Wavelength-Division Multiplexer (WDM) optical splitter boxes

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) has published a Special Notice regarding the procurement of Wavelength-Division Multiplexer (WDM) optical splitter boxes. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to Luna Innovations Incorporated, having determined that this vendor is the sole provider capable of supplying the required technology. The procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13 as a commercial items acquisition, with performance occurring at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC). This presolicitation notice allows interested organizations to challenge the sole source determination by submitting written capabilities and qualifications. The opportunity falls under NAICS code 335921 (Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing) and PSC code N099 (Installation of Equipment - Miscellaneous).

NASA requires 90 WDM optical splitter boxes to support high-temperature structural instrumentation research for hypersonic vehicles, enabling the interrogation of multiple high-temperature rated fiber optic sensors without requiring multiple data acquisition systems. Each unit must feature an enclosure with three leads equipped with LC/APC connectors and must split optical signals into two distinct wavelength ranges: signals below 1537 nanometers, signals above 1542 nanometers, and a combined output. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications to Laura Quave, Procurement Specialist, at laura.a.quave@nasa.gov by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 17, 2026. Submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether the government should conduct this procurement on a competitive basis rather than as a sole source award. The government retains full discretion in deciding whether to proceed with competitive bidding based on the responses received, and only written submissions are acceptable for this notice.