Automated Radioxenon Concentrator and Spectrometer (ARCS)

The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command published a presolicitation notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole source contract with Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. for the Automated Radioxenon Concentrator and Spectrometer system. This notice seeks an eight-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity agreement for in-situ collection and analysis of four radioxenon isotopes to support non-proliferation treaty monitoring efforts.

The notice invites any interested parties to identify their capabilities by July 25, 2018 to be considered for the proposed sole source procurement, though the determination remains at the agency's discretion. Teledyne Brown Engineering is deemed the only responsible source due to its unique capabilities and acquisition history for this highly specialized effort. The objective is to negotiate an eight-year IDIQ contract to provide an automated system for radioxenon isotope concentration and analysis to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.