7H--Notice of Intent to Sole Source WaferScaleEngine
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 89243325QFE000479
- Agency
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National Energy Technology Lab
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- PSC
- 7H20 It And Telecom - Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Points of contact
- More information
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to Cerebras Systems, Inc. for a Wafer Scale Engine and associated support services. The notice was published on February 21, 2025, under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13 for Simplified Acquisition Procedures. NETL has determined that Cerebras Systems is the only known source capable of providing the specific Wafer Scale Engine required for their technical needs. The agency has developed a specialized software called the Wafer-Scale Engine, Field Equation, Application Programming Interface (WFA) that enables scientific models like Computational Fluid Dynamics to run up to 470 times faster than on other hardware platforms. NETL's market research concluded that no alternative sources exist that could satisfy their specific technological requirements.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency about NETL's intent to sole source the procurement and allow potential alternative vendors an opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested parties who believe they can meet NETL's requirements must submit written evidence of their capability by 4:00 PM EST on March 10, 2025, directly to Contracting Specialist Brittany Rohrer via email. Telephone responses will not be accepted, and the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on responses received. The opportunity falls under the NAICS category of Computer Systems Design Services (541512) and the PSC category of IT and Telecom Platform Products. Contractors interested in participating must provide compelling evidence that they can deliver a Wafer Scale Engine and supporting services equivalent to or better than Cerebras Systems' offering. The notice emphasizes that this communication is informational and not a formal request for quotes or proposals, with the primary goal of market research and potential source identification.
Notice text
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 to Cerebras Systems, Inc. for procurement of a Wafer Scale Engine and associated support services. 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 the Wafer Scale Engine. The Wafer Scale Engine is the only development environment that can support continued developed of NETL’s WFA Programming Interface. NETL has developed software called the Wafer-Scale Engine, Field Equation, Application Programming Interface (WFA). The software enables scientific models, like Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), to be run on the Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) at rates that are impossible to achieve on other hardware (up to 470x faster). No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.
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 this item. 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 4:00 PM EST on March 10, 2025. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Specialist, 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.
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