Nano-aerosol hygroscopicity- cloud condensation analyzer
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA860127Q0031
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is conducting market research through Sources Sought Notice FA860127Q0031 for a Nano-Aerosol Hygroscopicity-Cloud Condensation Analyzer, on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), with responses due November 27, 2026. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used," and the notice states that no set-aside decision has been made. Government assessment of capability responses will determine whether a forthcoming solicitation is full and open or a small business set-aside, and small businesses are explicitly invited to respond. Work is performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for the analyzer requirement, as detailed in an attached Performance Work Statement. The attached Statement of Work file is Azure Rights Management-encrypted and inaccessible without owner-granted permissions, so its technical requirements cannot be verified from the notice. The capability survey requires responses addressing twenty information requirements across five sections: company information, product and company capabilities, commercial information, small business and subcontracting information, and proprietary information. Non-responsive submissions may be excluded from consideration. Responses are voluntary, non-binding, and not reimbursed. The notice is classified under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies).
Notice text
Sources Sought Notice
FA860127Q0031
NANO-AEROSOL HYGROSCOPICITY- CLOUD CONDENSATION ANALYZER
Notice from the United States Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Installation Contracting Division, Base Support Contracting Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio.
1. Introduction
The AFLCMC Operational Contracting Branch at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify potential sources, including Small Businesses (SB), capable of providing NANO-AEROSOL HYGROSCOPICITY- CLOUD CONDENSATION ANALYZER . This notice is to determine the availability of qualified sources to support this requirement. A set-aside decision has not yet been made for this acquisition.
2. Market Research and Use of Responses
This is a Sources Sought notice for market research purposes only. In accordance with RFO 15.101, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice and will treat responses as information only, not as proposals.
The Government’s assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside.
3. Requirements
The Government requires a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for the NANO-AEROSOL HYGROSCOPICITY- CLOUD CONDENSATION ANALYZER AFIT, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The requirements are listed in the attached Performance Work Statement.
4. Submission Details
Interested parties are requested to submit a capability package that provides clear and convincing evidence of their ability to provide the services outlined above. See Attachment 1 - Instructions for the capability survey. In addition, interested parties must provide the following information.
• Company name, address, CAGE code, and Unique Entity ID (UEI).
• Point of contact, including name, phone number, and email address.
• Company or business size status under NAICS code 488390.
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted via email no later than November 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. All correspondence sent via email must contain the following subject line. FA860127Q0031, Sources Sought: NANO-AEROSOL HYGROSCOPICITY- CLOUD CONDENSATION ANALYZER. Due to network filters, attachments ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted.
The points of contact for this action are:
• Brian Algeo, Contract Specialist, brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil
• Candice Snow, Contracting Officer, candice.snow@us.af.mil
5. Contract Award Eligibility
System for Award Management
Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible for a Department of War contract award. https://sam.gov
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7021 and R-DFARS 252.204-7025, a CMMC Level 1 assessment is a mandatory requirement for all offerors bidding with the Department of War. Under CMMC Level 1, all offerors must demonstrate full compliance by self-certifying with the 15 basic safeguarding requirements for Federal Contract Information (FCI) outlined in RFO 52.240-93(b)(1).
Once your organization has confirmed its compliance with these 15 requirements, you must enter this self-certification into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within PIEE. This serves as the official record of your certification for the Government. Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record. https://piee.eb.mil
6. Attachments
1. Instructions
2. Statement of Work
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosol Hygroscopicity Analyzer Statement of Work 9 Nov 2026x.pdf | ||
| Capability Survey Response Instructions.docx | DOCX document |
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