Datacenter immersion cooling cart, ni DAQ

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operating under the Department of Energy, is procuring a datacenter immersion cooling cart with National Instruments Data Acquisition (DAQ) equipment through solicitation RFP 406897. The procurement specifically requires a CDAQ-9189 8-slot CompactDAQ chassis with Ethernet interface along with seven associated input/output modules including temperature, voltage, current, and digital components from National Instruments/Emerson. The solicitation is classified under NAICS code 335999 for miscellaneous electrical equipment manufacturing and falls under the simplified acquisition threshold for commercial items and services. ORNL will evaluate proposals using lowest-priced, technically acceptable criteria, meaning the contract will be awarded to the vendor offering the lowest price while meeting all technical specifications. The solicitation was posted on September 11, 2025, with proposals due by September 16, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST, and offers must remain valid for 120 days. All electrical equipment must be tested by nationally recognized testing laboratories, and delivery drivers must be U.S. citizens as specified in the terms and conditions.

This procurement is not designated as a small business set-aside, making it open to all qualified vendors regardless of size. No incumbent contractors or previous awardees are identified in the solicitation documents, and no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the available materials. The bill of materials indicates a quantity of one for each of the seven required components, suggesting this is a single-unit procurement rather than a bulk purchase. The place of performance is Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, where the Oak Ridge National Laboratory facilities are located. The contract period of performance has not been determined and will be established upon award, though the procurement falls under UT-Battelle's prime contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the Department of Energy.