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Bid Title

Humanoid Robot for AI Development & Real-World Applications

Issuing Agency

ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

Illinois

Published Date

Dec 10, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 17, 2025

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

6-B201-Q-00090-00

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ARGONNE NATL LAB - DOE CONTRACTOR

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
• Original Published Date: Dec 10, 2025 04:05 pm CST
• Original Date Offers Due: Dec 17, 2025 12:00 pm CST
• Inactive Policy: Manual
• Original Inactive Date: Dec 17, 2025
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside:
• Product Service Code: 3695 - MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY
• NAICS Code:
  • 333998 - All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
• Place of Performance:
  IL 60439
  USA

Description

Argonne National Laboratory is seeking quotations for the supply of a humanoid mobile robot system that meets the technical and compliance requirements described below.

Required Specifications:

• Form Factor: Humanoid robot with mobile base, human-like torso, and dual arms (bimanual manipulation capability)


• Payload Capacity: Minimum 3 kg per arm


• Degrees of Freedom: 7-DoF bio-inspired arms for human-like manipulation


• Mobile Base: Omnidirectional mobile base with LiDAR for autonomous navigation


• Software Requirements:
  
  
  
  • VR teleoperation capabilities (critical for our data collection workflow)
  
  
  • ROS2 compatibility (our standard robotics framework)
  
  
  • NVIDIA Isaac Sim integration (required for our AI/simulation pipeline)
  
  
  • Python SDK for programming and AI integration
  
  
  • Open-source software stack (essential for research flexibility and customization)
  
  
  
  


• Manufacturing Origin: Non-Chinese manufactured (DOE requirement/restriction)


• Open-Source Hardware: Critical for our research needs and custom modifications

Items must be non-Chinese manufactured, and offerings that comply with the Buy American Act or are domestically produced are strongly preferred. Open-source hardware is critical for Argonne’s research use; suppliers must be able to provide sufficient design openness to enable custom modifications and integrations. Interested vendors are requested to respond with a completed and signed ANL-70 Request for Quotation, ANL-70B Representations and Certifications, price justification, country of origin and best achievable lead time, no later than Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 12:00 noon CDT. We look forward to your submission and your support of Argonne’s research efforts.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 9700 S. Cass Ave
• Lemont , IL 60439
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Luke Oprondek
• loprondek@anl.gov
• Phone Number 6302524831

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Dec 10, 2025 04:05 pm CSTSolicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 36Special Industry Machinery

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