Sources Sought
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - No.10826-RD [Mid?energy electron beam (eBeam) systems - Application to Receive eBeam Irradiator Donation for Device Sterilization]
Department of Energy
AI summaryBattelle, which runs the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington, is asking companies to apply to receive a donated mid-energy electron beam (eBeam) irradiator for sterilizing medical devices. This is a request for information (RFI) about a possible equipment donation, not a purchase or a contract, and nothing is awarded for money. Applications are due by the response due date, November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific (an amendment moved it to Nov 18, 2026, 4:00 PM PST · 7:00 PM Eastern). 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
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Summary of the version posted Oct 13, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
Battelle, which runs the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington, is asking companies to apply to receive a donated mid-energy electron beam (eBeam) irradiator for sterilizing medical devices. This is a request for information (RFI) about a possible equipment donation, not a purchase or a contract, and nothing is awarded for money. Applications are due by the response due date, November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific.
Who can bid
- The donation is for a medical industry company partner that makes devices needing sterilization; applicants name the products and device classes to irradiate
- The host site must provide its own site upgrades to accommodate the eBeam system
How to submit: Email to randy.dykes@pnnl.gov with the subject line "Response to RFI No. 10826-RD", due November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Equipment donation, not a contract. No work is bought and no money is paid; this suits a medical device maker that wants the equipment, not a typical service or supply bidder.
- Worth checking: Recipient pays for site and operation. The host provides site upgrades and the recipient takes on regulatory, operational, transportation, installation and maintenance duties, which can be costly.
- Worth checking: No guarantee of a donation. Taking part does not guarantee a donation, and respondents pay their own costs of responding.
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- Minor: Questions were due Oct 23, 2026. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- RFI No. 10826-RD (E-BEAM DONATION).pdf (read)
- Att. A - Brief Application Template - eBeam Irradiator Donation.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Complete and email Attachment A, the three-page application to receive the eBeam irradiator donation
- Describe your organization, the medical need, and your current products, packaging and sterilization method
- Explain how and where the donated irradiator would be used and integrated into your manufacturing and sterilization line
- Give product and technical readiness details: device type, regulatory classification, materials, dose basis, validation plan and product volumes
- Show the facility, utilities, staffing, radiation safety and permitting readiness, since the host provides site upgrades
- Give an implementation plan with milestones, expected impact, management commitment and a 1 to 5 self-assessment on six criteria
- Contract type
- Not a contract: a request for information (RFI) about a possible equipment donation
- Place of performance
- Richland, WA, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- PNNL picks the most suitable recipient at its sole discretion; no scoring weights are given
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific (from the version posted Oct 13, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to randy.dykes@pnnl.gov with the subject line "Response to RFI No. 10826-RD"
- Page limits
- Application template: three pages
What they'll judge offers on
- Application content (Attachment A): organization and medical need, product and technical readiness, host contributions, implementation plan, impact, management commitment
- Self-assessment of opportunity readiness (Section 3D, applicant scores 1 low to 5 high): confidence of product validation, cost savings, 10-year volume growth, adoption outside the company, adoption inside the company, demand for USA-manufactured accelerators
What to include when you submit
- Complete and submit Attachment A, "Application to Receive eBeam Irradiator Donation for Device Sterilization"
- Mark any proprietary information clearly as PROPRIETARY
- Put "Response to RFI No. 10826-RD" in the email subject line
- Attach supporting documents as needed; the template lists items that can be shared, such as regulatory history, prior eBeam test data and a re-validation plan
After award, you must have
- The selected recipient takes on regulatory, operational, transportation, installation and maintenance responsibilities for the equipment From RFI No. 10826-RD (E-BEAM DONATION).pdf:
The selected donor recipient would assume all regulatory, operational, transportation,…
Not in the notice text
- How many irradiators are offered, the equipment's value and its technical specifications are not given
- Who exactly may apply is not defined beyond a medical industry company partner
- The weights or relative importance of the selection criteria are not given
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 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- PNNL Contracts - DOE Contractor, Richland, WA
- Business type
- Administrative & staffing support (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561910)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 18, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 13, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Nov 4, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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