Combined Benchtop Uniform Light Source
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA860125Q0044
- Agency
- AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
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- Ljuan Benbow ljuan.benbow.1@us.af.mil (813) 828-1674
- Yusheng Chou yusheng.chou@us.af.mil
- Amanda Hoyng amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil (937) 656-7507
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is seeking to procure two radiometrically accurate tunable light source solutions for physics and optical engineering research and teaching. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center is conducting this solicitation under contract number FA860125Q0044, targeting a light source with spectral ranges of 380-1000 nm and 1000-1700 nm. The requirements include specific technical parameters such as 32 discrete wavelengths, NIST-traceable calibration, 99% illumination stability, and 1% absolute accuracy. The government will evaluate quotes using a lowest price technically acceptable approach, with technical evaluation being more important than price. Key dates include a deadline for questions on March 4, 2025, and a quote submission deadline of March 12, 2025, at 4:30 PM EST.
The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price procurement with an 8-week performance period, resulting in delivery of two light source instruments to AFIT at Wright-Patterson AFB. No specific incumbent contractors are mentioned, and no precise award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents. The procurement will require the selected vendor to provide light sources with complex specifications, including a built-in integrating sphere, photodiode monitoring system, thermoelectric cooling, and 16-bit DC constant current drivers. Delivery will be directly to the Air Force Institute of Technology, with the contractor responsible for all transportation and movement of the equipment from the factory to the final setup location.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
**RFQ DEADLINES HAS BEEN EXTENDED from 12 March 2025 to 26 March 2025**
AMENDMENT 0001: Be advised, government needs for this requirement has significantly changed.
All interested vendors are required to reevaluate the solicitation and review the new Statement of Work (SOW) in its entirety prior to providing or resubmitting their quotes. (Changes in the SOW are in RED)
Please see attachment for updated documents. (New documents will be marked with (C) in the title)
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
AFLCMC/PZI Installation Contracting Support
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45323
Date: 11 March 2025
Title: AFIT Combined Benchtop Uniform Light Source
Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA860125Q0044
Quotes Due: 26 March 2025 at 4:30 PM EST
Contact Point(s): SrA Yusheng Chou, Contract Specialist Email: yusheng.chou@us.af.mil
Contact Point(s): Amanda J. Hoyng; Contracting Officer; Email: amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil
Requirement: AFIT requires two (2) spectrical and radiometrically accurate tunable light source solutions. Refer to SOW for minimum specifications.
Period of Performance: The Period of Performance (POP) is 8 weeks ADC.
Request for Information (RFIs): The Government will accept questions concerning solicitation number FA860125Q0044 until 17 March 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Answers will be posted within 2-3 calendar days. Email your questions on a .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx document to yusheng.chou@us.af.mil and amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil. Any questions received after this date and time may not be considered.
Quotes Due Date: Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist via e-mail at to yusheng.chou@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than 26 March 2025 at 4:30 PM EST. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quote and its attachments are received. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA8601-25-Q-0044, AFIT Combined Benchtop Light Source” The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified 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 email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. If a DoDSafe drop off is needed, please notify the contract specialist or contracting officer at least 48 hours before quotes are due. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS, if requested (IAW FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall conform to the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure of attached solicitation.
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information, included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and an additional written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). This notice is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for a commercial commodity to the responsible offeror who submits a quotation that: (1) conforms to the requirements, (2) complies with the minimum requirements stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) as evidenced by providing a complete description of the equipment provided, and (3) that submits the quotation with the lowest price technically acceptable, provided that the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.
This requirement shall be 100% small business set aside under NAICS 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.
The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with some, none, or all offerors, or make no award at all depending upon: 1) the quality of quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.
List of Attachments:
- Solicitation
- Statement of Work
- Amendment 0001 (SF30)
Update #1 ·
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
AFLCMC/PZI Installation Contracting Support
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45323
Date: 27 February 2025
Title: AFIT Spectrum Uniform Light Source
Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA860125Q0044
Quotes Due: 12 March 2025 at 4:30 PM EST
Contact Point(s): SrA Yusheng Chou, Contract Specialist Email: yusheng.chou@us.af.mil
Contact Point(s): TSgt Ljuan Benbow, Contracting Officer Email: ljuan.benbow.1@us.af.mil
Requirement: AFIT requires a radiometrically accurate tunable light source solution that extends from the visible at 380 nm to 1000 nm. Refer to SOW for minimum specifications.
Period of Performance: The Period of Performance (POP) is 8 weeks ADC.
Request for Information (RFIs): The Government will accept questions concerning solicitation number FA860125Q0044 until 04 March 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Answers will be posted within 2-3 calendar days. Email your questions on a .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx document to yusheng.chou@us.af.mil and ljuan.benbow.1@us.af.mil. Any questions received after this date and time may not be considered.
Quotes Due Date: Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist via e-mail at to yusheng.chou@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer ljuan.benbow.1@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than 12 March 2025 at 4:30 PM EST. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quote and its attachments are received. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA8601-25-Q-0044, AFIT Spectrum Uniform Light Source” The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified 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 email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. If a DoDSafe drop off is needed, please notify the contract specialist or contracting officer at least 48 hours before quotes are due. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS, if requested (IAW FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall conform to the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure of attached solicitation.
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information, included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and an additional written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). This notice is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for a commercial commodity to the responsible offeror who submits a quotation that: (1) conforms to the requirements, (2) complies with the minimum requirements stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) as evidenced by providing a complete description of the equipment provided, and (3) that submits the quotation with the lowest price technically acceptable, provided that the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.
This requirement shall be 100% small business set aside under NAICS 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.
The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with some, none, or all offerors, or make no award at all depending upon: 1) the quality of quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| (C) FA860125Q0044 - Combo Synopsis_Combined.pdf | ||
| (C) Amendment - FA860125Q00440001 SF 30.pdf | ||
| (C) SOW_rev4_dated 07 Mar 2025.pdf | ||
| FA860125Q0044 - Combo Synopsis_Final.pdf | ||
| 1. SOW_rev2_dated 12 Feb 25.pdf | ||
| FA860125Q0044 - Solicitation Final.pdf |
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