Leadership Class Computing Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIST-SS25-OISM-00696
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Place of performance
- 20899
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking Leadership Class Computing Services to support its advanced research capabilities. The procurement focuses on obtaining high-performance computing (HPC) services, including distributed computational and data analytics capabilities, comprehensive data storage solutions, and access to scientific/technical software portfolios. NIST requires a service provider with extensive computational domain expertise who can modify and enhance computational codes, provide job management support, and offer research collaboration. The agency specifically needs privileged system access for its HPC support experts, connectivity to high-speed research networks, and the ability to transfer data efficiently without incurring network transfer costs. Potential vendors are requested to submit company details, capabilities, and small business status by May 8, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with the understanding that this is market research and does not guarantee a solicitation or contract award.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this contract opportunity. The solicitation appears targeted at the University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), which would provide access to multiple computing systems including Frontera, Vista, Stampede3, Lonestar6, and future Horizon platforms. While specific award values are not detailed, the comprehensive nature of the computing services suggests a potentially significant contract scope. The contract is categorized under NAICS code 541715 for Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, with a PSC code of AJ11 for General Science and Technology R&D Services. The proposed contract period and exact service quantities are not explicitly defined in the pre-solicitation notice, indicating that further details will likely be provided in subsequent solicitation documents.
Notice text
NIST performs research in measurement science, in critical and emerging technologies, and performs investigations leading to services, standards, and guidelines that advance U.S. competitiveness, economic security, and the wellbeing of U.S. citizens. NIST’s research spans a broad set of disciplines all requiring the combination of services found only at the nation’s most advanced academic supercomputing facility. The services NIST requires include access to distributed computational and data analytics capabilities, data storage suited for in-process computation, data storage for researcher’s data sets/results, and data storage for different levels of data sensitivity. NIST requires access to a portfolio of scientific/technical software integral to the conduct of research across the many scientific and technical disciplines in which NIST is engaged, as well as access to software optimization services and job management support to accelerate the productivity of NIST’s researchers. In addition, NIST requires research collaboration with the service provider possessing the computational domain expertise necessary to modify and enhance NIST’s computational codes to make the most efficient use of the HPC capabilities, architectures, and capacities offered. NIST also requires privileged access to the providers systems for NIST’s own HPC support experts affording NIST with capabilities to support NIST’s researchers and to acquire metrics on usage and NIST workload performance. NIST also requires connectivity to the nation’s highest speed research and engineering computer networks enabling data transfers to between NIST and the provider to be accomplished with maximum efficiency while incurring no network data transfer costs for NIST.
See attached document for more details and how to respond to this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Combined SSN NOI_.pdf |
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