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Ai Model Hosting and Inference Tender in USA - 137523473

The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Ai Model Hosting and Inference in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 11 Mar 2026 and is scheduled to close on 16 Mar 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 137523473, while the tender notice number is NIST-CAISI-26-SS01 and Registering on the platform.

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Ai Model Hosting and Inference

Deadline: 16 Mar 2026

Posting Date: 11 Mar 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 137523473

Document Ref. No.: NIST-CAISI-26-SS01

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

REVISED SOURCES SOUGHT (Revisions underlined)
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
Notice ID: NIST-CAISI-26-SS01
Title: AI Model Hosting and Inference
GENERAL INFORMATION
This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY and is issued for market research purposes in accordance with FAR Part 10. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or any commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will not pay for any information submitted in response to this notice. Submission of information is voluntary and will not result in any obligation on the part of the Government.
NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME
Requests for solicitation documents will not receive a response.
Respondents shall clearly mark any proprietary or restricted information. In the absence of such markings, NIST will assume unlimited rights to all technical data submitted.
CONTRACTING OFFICE
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Acquisition Management Division
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1640
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640
NAICS CODE
NAICS: 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Other Related Services
Small Business Size Standard: $40 Million
BACKGROUND
President Trump-s AI Action Plan tasks CAISI with evaluating frontier AI systems, including open weight AI models, for national security risks. In order to deliver on this tasking, CAISI requires access to open-weight AI model hosting and inference services.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SERVICES
NIST is seeking information from contractors capable of providing open-weight AI model hosting and inference services.
Requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:
Quick-turn hosting: Support newly-released models within the first few business days after they become available.
Accurate in...
Notice ID: nist-caisi-26-ss01

Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of

Sub-tier: national institute of standards and technology

Office: dept of commerce nist

NAICS Code: 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Inactive Dates: mar 31, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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