Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering Services

The Department of Labor Office of the Chief Information Officer is conducting a sources-sought Request for Information to identify qualified contractors for enterprise AI Engineering Services supporting the Directorate of Technology, Innovation, and Engineering, with responses due July 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. This is market research only; no award will be made from this notice.

DOL seeks performance-based AI engineering, development, operations, governance, and support services covering the full lifecycle of AI systems across the Department, including support for OSHA, the Wage and Hour Division, the Employment and Training Administration, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The requirement encompasses 39 mandatory AI capabilities: Large Language Model integration and production deployment in FedRAMP-authorized cloud environments (AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI Service, GCP Vertex AI); context engineering with token budgeting and memory architecture management; Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline design including GraphRAG and knowledge graph retrieval; agentic AI and multi-agent orchestration using Model Context Protocol; multimodal AI workflows; MLOps and DevSecOps; adversarial AI security testing in CI/CD pipelines; Responsible AI governance aligned to NIST AI Risk Management Framework and OMB M-25-21; Human-in-the-Loop design for consequential decisions; AI Incident Response with four-tier severity matrix; FedRAMP Moderate baseline cloud deployment with CONUS data residency and FIPS-validated cryptography; AI-specific Software Bill of Materials in CycloneDX 1.4+ or SPDX 2.3+ format; full-stack application development with Python/FastAPI backend and React/TypeScript frontend with Section 508/WCAG 2.1 A/AA compliance; three-environment testing (DEV/TEST/PROD); knowledge base refresh management per defined SLAs; and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Plans with annual tabletop testing. Secondary capabilities include data engineering, ETL/ELT development, governance program support, UI/UX design, AI application helpdesk, innovation assessments, agile project management, and transition support.

Performance occurs in Washington, DC (200 Constitution Ave NW) with telework authorized case-by-case. The anticipated contract structure is Labor Hour with a 6-month base period and three 12-month option periods (42 months total). Three key personnel roles are required: Lead AI Engineer/Architect, Senior AI Engineer, and AI Project/Program Manager, each holding at least one current certification from Microsoft Azure AI, AWS Generative AI/ML, Google Cloud Generative AI/ML, Databricks Generative AI Engineer, Snowflake SnowPro Advanced, NVIDIA Generative AI, or Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner. Key personnel must be operationally functional within 15 calendar days of award; full workforce with required access within 45 calendar days. The classification is NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) with a $34 million size standard. RFI responses are limited to 25 pages (Sections 2–5 combined) and must be submitted via email to Albracht.Kyle.K@dol.gov. Questions are due by July 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. DOL encourages small business responses and requests candid feedback on draft requirements, timelines, technology maturity, labor market feasibility, and acquisition vehicle recommendations.