Compute Cluster Nodes
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- California 93437, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 30th Contracting Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base has issued a sole source notice of intent to procure 16 compute cluster nodes from PSSC Labs under a firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of the Air Force Space Command is seeking to acquire PowerWulf ZXR1+ Cluster A8000G2 nodes with 1536 processors to enhance computing capacity for pre-launch and Department of Labor risk analysis tasks. This procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial products and services, utilizing GSA Multiple Award Schedule 47QTCA24D00FW. The action falls under the simplified acquisition threshold and is being processed as a sole source procurement due to PSSC Labs' unique qualifications. The specific requirement involves high-performance computing hardware that must be compatible with existing ARCTOS-certified systems and onsite infrastructure.
The primary objective of this procurement is to increase computing capacity and reduce analysis time for critical space launch risk assessment operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Interested parties have until September 11, 2025, at 8:00 AM Pacific Time to submit capability statements via email to the designated contracting officers, though this notice explicitly states it is not a request for quotes or proposals. The sole source justification is based on PSSC Labs being the only vendor qualified to provide ARCTOS-certified solutions compatible with the existing Range Risk Analysis Tool (RRAT) software in multi-processor mode. While the government intends to proceed with sole source procurement, they reserve the right to evaluate submitted capability statements solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement competitively. The technical specifications include demanding requirements such as 768 AMD EPYC processor cores, 4096 GB of high-performance ECC memory, and integration with existing network infrastructure and power distribution systems.
Notice text
SOLE SOURCE/NOTICE OF INTENT
The 30th Contracting Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA 93437, intends to solicit and award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract to PSSC Labs. The action will be executed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. See attached redacted Sole Source Justification for additional details.
The requirement is to provide the following:
CLIN 0001: 16 Compute Nodes (1536 processors) PowerWulf ZXR1+ Cluster A8000G2 PN: PWF-ZXR1-A8000G2. Utilizing GSA Multiple Award Schedule 47QTCA24D00FW.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for quote or proposal. However, interested parties may submit a narrative describing their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill the requirement via email to christopher.hummel.6@spaceforce.mil with a copy to shelby.cordts@spaceforce.mil no later than 11 September 2025 at 8:00AM Pacific Time. Any costs incurred in submitting a capabilities statement will not be reimbursed by the Government. Additionally, the information received will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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