On-Premises Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center

The Pacific Northwest Division of Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle), Management and Operating Contractor of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), on behalf of the Department of Energy (DOE), is issuing this request for information (RFI) to gather industry input on the design, construction, infrastructure, and operation of a scalable, high-performance data center optimized for AI and compute workloads. Through this RFI, Battelle seeks industry input to inform future procurement strategies and technical requirements for the design and delivery of an on-premises, secure, scalable data center with an advanced AI compute infrastructure capable of training and operationalization of multi-data Large Language Models (LLMs) for scientific and national governmental missions. Initial