Sources Sought (Final) (1).pdf

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Sources Sought

(1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women- Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

(2) Date: 22 July 2026

(3) Classification Code: 6640

(4) NAICS Code: 334516

(5) NAICS Size Standard: 1,000 Employees

(6) Contracting Office Address:

2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783

(7) Subject: Sources Sought for a Portable Data Acquisition System for Blast Test Applications

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-26-Q-A176

(9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: Five (5) business days after posting

(10) Contact Point: Melissa Murphy, Contract Specialist, melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil

(11) mailto:melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil

A. Objective:

To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.

B. The Government requires a Portable Data Acquisition System Configuration that meets the following minimum specifications:

1. The Sampling Rate and Resolution shall have:

• Minimum 2,000,000 samples per second (2 MS/s) per channel, simultaneous across all active channels

• Minimum 24-bit analog-to-digital resolution per channel

2. The Analog Input Bandwidth shall have:

• Minimum analog input bandwidth of direct current (DC) to 2 megahertz (MHz)

• Must include a hardware anti-aliasing filter active at or below the Nyquist frequency

• Must support freely programmable digital low-pass and high-pass filters per channel

3. The Multi-Mode Input Flexibility (per channel, without hardware changes) shall:

Each channel must support all of the following measurement modes via software selection:

• Strain gauge bridge: full bridge, half bridge, and quarter bridge; compatible with

120 ohm (Ω), 350 Ω, and 1000 Ω gauges; sensitivity up to 1000 millivolt/Volt (mV/V)

• Voltage: DC and alternating current (AC) voltage input up to ±100 V

• Integrated electronics piezo-electric / integrated circuit piezo-electric

(IEPE/ICP): integrated electronics piezoelectric sensor support (for blast pressure and shock accelerometers)

• Charge input: direct charge measurement (via plug-in signal conditioner)

• Resistance: up to 30 kΩ

• Resistance temperature detector (RTD): resistive temperature device (e.g., Platinum 100 (Pt100), Pt1000, up to Pt2000)

• Thermocouple: standard thermocouple types

• Current: up to ±30 milliamp (mA) via internal shunt

4. Programmable Sensor Excitation shall have:

• Per-channel programmable excitation voltage: 0 to 24 VDC

• Per-channel programmable excitation current: 100 microamp (µA) to 60 mA minimum range

5. Channel Electrical Isolation shall have:

• All measurement channels must be galvanically isolated from each other and from chassis ground

6. Modular, Portable Form Factor shall have:

• System must use a modular architecture in which measurement modules are physically interchangeable within a portable chassis/front-end

• Each front-end unit must accommodate a minimum of two (2) measurement modules

• Each measurement module must provide a minimum of eight (8) isolated channels

• Individual units must be man-portable for field deployment without vehicle support

7. Power Supply Input shall have:

• System must operate from an isolated DC power input in the range of 11 to 32

VDC (vehicle battery or portable battery compatible)

• Must also accept an external AC power adapter for laboratory or fixed-facility use

8. Digital Connectivity and Data Transfer shall have:

• Must support Gigabit Ethernet (1 GbE) for high-throughput data streaming to a host personal computer (PC) or networked recording system

• Must support universal serial bus (USB) 3.0 as a secondary connectivity option

• Must provide a minimum of two (2) local area network (LAN) ports to enable daisy-chain or networked topologies

9. Multi-Unit Hardware Synchronization shall have:

• System must include a dedicated hardware synchronization bus to allow multiple front-end units to operate phase-coherently

• Synchronization must not rely solely on network-based time protocols

10. Auxiliary Digital Inputs shave have:

• Each module must support a minimum of one (1) high-speed controller area network (CAN) bus input channel

• Each module must support a minimum of two (2) counter/event input channels

11. Integrated Data Acquisition and Analysis Software shall have:

• System must include integrated, vendor-supplied acquisition and analysis software — no separate software license purchase required

• Software must support real-time display, post-acquisition analysis, and data export in common engineering formats

C. Responses:

All interested parties should notify this office in e-mail within the posted date.

Responses shall include:

(I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met.

(II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 1,000 employee standard that accompanies NAICS code 334516. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.].

(III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects.

(12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later than 12:00 PM eastern standard time five (5) days after date of posting. Submissions should be emailed to Melissa Murphy, melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil and Zachary Dowling, Zachary.a.dowling2.civ@army.mil.

Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Melissa Murphy, melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil . Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.

(13) Place of Contract Performance:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory 4600 Colleran Rd.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5059

(14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: Delivery shall be completed F.O.B Destination to no later than (NLT) 75 days after date of contract award.

mailto:melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil mailto:Zachary.a.dowling2.civ@army.mil

7/22/2026

X Zachary Dowling

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: DOWLING.ZACHARY.AUSTIN.1550166476