Air Force Institute of Technology Reflectometer

SYNOPSIS 

The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBB, Wright-Patterson AFB is conducting Market Research, in accordance with FAR Part 10, to identify possible sources for a Reflectometer which will be purchased for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Specifications for the required Reflectometer are included in Attachment 2, Statement of Work.

PLEASE BE ADVISED 

• This Sources Sought is solely for information and planning with the intended purpose to identify potential sources demonstrating their capability to meet the Government need as identified in Attachment 2. 

• This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or any promise to issue an RFP in the future. Furthermore, AFIT is not currently seeking proposals and unsolicited proposals will not be accepted.  

• As stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 

• This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government 

• The Government will not pay for any information/administrative costs incurred by responding to this Sources Sought. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be solely at the responding party’s expense. 

• All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned. 

• It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought. 

• The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. However, a small business set-aside decision has not yet been made. 

• Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is voluntary. 

• All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract. 

• Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. 

• The Government’s assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business or any small business program. 

DESCRIPTION 

This acquisition is for a Reflectometer, to be used to conduct testing of materials by exposing them to a propane-oxygen torch to simulate a combustion environment.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. 

For more detailed requirements, see the attached Statement of Work. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Firms responding should indicate socio-economic status (8(a) with Graduation Date, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB, small business, and/or HUBZone). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. A small business set-aside decision has not yet been made.  

Respondents should note the potential application of Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) and the Non-Manufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33) to a future acquisition that may result from this Sources Sought. Respondents should consider how the primary tasks identified in this notice will be broken out between prime contractor and subcontractors and address subcontracting in their response, if applicable/necessary. 

CAPABILITIES PACKAGE: 

All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package for one (1) Reflectometer that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide the required commodity. The capabilities package should be brief and concise yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements. However, the response must not exceed five (5) pages. Capabilities packages submitted in response to this Sources Sought must be received NOT LATER THAN 12 April 2025 AT 12:00 PM, NOON, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered. 

All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads: Sources Sought – Reflectometer. If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters at WPAFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. 

Capabilities Packages shall be submitted via email to the following addresses: eileen.potter@us.af.mil and amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil.

Please direct all questions concerning this acquisition to Eileen Potter at eileen.potter@us.af.mil and include the necessary subject line indicated above. 

Attachments: 

1. Instructions 

2. Statement of Work