100% Small Business Set-Aside Optical Spectrum Analyzer

The Department of the Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground seeks one optical spectrum analyzer via a 100% small business set-aside, with proposals due August 11, 2026. The set-aside will convert to full and open competition if no acceptable offers from responsible small business concerns are received.

Place of performance is Hyattsville, Maryland, with delivery required to Building 102, Receiving Room, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, no later than twelve weeks after contract award. Delivery is FOB Destination; government inspection and acceptance occur at Logistics Warehouse Building 321, 6375 Johnson Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005.

The optical spectrum analyzer must meet specific salient characteristics: wavelength measurement capability from 600 to 1750 nanometers, dynamic range of at least 58 decibels at 0.4 nanometer peak wavelength, resolution accuracy of 0.03 nanometers at highest accuracy setting, optical sensitivity of negative 90 decibel-milliwatts, wavelength accuracy of 20 picometers (50 picometers in the 1530–1570 nanometer range), ferrule connector optical connectors, screen/monitor display, and 120 VAC 60 Hertz 15-ampere power. A Nonmanufacturer Rule Individual Waiver has been approved, allowing qualified small businesses to source from other-than-small manufacturers.

The NAICS code is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals; PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. This is a firm fixed price contract. Evaluation is tiered: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. Payment terms are net thirty at 100% upon final inspection and acceptance. Offerors must submit full quantities as solicited; exceptions must be documented in a cover letter. Contracting Officer is Morgan Evans (morgan.j.evans6.civ@army.mil, 520-672-9578).