RFI: Area Radiation Monitor Procurement for APS
Sources Sought from ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF • ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF. Place of performance: IL. Response deadline: Mar 03, 2026.
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Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) facility is looking for a vendor to source, maintain, and support a system of area radiation monitors (ARMs) necessary credited control safety components required for operations of the facility. The current system of area radiation monitors nearing end-of-life include 50 ARMs, each made of a control unit, and capable of measuring x-ray and neutron dose rates due to particle accelerator operation. The ARMs each need to interface with a control system to monitor ARM signal output including current readbacks and limit trips such that the control system may appropriately respond to a state change issued from the ARM.
UChicago Argonne, LLC, operator of the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is requesting information (RFI) to evaluate obtaining products or services for planning and informational purposes and any response will be nonbinding. It shall not be used as a proposal and does not commit ANL to pay for any cost for the preparation or submission of any information in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI may include proprietary or confidential information. The Offeror shall mark any technical data deemed proprietary or confidential on each specific page of the RFI form, otherwise the Laboratory will have unlimited rights of the information provided in request to the RFI. ANL assumes no liability for disclosure or use of unmarked data and may use or disclose such data for any purpose.
If capabilities align, please provide a response Sections 1-6 of the "ANL-651 RFI for APS ARMs" document, and the "Vendor Capability" column on the "APS-U Radiation Monitor Spec Sheet" by 12:00pm CST on March 3, 2026 to Molly Hunter at mollyhunter@anl.gov.
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Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) issued an RFI (Notice ID 8d542614c27945eeaa3dc8036644211d) to identify vendors that can source, maintain, and support a credited-control system of area radiation monitors (ARMs) needed for facility operations. The existing ARM system is nearing end-of-life and consists of 50 monitors, each with a control unit, measuring both x-ray and neutron dose rates from particle accelerator operations. A key requirement is interface to a control system that reads ARM output (including current readbacks and limit trips) so the control system can respond to state changes. Responses are nonbinding and must be submitted by 12:00pm CST on March 3, 2026 to mollyhunter@anl.gov using Sections 1–6 of the “ANL-651 RFI for APS ARMs” plus the Vendor Capability column in the “APS-U Radiation Monitor Spec Sheet.”
Identify qualified vendors and solution approaches to replace/refresh an end-of-life fleet of 50 credited-control area radiation monitors at APS, including ongoing sourcing, maintenance, and support, and ensuring the monitors interface with APS control systems for current readbacks and limit-trip/state-change responses.
- Provide an area radiation monitoring (ARM) system to replace/cover an end-of-life system of 50 ARMs at APS
- Each ARM includes a control unit and must be capable of measuring x-ray and neutron dose rates associated with particle accelerator operations
- Engineer/provide control-system interface for ARM signal output monitoring (current readbacks and limit trips)
- Support control-system response to state changes issued from the ARM (integration/compatibility expectations to be detailed in APS-U spec sheet)
- Provide ongoing sourcing, maintenance, and support services for the ARM system (as requested in the RFI)
- Email submission to mollyhunter@anl.gov with Notice ID 8d542614c27945eeaa3dc8036644211d in the subject line
- Completed Sections 1–6 of the “ANL-651 RFI for APS ARMs” document
- Completed “Vendor Capability” column in the “APS-U Radiation Monitor Spec Sheet”
- Clearly mark proprietary/confidential technical data on each specific page (unmarked content may be treated as having unlimited rights by the Laboratory)
- Submit by 12:00pm CST on March 3, 2026
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- Contents/requirements within the “ANL-651 RFI for APS ARMs” document and the “APS-U Radiation Monitor Spec Sheet” (attachments not provided here)
- Specific control-system interface details (protocols, I/O types, thresholds, trip logic, and required state-change behavior)
- Any required standards, testing/acceptance criteria, and documentation expectations for credited-control safety components
- Place of performance and any site access/clearance requirements for installation/service work
- Desired support term, response times, calibration requirements, and spares/obsolescence expectations for lifecycle support
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