VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IASS-AFRL-RIZ-2026-0025
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, issued a notice of intent to award a single-source purchase order for a VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System to Polytec, Inc., with a response deadline of July 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a sole-source procurement under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1); no competitive proposals are being solicited. The estimated contract value is less than $10 million.
AFRL's Structural Validation Branch requires the Polytec system to measure dynamic response of structural components within thermoacoustic test facilities supporting hypersonic research and flight test hardware qualification. The system comprises ten VibroFlex QTec single-point sensor heads with fiber-optic lenses, corresponding controllers, and a data module; eight channels will be permanently installed in the Large Thermoacoustic Test Facility and two in the Small Thermoacoustic Test Facility. The Air Force determined that Polytec is the sole capable source because its proprietary QTec laser technology operates at the required 1550 nm wavelength to avoid destructive optical interference from quartz lamp radiant heating, and provides the only multi-channel signal processing meeting all specifications. Market research confirmed no competing systems exist and that introducing alternative hardware would create major software incompatibilities with existing Polytec equipment, require new licenses and training, and delay the project.
Interested parties must respond via email to michael.hornberger.1@us.af.mil with the subject line "VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System," using only .PDF, .doc, .docx, .xls, or .xls file attachments. NAICS 334516; PSC 6640.
Notice text
This requirement is for VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334516. Air Force Research Laboratory's Structural Validation Branch (AFRL/RAVZ), contemplates awarding a single source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.201-2 to Polytec, Inc. Please see the attachments to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement 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 to conduct a competitive procurement. Any responses should be e-mailed to the buyer at EMAIL no later than 3 July 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. All questions should be directed to the buyer at michael.hornberger.1@us.af.mil.
Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSJ - Redacted.pdf | ||
| MRD - Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System.pdf |
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