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Request for Proposal: ALCF Equinox AI System

Department of Energy · ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF · Solicitation · 6-B143-P-00251-00

posted 18 September 2026 · closed 5 October 2026 · NAICS 334111 · PSC 7B20 · 2 postings

Summary

The Department of Energy, through Argonne National Laboratory, is seeking proposals for an artificial intelligence computing system called the Equinox AI System along with software licensing, installation, and maintenance services. This procurement focuses on acquiring a specialized AI compute capability to support DOE research and computational workloads.

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