Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) System
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- Solicitation number
- FA700026Q0068
- Agency
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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
- PSC
- 6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments
- 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 is preparing to procure a Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) system under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with sources sought responses due July 14, 2026. The acquisition uses FAR Part 12 commercial procedures.
The system will serve as a shared analytical platform supporting multidisciplinary research in materials science, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and engineering, as well as cadet researcher experiential learning at the Academy.
Technical specifications are brand-agnostic and performance-based. The system must be highly modular and include a copper anode X-ray tube (approximately 2.2 kW) with medium frequency generator; vertical Theta/Theta geometry goniometer with 0.0001-degree angular increment; automated, cross-beam optics with motorized switching; a 2D multi-mode detector (single-photon counting) with 75 micron × 75 micron pixel size capable of operating in 0D, 1D, and 2D modes; motorized rotating sample stage and compact XYZ stage; motorized low-temperature chamber operating from −180°C to +450°C in vacuum; Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) capability with evacuated flight tube; and compact radiation safety enclosure.
This is a Sources Sought Notice and RFI issued to identify potential small business sources. No award value or period of performance is stated in the notice.
Notice text
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sources Sought_Powder SRD System_FA700026Q0068.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) System | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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