Multi-purpose X-ray Diffraction (XRD) System

The Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base intends to procure a multi-purpose X-ray Diffraction (XRD) system with a Sources Sought Synopsis response deadline of July 5, 2026, and associated Statement of Work response deadline of July 7, 2026. No set-aside is anticipated.

Place of performance is Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) at Tinker Air Force Base. The system must support crystalline phase identification, quantitative phase analysis of thermal spray powders and coatings, residual stress investigations, micro-diffraction, and single crystal orientation measurements for aircraft and jet engine materials analysis.

Technical specifications include a two-circle goniometer with vertical theta-theta geometry and 240 mm radius; four interchangeable X-ray tubes (cobalt, copper, chromium, and mangolin LFF) with line and spot focus capability; incident and diffracted beam optics using PreFIX modules; three-axis Eulerian cradle sample stage; polycapillary and crossed-slit incident beam optics; parallel plate collimator diffracted beam optics; and a CMOS pixel area detector with 256×256 pixel array. Software must support data acquisition on XRDML platform, residual stress analysis (uniaxial and biaxial sin²(ψ) methods with elastic constants database for 400+ materials), quantitative texture analysis with orientation distribution functions, Rietveld refinement, and 2D microdiffraction analysis. The computer system shall be a 7th Gen Intel Core i7 6700 with Windows 10 64-bit operating system, 500 GB hard drive, and 34" monitor.

Delivery is required by June 1, 2027, installation by August 1, 2027, verification and calibration by September 3, 2027, training by September 10, 2027, and full operational capacity by September 15, 2027. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, tools, and shipping. The system includes one-year on-site warranty on parts and labor, pre-installation survey at no charge, Factory Acceptance Test and System Acceptance Test, and minimum three days application training within three months of System Acceptance Test completion at no additional cost.

NAICS code 334516 applies, with 1,000-employee small business size standard. Responses should address business information, facility capabilities, past project experience, quality assurance processes, commerciality information regarding catalog or market pricing, and identification of any requirements that would preclude providing a viable solution. Contracting Officer Bryce Cornish may be contacted at bryce.cornish@us.af.mil.