Request for Proposal: 400G Network Fabric
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 6-B162-P-00066-00
- Agency
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Office of Science
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7G21 It And Telecom - Network: Digital Network Products (Hardware And Perpetual License Software)
- Place of performance
- Illinois 60439, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Argonne National Laboratory, operated by UChicago Argonne, LLC under a Department of Energy prime contract, seeks to procure a comprehensive 400 Gigabit Ethernet network fabric solution including hardware, software, licensing, installation services, training, and five-year maintenance and support. The Department of Energy Office of Science is the sponsoring federal agency. Key contract requirements include a non-blocking Clos topology fabric with initial capacity for 512 non-blocking edge ports expandable to a minimum of 8,192 ports, full redundancy across all components, self-discovering and self-healing design capabilities, and support for IEEE 802.3ad LACP-based link aggregation with backward compatibility to 100 Gigabit Ethernet and forward compatibility to 800 Gigabit and 1.6 Terabit Ethernet standards. The procurement will be evaluated on a best value basis with technical criteria weighted more heavily than price, considering proposed architecture, support offerings, cybersecurity compliance, scalability, monitoring capabilities, and lifecycle commitment. The proposal submission deadline is February 20, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. CST, with award anticipated within 180 days of the due date.
This solicitation includes no set-aside designations, and no incumbent contractor is identified. The specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the solicitation documents. The fabric must initially support 512 non-blocking 400 Gigabit Ethernet edge ports with growth capability to 8,192 ports, utilizing QSFP-DD MSA connectors with single-mode fiber and LC terminations. The five-year maintenance and support contract must include 24-hour support availability with next-business-day advance hardware replacement, and vendors must commit to a minimum 10-year product lifecycle. Installation must be completed within 90 days of delivery at Argonne National Laboratory's Building 240 Data Center in Lemont, Illinois, with functional and performance acceptance testing negotiated no less than 30 days prior to delivery. Proposal submissions must remain valid for 120 days following the submission deadline.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
UChicago Argonne, LLC, operator of Argonne National Laboratory under a prime contract with the U.S. Department of Energy , has the responsibility of obtaining networking hardware, software, licensing, maintenance and support, and installation services which are the subject of this Request for Proposal (RFP). You are invited to submit a proposal for meeting this requirement. Your attention is directed to the enclosed documents which constitute requirements for this RFP and should be fully complied with or completed as indicated.
Update (01/29/2026): Please find attached the additional/amended documentation:
- Addendum No. 1
- Enclosure No. 2B - Statement of Work
- Enclosure No. 3 - Pricing Proposal
Update #1 ·
UChicago Argonne, LLC, operator of Argonne National Laboratory under a prime contract with the U.S. Department of Energy , has the responsibility of obtaining networking hardware, software, licensing, maintenance and support, and installation services which are the subject of this Request for Proposal (RFP). You are invited to submit a proposal for meeting this requirement. Your attention is directed to the enclosed documents which constitute requirements for this RFP and should be fully complied with or completed as indicated.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Addendum No. 1 6-B162-P-00066-00.doc | DOC document | |
| Enclosure No. 3 - Pricing Proposal (1.29.2026).docx | DOCX document | |
| Enclosure No. 2B - Appendix B Statement of Work.docx | DOCX document | |
| Enclosure No. 4 - Evaluation Criteria.docx | DOCX document | |
| Enclosure No. 1 - RFP Instructions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Enclosure No. 2A - Appendix A ANL-71COM.pdf | ||
| Enclosure No. 3 - Pricing Proposal.docx | DOCX document | |
| Enclosure No. 5 - ANL-70B.pdf | ||
| Enclosure No. 2 - Draft ANL-71 Purchase Order.doc | DOC document | |
| Enclosure No. 2D - Appendix F ANL-366TCSB.pdf | ||
| Enclosure No. 2C - Appendix E ANL-366M.pdf | ||
| Enclosure No. 2B - Appendix B Statement of Work.docx | DOCX document |
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