Sources Sought
HSR HF Dipole and Quad SC Magnet PS and Quench…
Department of Energy
AI summaryBrookhaven Science Associates, which runs Brookhaven National Laboratory for the Department of Energy, is asking firms about building two very large high-current power supplies for superconducting magnets (HSR HF Dipole and Quad SC Magnet PS and Quench, APP00730MB). This is a sources sought notice (a market survey), not a request for offers, and no solicitation exists yet. Written responses are due December 11, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern, by email. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of Energy who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
AI summary Beta
The notice looks incomplete: Part of Attachment B (the technical specification) was attached but not read: about 85,600 of its 137,770 characters, from the middle, were left out. Detailed output, control, test and verification requirements may be there. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Brookhaven Science Associates, which runs Brookhaven National Laboratory for the Department of Energy, is asking firms about building two very large high-current power supplies for superconducting magnets (HSR HF Dipole and Quad SC Magnet PS and Quench, APP00730MB). This is a sources sought notice (a market survey), not a request for offers, and no solicitation exists yet. Written responses are due December 11, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern, by email.
Who can bid
- The SAM.gov record states no set-aside, so any business may respond to this sources sought notice.
- A quality assurance system that meets ISO 9001 (the international quality management standard) is expected for the future work, along with the Brookhaven supplier quality requirements in BNL-QA-101.
How to submit: Email to Mark Bryan, mbryan@bnl.gov, with BSA RFI APP00730-MB in the subject line. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Very large, specialized equipment. Each supply must handle huge stored magnet energy (110.25 MJ for the dipole, 17.15 MJ for the quadrupole) at up to 7000 A, so only firms with accelerator-scale power supply experience are likely to qualify.
- Worth checking: Sources sought only, no solicitation yet. Responding does not make you a bidder; a later formal solicitation would carry the real rules, evaluation factors and any set-aside.
- Worth checking: NRTL certification of the finished system. Every part must be UL or equivalent listed, and the complete supply needs a field evaluation, which adds cost and time that the RFI asks you to estimate.
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- Worth checking: Long delivery schedule. The planning schedule runs to 186 weeks after award for the dipole supply, so the work ties up capacity and cash for years.
- Worth checking: Source code must be delivered. The draft statement of work requires software source code with the deliverables, and the RFI asks which proprietary elements you would not transfer.
- Minor: Two different witness-point notice periods. Section 3.3.5 asks for 15 working days' notice (45 for a foreign contractor) before witness points, while Section 4.1 amends the quality clause to 10 working days; ask which governs.
- Minor: Quality plan includes nuclear quality assurance clauses. Attachment C (BNL-QA-101) includes clauses such as NQA-1 right of access and partial-order rules, which add record-keeping and audit duties.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. Show which files.
- RFI_HSR_Main_Supplies_10-21-2026.pdf (read)
- Attachment A- Statement of Work for the HSR Main Arc Dipole and Quadrupole Power Supplies.pdf (read)
- Attachment B- Technical Specification for the HSR Main Arc Dipole and Quadrupole Power Supplies.pdf (read)
- Attachment C- BNL-QA-101.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Two power supply systems for the Hadron Storage Ring: Model A for the main arc dipole magnet circuit and Model B for the main arc quadrupole magnet circuit
- Each system includes the main power supply, quench protection (equipment that safely handles a magnet losing superconductivity), current measurement and regulation, programmable controls, operator interfaces, cooling-water interfaces and interlocks
- Design, analysis, manufacturing, software and firmware development, factory testing, documentation, packaging and delivery, with possible commissioning support at the lab
- Formal preliminary and final design reviews before production starts
- A response covering company experience, technical capabilities, controls and software, quality assurance, schedule and cost, and logistics
- A compliance matrix (Yes or No against each section of the statement of work and technical specification) and budgetary pricing in the tables in the RFI
- Any exceptions to the BSA General Terms and Conditions for Noncommercial Items, Rev. 25.0
- Contract type
- Sources sought / request for information only; no solicitation or contract type is stated
- Period of performance
- Not stated as dates. Planning schedule in the draft statement of work: preliminary design review 12 weeks after award, final design review 20 weeks, end item documentation 120 weeks, equipment delivery 173 weeks (Main Quadrupole PS) and 186 weeks (Main Dipole PS)
- Place of performance
- Upton, NY, USA. The draft statement of work says the power supplies are to be installed at Brookhaven National Laboratory in building 1004B
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- December 11, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Mark Bryan, mbryan@bnl.gov, with BSA RFI APP00730-MB in the subject line
What to include when you submit
- Express your interest and describe your capabilities for delivering this product
- Include your capabilities, estimated lead times, the Section 1 compliance matrix and the Section 2 budgetary pricing table
- List any exceptions you take to the BSA General Terms and Conditions for Noncommercial Items (Attachment D)
- Answer the RFI questions on company experience in the past ten years, facility locations, power and current ratings supplied, regulator design, water cooling, quench protection, controls and source files, EPICS integration, documentation, NRTL (nationally recognized testing laboratory) certification, schedule, cost drivers, shipping and warranty
- Give representative examples with customer, application, output current, output voltage, power rating, stored load energy, delivery date and present operating status
After award, you must have
- The complete power supply must be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) after a field evaluation, and all parts must be NRTL listed or called out. From Attachment A- Statement of Work for the HSR Main Arc Dipole and Quadrupole Power Supplies.pdf:
…agency certified with a field evaluation.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice gives no market research results, number of planned awards or Government estimate.
Not in the notice text
- Part of Attachment B (the technical specification) was attached but not read: about 85,600 of its 137,770 characters, from the middle, were left out. Detailed output, control, test and verification requirements may be there.
- Whether a formal solicitation will follow, its set-aside, evaluation factors and response date
- The Government's budget or estimate for the two power supplies
- The specification number: the draft statement of work lists it as TBD
- Exact quantity and unit of issue: the documents describe one Model A and one Model B system, and the price table lists each line at 1 with no unit of issue
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Brookhaven Natl Lab -DOE Contractor, Upton, NY
- Product/service code
- 6130 · Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 335999)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is an RFI/Sources Sought for HSR HF Dipole and Quad SC Magnet PS and Quench. Please review the three posted attachments for requested information from your company. All questions and submittals should be sent to the Contract Specialist listed in the RFI document and listed on this SAM.gov posting. Submittals are due no later than 12/11/2026 at 5PM EST.
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