Overview


IT Support, Hardware & Networking
Kingston, Rhode Island, United StatesPosted about 2 months agoDeadline: April 7th, 2026

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SUMMARY


Rhode Island government seeks a vendor to supply and support a high-performance workstation-class AI system for advanced language model research and development.

KEY REQUIREMENTS


BUDGET

Estimate

$20,000 – $40,000

CONTRACT DURATION


36 months

TIMELINE


Open Date: March 10th, 2026

Questions Deadline: March 20th, 2026

Close Date: April 7th, 2026

Sealed Until: April 7th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE


March 20th, 2026

Issuing Agency


The University Of Rhode Island

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DESCRIPTION


A government authority in Rhode Island is seeking a vendor to provide workstation-class AI system services in support of advanced AI laboratory initiatives. The awarded vendor will be responsible for furnishing, assembling, delivering, and warranting a high-performance workstation-class system suitable for large language model research, including training, fine-tuning, benchmarking, and deployment of custom AI models.

The required configuration must be capable of hosting and operating four Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs simultaneously, with the workstation delivered with two RTX 5090 GPUs installed and configured. The system must include adequate cooling, power delivery, and chassis capacity to sustain demanding multi-GPU workloads such as model training, inference, and stress testing. Installation of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and comprehensive hardware support and warranty coverage are also required to ensure reliable operation for research projects.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.

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