NOI_sole_source_Bruker ENDOR System.pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source | USAFA

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Quantum Information Technology Equipment (Bruker ENDOR Extension)

Notice Type Proposed Contract Action

Regulation Authority RFO Subpart 5.1 – Presolicitation

Statutory Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) – Only One Responsible Source

NAICS Code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing)

SBA Size Standard 1,000 Employees

Anticipated Award Date On or about 30 Sept 2026 (Firm Fixed Price)

Response Deadline 14 Aug 2026, at 14:00 PM MST

1. Overview & Acquisition Authority

This special notice is prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO)

Subpart 5.101 – Presolicitation notice. The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF

Academy, CO 80840.

The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a sole source commercial contract using simplified procedures in accordance with RFO Part 12 to:

Bruker Biospin Corporation

15 Fortune Drive

Billerica, MA 01821

United States

This requirement is for an Electron Nuclear Double Optical Resonance System with the following salient characteristics:

Characteristic Description & Required Thresholds

Operating Frequency Band X band

Arbitrary Waveform

Generation (AWG)

At least 1.0 Gsamples/s, at least 2 GB onboard memory, at least 14 bit vertical resolution, at least 4 trigger outputs, external trigger input, integrated pulse monitor.

Pulse Timing Resolution Timing resolution less than (better than) 15 ns, phase resolution less than (better than) 0.1 degrees, frequency resolution better than (less than) 1.5 Hz.

This section dictates the ENDOR system's performance thresholds.

Characteristic Description & Required Thresholds

Broadband RF

Frequency Range

Frequency range 0.1 to 100 MHz

RF Power

Amplification

At least 150 W rf power

Double Resonance

Control

Must include a dedicated digital controller (equivalent to a DICE unit) capable of executing advanced multi-dimensional ENDOR sequences (e.g., Mims ENDOR, Davies ENDOR, TRIPLE resonance).

Software Suite Must include automated software for tuning, pulse sequence programming, 2D/3D data acquisition.

2. Sole Source Justification The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), because there is only one responsible source.

The contracting officer has determined that the circumstances of this contract action deem only one source to be reasonably available IAW RFO 12.102(a). The determination is supported by the following critical factors:

• Only one responsible source and no other will satisfy the USAFA requirement.

• Bruker Biospin Corporation is the only approved source for this Bruker ENDOR Extension (Part B190019). All support, product information, and components must come from Bruker Biospin Corporation to ensure thorough compatibility with the existing Bruker pulsed EPR/ENDOR resonator.

• This request is issued for the US Air Force Academy. Anticipated award is on or about 30 Sept 2026, as a Firm Fixed

Price Contract.

Based on previous market research conducted, the Government intends to proceed with this sole source action.

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED.

3. Submission of Capability Statements This synopsis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. DO NOT submit a bid or quote at this time.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Responses and questions shall be submitted to Mikayla Brandt at mikayla.brandt@us.af.mil AND Ken Helgeson at kenneth.helgeson.3@us.af.mil no later than 14:00 PM, MST on 14 Aug 2026. Responses received after this will be considered late IAW RFO 52.212-1(c) and will not be evaluated.

Contractors must have a current registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at sam.gov. The

Government bears no legal liability for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

mailto:mikayla.brandt@us.af.mil https://sam.gov/

4. Ombudsman Clause (JUL 2023)

An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the designated ombudsman:

James Anderson 8110 Industrial Drive, Ste 103

USAFA, CO 80840

Telephone: 719-333-3829 | FAX: 719-333-9018

Email: james.anderson.72@us.af.mil

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.