7H--Notice of Intent to Sole Source - WaferScaleEngine

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Cerebras Systems, Inc. for access to and software development utilizing the Wafer Scale Engineer. This is considered a sole source to Cerebras Systems, Inc. because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted Cerebras Systems, Inc. is the only known source that can provide access to the Wafter Scale Engine. The Wafer Scale Engine is the only development environment that can support continued developed of NETL’s WFA Programming Interface. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.

This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 4PM CST on March 31, 2023. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Brittany Rohrer, via email at brittany.rohrer@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.