Request for Information (RFI) on Opportunities and Business Models Regarding AI Supercomputing Capability at Argonne National Laboratory
Energy · ARGONNE NATL LAB - DOE CONTRACTOR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation AI-Capability-RFI(325-ChemicalManufacturing) in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 21, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) seeks information from academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties regarding opportunities to participate in the development and use of a National Genesis Mission Supercomputing Center of Innovation. The center will include AI supercomputing resources and be located on Argonne property. Argonne is advancing efforts to strengthen U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), accelerate scientific discovery and engineering innovation, and enable secure, scalable computing infrastructure aligned with national priorities. Argon… (show all)
ne is evaluating approaches to implement AI infrastructure that can support research, development, demonstration, and mission-focused applications through public-private collaboration. Argonne, as a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory with established capabilities in high-performance computing, AI, data science, secure computing, and user facility operations, is well positioned to host such a capability. Through this RFI, Argonne seeks input in two areas: Computing and infrastructure capabilities�opportunities for organizations to provide equipment, software, services, test beds, infrastructure elements, or other capabilities that support an initial deployment and/or future phases of expansion, technology refresh, or modernization of a National Genesis Mission Supercomputing Center of Innovation that includes AI resources; and Use, co-funding, and partnership interest�input from organizations interested in using, supporting, funding, reserving capacity from, or otherwise partnering around a portion of AI supercomputing resources within the center through research, education, co-funded public-private partnership, sponsored access, or other arrangements. Argonne is specifically interested in models that leverage substantial private-sector investment, with the expectation that much of the infrastructure associated with the center of innovation would be financed through private, non-Federal sources rather than taxpayer funding. This RFI is issued for information-gathering and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or other solicitation, and does not commit Argonne to any award, agreement, or other action. Argonne welcomes responses from a broad range of stakeholders, including: Universities, university consortia, and nonprofit research institutions; Industry stakeholders (such as Energy & Utilities, Materials & Chemicals, Industrials & Manufacturing, Automotive & Transportation, Health Care & Life Sciences, Agriculture & Food Processing); Large businesses, small businesses, and emerging technology firms; and Organizations (including entities not listed above) interested in sponsored research, shared infrastructure, or public-private partnership models.
Who won similar work
19 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Energy), same industry group (NAICS 325).
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $625K to $1.1B, median $985.0M; range $250K to $1.2B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Matter, Inc. | 3 | $1.1B + 2 shared | Mar 4, 2026 |
| ORANO FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | 3 | $900.0M + 2 shared | May 5, 2026 |
| AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATING, LLC | 2 | $1.1B + 1 shared | Jul 1, 2026 |
| ROY SMITH COMPANY | 2 | $1.0M | Jun 27, 2025 |
| LIS Technologies Inc | 2 | – + 2 shared | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Louisiana Energy Services, LLC | 2 | – + 2 shared | Apr 11, 2025 |
| GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC | 2 | – + 2 shared | Apr 11, 2025 |
| BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, Inc. | 1 | $1.2B | Sep 30, 2025 |
| MISSION CONVERSION SERVICES ALLIANCE, LLC | 1 | $1.1B | Nov 8, 2024 |
| RAS ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $250K | Aug 4, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jul 1, 2026AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATING, LLC$1.1B68--High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) EnrichmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 5, 2026ORANO FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$900.0M68--Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Enrichment AcquisitionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 4, 2026General Matter, Inc.$1.1B68--High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) EnrichmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025BWXT Ordnance Tennessee, Inc.$1.2BF--High Purity Depleted Uranium HPDU Production SrvsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 4, 2025RAS ENTERPRISES LLC$250KLiquid Oxygen DeliveryNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 27, 2025ROY SMITH COMPANY$250K68--Not to exceed delivery order of base ID/IQ for the purchase and delivery of Liquid Oxygen (LOX) for use at Table Rock Dam Powerhouse.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 26, 2025ROY SMITH COMPANY$750K68--ID/IQ for the purchase and delivery of Liquid OxygNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 11, 2025GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC$515K (shared ceiling)68--Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Enrichment Task Order 1Shared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 11, 2025LIS Technologies Inc$515K (shared ceiling)68--Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Enrichment Task Order 1Shared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 11, 2025Louisiana Energy Services, LLC$515K (shared ceiling)68--Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Enrichment Task Order 1Shared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 4 of these past winners lobbied Energy, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
- 2 of their lobbyists list a past Energy, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 75 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.