Flash Lidar Field-of-View kit for operation at 1064 nm

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center is seeking to procure a Flash Lidar Field-of-View Kit designed for operation at 1064 nm wavelength, which includes specialized receiver lenses and matching transmitter diffusers that generate square laser beams. The agency intends to issue a sole source contract to Advanced Scientific Concepts, LLC of Goleta, California, under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority, having determined this company is the sole provider of this specialized equipment. Performance will be conducted at NASA Langley Research Center, and the procurement will utilize commercial item procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13. Organizations interested in demonstrating their capabilities to perform this work must submit written responses to the procurement specialist by 7:00 AM Central Standard Time on July 24, 2025. The government will evaluate these capability submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis, though the final decision remains at the government's discretion.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and specifically identifies Advanced Scientific Concepts, LLC as the intended sole source contractor based on their unique capabilities in providing this specialized lidar equipment. The specifications call for two distinct kit configurations: one featuring 45-degree field of view components and another with 30-degree field of view components, with a quantity of one kit for each configuration. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC code 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies, reflecting the highly specialized scientific nature of these optical instruments. The extremely short response timeframe of only two days from posting to deadline indicates the urgency of this procurement requirement.