Sources Sought for One (1) Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

(1) Action Code :      SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources.  This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

(2) Date : 8 August 2023               

(3) Classification Code : 66

(4) NAICS Code: 334515          

(5) NAICS Size Standard: 750 Employees

(6) Contracting Office Address:     2800 Powder Mill Road,Bldg. 601, Adelphi, Maryland 20783

(7) Subject:  Sources Sought for one (1) mixed signal oscilloscope

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number:  W911QX23Q0168

(9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 15 August 2023

(10) Contact Point: Myoung Kang-Jones, Contract Specialist, myoung.j.kang-jones.civ@army.mil  

(11) A. Objective:

To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.

B. Salient Characteristics;

The Government requires one (1) mixed signal oscilloscope with the following minimum characteristics:

1. Four (4) channels with digital downconversion (DDC) on each channel for visibility of radio frequency (RF) in time domain and baseband signaling in frequency domain simultaneously.
2. Independent acquisition settings in time and frequency domain for optimal configuration and visibility of each.
3. Spectrum analysis on at least two (2) channels with different center frequencies to support different signaling paths at separate carriers.
4. Superior noise performance at high sensitivity settings: less than (<) 70 micro Volt (μV) at one (1) GigaHertz (GHz) Bandwidth at one (1) milliVolt/division (mV/div)
5. High resolution analog to digital converter with a minimum 12-bit for finer amplitude resolution and lower quantization noise.
6. High sampling rate of 50 GigaSamples per second (GS/s) with two (2) channels for high resolution in the time domain providing picosecond resolution.
7. Time and frequency domain synchronization for correlating exact time domain to frequency domain anomalies.
8. Instantaneous bandwidth (Spectrum View Span) in digital downconversion (DDC) greater than (>) one (1) GigaHertz (GHz) to support high bandwidths of radio frequency system on a chip (RFSoC) specifications.
9. Radio Frequency (RF) versus (vs) time plots: Magnitude vs time, Phase vs time, Frequency vs time for visibility of RF characteristics over time.

C. Responses:

All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date.  Responses shall include:

1.  To what extent each of the specifications can be met.

(II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 750 Employee size standard that accompanies NAICS code 334515. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.].

(III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects.

(12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later than 11:59 am eastern standard time 15 August 2023. Submissions should be emailed to Myoung J. Kang-Jones, myoung.j.kang-jones.civ@army.mil.

Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Myoung J. Kang-Jones, myoung.j.kang-jones.civ@army.mil. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.

 (13) Place of Contract Performance: Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Rd. Adelphi, Maryland 20783

 (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: Twelve (12) weeks after Date of Contract