LaVision Inc Upgrade PIV Computer
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA700024QPIV
- Agency
-
Air Force Academy
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy has published a Special Notice for a firm-fixed-price commercial purchase order to upgrade the particle image velocimetry (PIV) computer system used in wind tunnel testing at the US Air Force Academy. The notice indicates that LaVision Inc. is the only vendor capable of integrating the new camera and control system into the existing equipment.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the public of the government's intent to award a sole source contract to LaVision Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) for the upgrade of the PIV computer system. The notice provides details on the minimum requirements for the new camera system, including the need to communicate with existing equipment, capture and process PIV measurements, and have easy-to-modify controls. The notice states that responses providing documentation of the offeror's capability to fulfill this requirement must be submitted in writing by July 11, 2024 at 11:00 am MST, and that verbal responses will not be considered.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
The 10th Contracting Squadron, US Air Force Academy (USAFA), CO 80840, intends to award a firm-fixed-price commercial purchase order to a single source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) to LaVision Inc, 211 W Michigan Avenue, Suite 100, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197. Market research determined LaVision Inc is the only vendor capable of integrating into the existing system that is upgrading LaVision camera, using their control system.
The government intends to purchase a particle image velocimetry computer system to be used with existing sensor equipment that will be used in wind tunnel testing. The system will enable experimentalists to visualize cross-sectional flowfields. At a minimum, the camera system must:
· Communicate with the existing cameras and laser
· Capture and process two dimensional and stereo PIV measurements in a timely fashion
· Be modular and able to operate with a limited camera setup if necessary
· Have easy-to-modify control
· Integrated software calibration
IAW FAR 13.106-l(b), Soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer determined the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A solicitation will not be posted. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a sole source or competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to fulfill this requirement and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's capability to provide these products and/or services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses and questions shall be emailed to the notice of intent contacts prior by 11 July 2024, 11:00 am MST.
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