Notice of Intent to Solicit an Oscilloscope Test Instrument

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground seeks one oscilloscope test instrument with proposals due August 20, 2026. This procurement is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), with a 10% price evaluation preference available to HUBZone small business concerns that do not waive the preference.

Place of performance is Adelphi, Maryland. The oscilloscope must meet rigorous technical specifications including 13 gigahertz or greater bandwidth, four operational channels, minimum 500 megabytes of memory per channel with upgradeable capacity exceeding 1 gigabyte, rise time less than 40 picoseconds, noise floor below 0.5% full scale, vertical sensitivity less than 40 millivolts full scale, dynamic range exceeding 100 decibels, sample rates of 125 gigasamples per second or greater, time resolution less than 10 picoseconds, vertical resolution of 12 bits or greater, real-time averaging capability of 10,000 or greater, display jitter less than 150 femtoseconds RMS, one year or greater equipment calibration, and one year or greater warranty. The government certifies all salient characteristics are available in commercial marketplace products. Delivery is due March 31, 2027, on an FOB Destination basis, with the contractor bearing all transportation costs. The NAICS code is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. Evaluation weighs Technical Acceptability and Past Performance combined as significantly more important than Price. Payment terms must be net thirty days or greater under Firm Fixed Price, with payment via Wide Area WorkFlow and electronic processing under the Prompt Payment Act. No award will be made for less than the full quantity; any offeror proposing less than the full quantity will be considered nonresponsive.