Doppler Radar

NASA's Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for a sole source procurement of Doppler Radar equipment under federal contract opportunity ID 10140a8094214aafaa66969243ac01b2. The agency intends to award a contract directly to Spacek Labs, Inc. of Santa Barbara, California for a custom Heterodyne Millimeter-Wave Radar Transceiver. This procurement is justified as sole source under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) because NASA requires an exact duplicate of radar systems previously purchased in 2020 and 2024, and Spacek Labs is uniquely positioned to provide the specialized solution. The contract falls under PSC category 6695 for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments and will support operations at Kennedy Space Center. Performance is estimated at 16 weeks from procurement award.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide market research and determine whether the procurement should remain sole source or be conducted competitively. Interested organizations must submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing to the primary point of contact, Shanna Patterson, by 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on August 7, 2025. The government will evaluate submissions solely to determine procurement methodology, with oral communications not acceptable. The specific requirement is for a WR-10 94 GHz Doppler Radar Heterodyne Transceiver (model TR94-1MHz) with precise technical specifications including 94 GHz RF frequency, minimum +24 dBm RF output power, and specialized downconverter parameters. NASA emphasizes that alternative vendors selling component parts would not meet the project's data acquisition requirements, as the solution must be precisely configured and cannot be replicated by other manufacturers.