USAFA DFPM X-Band Microwave Resonator - Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- USAFADFPMXBandMicrowaveResonator
- Agency
-
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
- Place of performance
- Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force Academy has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the acquisition of an X-Band Microwave Resonator from Bruker Biospin Corp. The contracting office is the 10th Contracting Squadron at USAF Academy, Colorado, and the procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. This is a firm-fixed-price single source contract for a commercial product acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR parts 12 and 13. The authority for this non-competitive award is based on FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), indicating only one source is reasonably available. The targeted vendor is Bruker Biospin Corp, a large business located in Billerica, Massachusetts.
The purpose of this special notice is to inform the contracting community of the Air Force Academy's intent to sole source a specialized X-Band Microwave Resonator designed for electron paramagnetic resonance and electron nuclear double resonance microwave spectroscopy. The equipment must meet specific technical requirements including RF tuning capabilities from 100 kHz to 50 MHz, a resonant frequency of approximately 9.8 GHz, and the ability to operate at cryogenic temperatures down to 4 Kelvin. This notice is strictly informational and explicitly states that contractors should not submit bids, proposals, or quotes at this time. The due date is listed as August 18, 2026, though the anticipated award date remains unknown. No set-aside provisions apply to this procurement, and the notice serves purely to satisfy regulatory requirements for transparency in the federal acquisition process.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Single Source
This is a special notice prepared in accordance (IAW) with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840.
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a firm-fixed-price single source contract to Bruker Biospin Corp, a large business located at 15 Fortune DR Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States. This procurement is for the acquisition of a commercial product using simplified acquisition procedures IAW FAR parts 12 and 13. The authority for this non-competitive award is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), only one source reasonably available. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a business size standard of 1000 employees. This synopsis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, proposals, or quotes. DO NOT submit a bid/proposal/quote at this time. The anticipated award date is unknown.
USAFA intends to acquire an X-Band Microwave Resonator meeting the following minimum salient characteristics:
- Specifically designed for EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) and ENDOR (electron nuclear double resonance) microwave spectroscopy.
- Specifically designed for pulsed microwave spectroscopy.
- Rf tuning from 100 kHz to 50 MHz.
- An opening for sample access to resonator center that is at least 4 mm in diameter.
- Resonant frequency when empty to be about 9.8 ± 0.5 GHz.
- An operating temperature range from room temperature down to liquid He temp of about 4 K.
- Sample able to be changed at cryogenic temperatures.
- Optical access for laser beams, via sample rod.
- Ability to be used in a high vacuum chamber, mounted on the inside of a KF-50 vacuum flange.
- The distance from the flange to resonator center must be approximately 50 cm.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A solicitation package will not be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future is in the best interest of the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the supplies required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating any offeror's capability to provide these supplies. All communication must include Notice ID: USAFADFPMXBandMicrowaveResonator. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses and questions shall be received via email by john.perry.33@us.af.mil NLT 18 Aug 2025 at 1000 MDT.
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