Precision Filters Conditioners and Cables

NASA's Shared Services Center has published a Special Notice for the procurement of Precision Filters Conditioners and Cables, specifically intended for NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's Flight Loads Laboratory. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to Precision Filters, Inc. of Ithaca, New York, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined that this company is the sole provider of the required equipment. The procurement will utilize commercial acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with a NAICS code of 334419 for Other Electronic Component Manufacturing. The equipment will support ground vibration testing operations using high-temperature accelerometers at the Armstrong facility in Edwards, California.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide industry with an opportunity to demonstrate capabilities that might warrant conducting the procurement on a competitive basis rather than sole source. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 18, 2025, with oral communications not being acceptable. The specific requirements include 3 HP4F/LP4FP Quad Charge/IEPE Conditioners with 8-Pole Bandpass Filters featuring programmable filtering capabilities across frequencies from 1 Hz to 204.6 kHz, along with associated input and output cables. Any contractor responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether competitive procurement is feasible, though the final decision to maintain sole source acquisition remains at the government's discretion. Delivery is specified for 30-60 days after receipt of order to support the precision testing requirements at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center.