Trace Gas Impurities Chromatography System
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA860126Q0031
- Agency
- AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB Lifecycle Management Center, 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
- Lompoc, California 93437, United States
- Points of contact
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- Jennifer Blackford jennifer.blackford@us.af.mil (937) 656-7519
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Base Support Branch (AFLCMC/PZIBB) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Custom Solutions Group, LLC for the procurement of one Trace Gas Impurities Chromatography System. The notice, posted on March 26, 2026, with a due date of April 3, 2026, indicates that the government has determined this vendor is the only known supplier capable of meeting the specified technical requirements. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price Commercial Purchase Order with an estimated value of $127,222.00 under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), which has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This sole source acquisition is supported by an approved Single Source Justification and represents a non-competitive award action.
The Aerospace Fuels Laboratory at Vandenberg Space Force Base requires the chromatography system to perform quantification of trace permanent gas impurities in Propellant-Grade Nitrogen, Helium, and Hydrogen for compliance with military specifications MIL-PRF-27401H, MIL-PRF-27407E, and MIL-PRF-27201. The system must be configured as a three-channel analytical instrument capable of detecting and measuring hydrogen, neon, argon, oxygen, helium, and nitrogen within a single sample introduction event, meeting specifications that other vendors have been unable to achieve. Market research has confirmed that Custom Solutions Group LLC possesses the unique technical expertise and demonstrated solution required to meet these demanding requirements, particularly regarding the detection of neon in bulk helium and helium in bulk hydrogen. The instrument will be used for quality assessment and monitoring of Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency products, as well as propellant pressurizing gases for space launch activities. While this is a sole source award, the government has committed to conducting future market surveys to identify potential alternative suppliers and verify their capabilities against the applicable military specifications.
Notice text
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Base Support Branch (AFLCMC/PZIBB) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), OH intends to award a sole source contract to:
CUSTOM SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC
1419 Avenue A
Katy, Texas 77493-1948
This requirement is for the following:
CLIN Item Quantity
CLIN 0001 Trace Gas Impurities Chromatography System 1 Unit
The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Commercial Purchase Order and carried out as a sole source action (not competitively awarded). This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification. The applicable NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. This NAICS code has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
The Aerospace Fuels Laboratory at Vandenberg Space Force Base (AFPET/PTPLE) has a requirement for one Trace Gas Impurities Chromatography System to perform quantification of trace permanent gas impurities in Propellant-Grade Nitrogen, Helium, and Hydrogen. This GC system will be used to satisfy specification testing requirements for MIL-PRF-27401H (Nitrogen), MIL-PRF-27407E (Helium) and MIL-PRF-27201 (Hydrogen). This instrument will be used to perform specification testing on gases for quality assessment and monitoring of DoD/DLA product, as well as propellant pressurizing gases for use in space launch activity.
The United States Air Force has determined Custom Solutions Group LLC is the only known vendor that can build & provide an instrument that can detect and measure trace hydrogen, neon, argon, oxygen, helium and nitrogen that may be present in three separate gas products: high purity helium, high purity nitrogen and high purity hydrogen. The Custom Solutions Group system build accomplishes analysis in a single sample introduction & test event and meet the following salient characteristics: Instrument shall be fully compliant and provide test results in accordance with standard test method(s) described in MIL-PRF-27407E Propellant Pressurizing Agent Helium, MIL-PRF-27401H Propellant Pressurizing Agent Nitrogen and MIL-PRF-27201E Propellant Pressurizing Agent Hydrogen. Instrument shall be capable of quantifying trace Hydrogen, Argon, Oxygen, Neon and Nitrogen in bulk Helium gas IAW para 4.4.2 of MIL-PRF-27407E.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. No solicitation package will be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. All responses received by 3 April 2026 @ 1:00PM EST will be considered by the Government. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. Responses and questions shall be submitted via email to jennifer.blackford@us.af.mil and megan.from@us.af.mil.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSJ - Trace Gas Impurities Gas Chromatography System Signed.pdf | ||
| SOW-Trace Gas Impurities Gas Chromatography System.pdf |
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