Sonic Boom Follow on Contract
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA461025Q0004
- Agency
-
Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Lompoc, California 93437, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Space Command, through the 30th Contracting Squadron, is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of continuing rocket launch acoustic analysis services, including acoustic measurements of launch noise and sonic booms produced during rocket ascents and re-entries. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and does not constitute a binding commitment to award a contract; the government is not currently accepting quotations or unsolicited offers. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement and review the draft Statement of Work for Launch Acoustics Monitoring to understand the technical scope. The procurement falls under NAICS code 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) with a size standard of $19 million. The response deadline for this RFI is January 8, 2026, and potential offerors are advised to monitor sam.gov for any future solicitation announcement.
This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-aside designation and does not identify any current contractors or incumbents. The Statement of Work requires the contractor to procure, develop, and deploy eight long-term and four to fifteen short-term acoustic monitoring stations in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and northern Los Angeles counties to measure acoustic data from at least 50 launches. Key contractor responsibilities include conducting quarterly calibration of monitoring stations, performing spatial and statistical analysis of acoustic data, executing PCBoom modeling and simulations with meteorological data, and providing quarterly reports and presentations to Space Launch Delta 30 and interagency partners. The contract will specify a minimum sampling rate of 51.2 or 50 kHz for acoustic measurements, with all collected data uploaded to an AFNET central repository within one week of each launch event. Upon contract completion, all monitoring equipment must be transferred to SLD 30 ownership, indicating a multi-phase engagement with defined deliverables and asset transition requirements.
Notice text
1. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes- it does not constitute a Request for Quotes (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not at this time seeking quotations and will not accept unsolicited offers. Interested vendors are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on https://www.sam.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
2. The 30th Contracting Squadron (30 CONS) is conducting market research to find potential vendors capable continuing the work of analysis of the rocket launch acoustic through acoustic measurments of launch noise and sonic booms produced by rockets ascents and re-entries IAW Attachment 1_statement of work_Launch Acoustics Monitoring_Draft.
Please review the draft statement of work titled Attachment 1_statement of work_Launch Acoustics Monitoring_Draft. Also, please send in a capability statement.
The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541690-other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with the corresponding size standard of $19 million.
3. The information that is received from this Notice will be used to make the best decision on how to proceed with this acquisition. Information received will not be shared with other potential offerors. If your firm is interested in potential opportunities related to this post and is capable of providing the required service please email Scott Yeaple at scott.yeaple@spaceforce.mil and John Boutros at John.Boutros@spaceforce.mil. In the body of the email please include the name of your firm, cage code, small business status and any other information you deem relevant for market research purposes.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1_Statement of Work_Launch Acoustics Monitoring_Draft.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Packing and Crating Services Vandenberg SFB | Solicitation |
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