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Combined Solicitation Notice - High-Performance AI/ML Workstation (NVIDIA Grace/Blackwell Architecture)

Department of Defense · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · ACQ-26-A47

posted 6 August 2026 · closed 11 August 2026 · NAICS 334111 · PSC 7E20

Summary

The Department of the Air Force is soliciting one high‑performance AI/ML workstation built around the NVIDIA Grace/Blackwell hardware architecture for use by the 812 TSS/ENT AI/ML section at Edwards AFB, CA. The purchase focuses on a turnkey system with specific CPU/GPU, memory, storage and networking specifications to support deep learning frameworks and CUDA libraries.

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