Black Body Controller

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center seeks three units of a Black Body Controller (RCN1250N1-CS-Tinker model), with proposals due June 15 and questions due two days prior to closing. This is a small business set-aside on a firm fixed price basis.

Place of performance is Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, with FOB destination to Tinker AFB. Delivery is required on or before October 30. The equipment includes an RCN1250N1 emissive head with 25 mm aperture operating from +50°C to +1250°C, a 12-position aperture wheel accommodating six pre-defined and six client-supplied apertures or filters, an electronic controller with proportional-integral-derivative adjustment and thermocouple type S temperature sensors with regulation stability better than 0.1°C, Infatest-LT software for computer control, a 2-meter cable, power supply, user's manual with communication protocol, calibration certificate for five temperature points with international primary standard traceability, and an automatic cooling system with 3-hour cooling time. The system includes a 12-month warranty from delivery and must meet thermal uniformity of 2°C standard deviation at +900°C with warm-up time under 60 minutes.

Contractor personnel require REAL ID Act compliance and base access credentials; items exceeding 150 pounds must be shipped on skidded crates with exterior containers marked "NOT FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE." Inspection and acceptance occur at both contractor location and destination. The NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services; PSC is 6650, Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories. Evaluation considers technical acceptability and pricing, with award to the lowest evaluated priced proposal meeting acceptability standards. Anticipated award date is June 15.