Workstations

The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research, through the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking potential sources for two high-performance computer workstations to be used in microstructural analysis and materials properties simulations by the Materials Science and Technology Division. The procurement involves two distinct workstation configurations: an AMD-Threadripper system featuring an AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7975WX CPU with 768GB RAM and dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs, and an Intel-Xeon system equipped with an Intel Xeon w7-3565X CPU, 256GB RAM, and a single NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation GPU. Interested vendors must submit a comprehensive 7-page Capability Statement that includes contact information, technical capabilities, commerciality details, and a product description demonstrating how their workstations meet or exceed the specified requirements. Responses must also include a rough order of magnitude cost estimate without constituting a formal quote. The response deadline is August 15, 2025, at 4:00 PM Eastern, with submissions directed to Graham Fisher at graham.w.fisher.civ@us.navy.mil.

This procurement opportunity does not include any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified vendors. No current contractors or incumbents are identified in the solicitation documents. The government has not disclosed specific budget ranges or award values, requesting only rough order of magnitude cost estimates from potential vendors. The procurement involves exactly two workstation units with distinct technical specifications, including substantial storage requirements of 8TB SSD for the AMD system and combined 1TB NVMe plus 8TB SATA SSD storage for the Intel system. Both systems require lifetime labor warranties with 3-year parts coverage and feature robust 1600W power supplies housed in Fractal Design Define 7 XL cases. The RFI emphasizes that this represents market research and procurement planning activities with no guarantee of future solicitation or contract award.