, consumables, tools, software, ancillary equipment, and services required for performance of this SOW.

9. Security

• Seller personnel requiring site access shall comply with Company site access, badging, training, escort, cybersecurity, and safety requirements.

• Seller shall provide in advance the names and affiliations of personnel requiring onsite access, in accordance with Company instructions.

• Any remote-service capability, remote monitoring, or external network connectivity shall be disabled by default unless expressly approved in writing by Company.

• Seller shall provide documentation of all network, data, cybersecurity, and remote-service requirements before installation.

• Seller shall not connect equipment to Company networks without written authorization.

10. Travel

Seller shall provide all travel necessary to perform FAT support, delivery coordination, installation, commissioning, SAT, and onsite training. Any reimbursable travel, if authorized under the subcontract, must be approved in writing in advance by the Company’s Technical Project Officer (TPO).

11. Special Requirements

11.1 Safety and Environmental Requirements

Seller shall provide all safety documentation applicable to the systems, including but not limited to:

• emergency stop functions

• interlocks

• fire protection systems

• oxygen monitoring

• gas hazards

• powder-handling hazards

• hazardous-material handling requirements

• required personal protective equipment

11.2 Acceptance Failure / Corrective Action

If FAT or SAT acceptance criteria are not met, Seller shall document the deficiency, proposed corrective action, schedule for resolution, and retest approach. Corrective actions necessary to meet stated requirements shall be completed by Seller at no additional cost to Company unless otherwise agreed in writing.