Cerebras Systems Inc.

Cerebras Systems Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of advanced computing hardware and software based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in high-performance computing and artificial intelligence technologies. The company is known for its unique Wafer Scale Engine (WSE), a specialized computing platform that enables extremely fast and energy-efficient computational processing across various scientific and defense applications. Registered in SAM.gov since July 22, 2016, Cerebras has established itself as a key technology provider to federal agencies, offering cutting-edge solutions in high-performance computing, AI, and complex scientific modeling.

Through federal contract awards, Cerebras has primarily provided remote access to its Wafer Scale Engine hardware and software platforms to agencies like the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Office of Fossil Energy. The company has secured multiple contracts focused on advanced computing capabilities, including a $3,050,000 sole-source purchase order for providing hardware and software platforms capable of running complex scientific models up to 470 times faster than traditional hardware. Cerebras has also been awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory, specifically targeting low-latency supercomputing systems for battlefield information dominance. These contracts, typically not set aside, demonstrate the company's ability to deliver specialized computing solutions across defense and energy sectors.

In federal grant awards, Cerebras has focused on advancing energy-efficient, high-performance computing technologies. The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded the company an $800,000 Cooperative Agreement to optimize Wafer-Scale Engine technology for critical research priorities. The grant specifically aims to develop and benchmark advanced computational techniques like Krylov subspace solvers, with key objectives including improving scalability, energy efficiency, and time-to-solution for high-performance computing applications in areas such as climate modeling and carbon management.

Cerebras has also secured a significant Other Transaction IDV with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) valued at $42,331,405 for developing a Digital RF Battlespace Emulator. This IDV focuses on creating a high-performance computer optimized for high-fidelity, real-time simulations of large-scale engineering systems and physical environments. The contract demonstrates Cerebras' capability to develop advanced computational tools for complex military and research applications, further solidifying its position as an innovative technology provider to federal agencies.