Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer Justification & Approval
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- DHR_Justification
- Agency
-
TACOM Life Cycle Management Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W912CH25P0018 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Surface Optics Corporation
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Warren, Michigan 48088, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has issued a sole-source justification for procuring eight SOC-410 Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer (DHR) tools from Surface Optics Corporation at a total estimated value of $761,000. These specialized tools will be used to measure reflectance properties of Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC) on ground vehicles, with unique engineering and quality control modes. Market research, including a 30-day Request for Information posted on SAM.gov, confirmed Surface Optics Corporation is the sole manufacturer of this specific DHR tool, which was originally developed through a Navy Small Business Innovation Research contract. The government determined that attempting to reverse engineer the tool would take 3 years and 8 months at a cost of $2,479,050, making the sole-source procurement more cost-effective. The acquisition will be funded by Fiscal Year 2024 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation funds, with the tools planned for use starting in January 2025.
Notice text
The U.S. Army has a requirement to perform quality control procedures as new Chemical Agent Resistance Coating (CARC) coatings areapplied to Army vehicle systems. One of these quality procedures utilizes a device called a Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer (DHR) to ensure the proper application and effectiveness of these coatings without revealing potentially classified information. Each DHR tool shall be equipped with the standard Engineering Mode and Quality Control Mode.
Awarded contract W912CH25P0018 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-05-02.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DHR_JustificationAndApproval.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer Solicitation | Solicitation | |
| Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer Synopsis | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer | Pre-Solicitation |
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
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| Sources Sought - Directional Hemispherical Reflectometer | Department of the Army | No set-aside |
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