8 Open NAICS 541715 Solicitations — Energy Department Of

• Collaboration Opportunity: Efficient Adsorptive Recovery of HREEs and Critical Minerals from Coal Derivatives

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Nov 10, 2026

  • NETL seeks collaboration to commercialize an innovative adsorptive method for recovering Heavy Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals. • This opportunity is open for collaboration with no specified set-aside or eligibility constraints mentioned. • The method must efficiently recover HREEs and CMs from coal and derivatives with high selectivity and purity. • Collaboration is sought to advance and commercialize this technology, with no specific deadline provided.

• TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: PBI High-Temperature Hollow Fiber Membranes

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Dec 5, 2026

  • No specific procurement opportunity is listed in the provided text. • The description does not specify any eligibility or set-aside program for small businesses or other types of competition constraints. • There are no key technical requirements or important geographic, volume, or other similar constraints outlined. • Without a clear deadline or time-sensitive element presented in the text, there is no Deadline or urgency bullet to include.

• TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: SurfGraphPro

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Dec 5, 2026

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an AI-driven tool called SurfGraphPro to transform complex 3D protein structures into simplified, analysis-friendly formats. • The solicitation is set within a small business program due to the innovative nature of molecular visualization and data processing expertise required. • SurfGraphPro must maintain both the geometric integrity and biochemical nuances of protein surfaces while reducing computational complexity for large-scale applications.

• TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Bacterial Lipid Nanodiscs Platform

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Dec 16, 2026

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks development assistance for its Bacterial Lipid Nanodiscs Platform to study bacterial membranes. • The opportunity is unrestricted and open to all small businesses under NAICS code 541920 (Life Sciences Research Services). • The scope of work includes the creation, processing, and documentation of biological samples using the platform for vaccine design and antimicrobial research.

• TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Heat Pipe Reactor Fire Mitigation and Suppression System

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Dec 20, 2026

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks development of advanced fire mitigation system for heat pipes in nuclear reactors. • The acquisition is not set aside for any specific small business program; it is an unrestricted full competition. • Technology focuses on transforming passive thermal conduits into active, sensor-driven fire suppression systems for remote and space-constrained applications.

• Accelerator-Driven Sub-Critical Molten-Salt Assembly (ADS+MSA Facility)

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Dec 23, 2026

  • The U.S. Department of Energy seeks an accelerator-driven, sub-critical molten-salt nuclear system for centralized tritium production. • Not set aside specifically for small businesses under NAICS 541930 (Nuclear Reactor Fuel and Product Manufacturing). • Key technical requirement is the use of a high-power particle accelerator coupled with a liquid molten-salt system to produce kilogram-scale quantities of tritium.

• TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: AmineBind ML

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Mar 2, 2027

  • The government seeks a descriptor-based software and model for amine-based carbon capture discovery. • This is an unrestricted opportunity, open to all eligible businesses under relevant NAICS codes. • The solution must predict CO2 binding energies for amine active sites from simple molecular inputs. • No specific deadline for responses is stated in the provided description.

• Bolstering Underutilized Industry by Leveraging Technology Transfer (BUILTT) for DOE

  ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OFDue Apr 1, 2027

  • Small and medium-sized businesses are invited to participate in a pilot initiative to transfer technology from DOE/NNSA Labs, Plants, and Sites. • Eligibility is limited to small businesses as part of the BUILTT program under the DOE. • The program offers a Cost Reduction License (CRL) for manufacturing and selling specified technologies exclusively to DOE or other government agencies.

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