SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with Section 50404 of ( printed page 56139) Public Law 119-21, the Department of Energy (DOE) intends to establish a public-private consortium to curate DOE scientific data across the National Laboratory complex for use in artificial intelligence (AI) models and to develop self-improving AI models for science and engineering using this data. These models must be provided to the scientific community through a system of United States government, academic, and private-sector programs and infrastructure which includes the use of cloud technologies. This historic mobilization of DOE, the National Laboratories, and private partners will serve as a force multiplier in executing America's AI Action Plan to achieve global dominance in AI, and to advance scientific discovery, energy, and national security. The RFI asks questions about how to best structure partnerships for curating scientific data for use in AI models and for developing self-improving AI models for science and engineering using DOE's data. The RFI also asks how DOE should best provide AI models to the scientific community through programs and infrastructure making use of cloud technologies. DOE intends to post non-confidential responses received. The RFI is available at https://sam.gov/​workspace/​contract/​opp/​18575cee90e74b11bbe963d7750408d8/​view.

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Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 21, 2025, by Harriet Kung, Acting Director for the Office of Science, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

90 FR 56138