Sources Sought.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS

TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only.

Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose, and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response.

• 1. INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for the procurement a Hemispheric Scatterometer instrument, capable of Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution (BRDF) measurements.

The 377 MSG/PKB at Kirtland Air Force Base seeks sources to provide one (1) Hemispheric Scatterometer that meets the below listed requirements:

1. Product must perform measurements at angles of incidences from 0° to ≥ 60°.

2. The step size in change of angle of incidence must be ≤ 1°.

3. Product must have an angular resolution ≤ 1°.

4. Product must be capable of exporting BRDF data from the instrument to a computer system in the form of .txt file.

5. Product must have three discrete light sources in the blue, green, and red wavelength range.

6. Dimensions of product must be ≤ 3 ft in width, length, and height.

7. Instrumentation must be encapsulated in a dark box/cabinet to eliminate stray light interfering with measurements.

377 MSG/PKB anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this effort. The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract. NAICS code is anticipated to be 334516 – Analytical Instruments, size standard 1,000 employees.

2. INSTRUCTIONS: All businesses capable of providing requirements listed above are invited to respond electronically.

Responses shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number, and indicate business size (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 334516, size standard 1,000 employees. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice.

Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision.

Statement of Capabilities are limited to 2 pages and should demonstrate capability to provide the requested instrument.

Responses must be received no later than June 13, 2024, 12:01 PM MST and addressed to Ethan Mesta, Contract Specialist, at ethan.mesta.1@us.af.mil and Anna Hartkopp, Contracting Officer, at anna.hartkopp.1@us.af.mil mailto:ethan.mesta.1@us.af.mil mailto:anna.hartkopp.1@us.af.mil