SOURCES SOUGHT
67 -- Equipment Purchase of user-controllable blackbody
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), 10 General Green Avenue, Building 1, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-User-ControllableBlackbody
- Point of Contact
- Mary Prebensen, Phone: 508-233-5724, Matthew Coughlin,
- E-Mail Address
-
mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil, matthew.a.coughlin3.civ@mail.mil
(mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil, matthew.a.coughlin3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought Announcement is to assist the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to identify potential sources to provide a user-controllable blackbody. The Government requests that responses be submitted electronically to mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil and matthew.a.coughlin3.civ@mail.mil by June 8, 2018 by 5pm EST. Background: The Government (NSRDEC) is in need of a user-controllable blackbody. An accurate and controllable blackbody is necessary for the accurate, calibrated lab measurements of materials in the LWIR spectrum. Description: The following specifications are required. General Specifications: • Spectral Range: 7-14um • Separate device controller • Larger than 7" diagonally Specific Specifications: • Emissivity: 0.98 ±0.01 • Uniformity in temperature: ±0.02°C • Accuracy of measurement within ±1°C (±1.8°F) • No Bluetooth or Wi-Fi capability, if possible Deliverables: 7" blackbody, controller, all other necessary accessories and software needed in order to operate the blackbody. Delivery Date: The Government anticipates 10 weeks lead time for this commercial item. Please identify timeframe required for delivery. Government Furnished Property (Equipment/Materials/Information/Computer Utilization): N/A Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Announcement. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY This Sources Sought Announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes and to identify interested sources. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. It is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Further, unsolicited proposals will not be accepted. Funding is not available at this time. The United States Army has not made a commitment to procure any of the items/services discussed, and release of this Sources Sought Announcement should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. Response to this Sources Sought Announcement is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this and any follow-on information requests. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Sources Sought Announcement does not preclude participation in any future RFP if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential responders to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this subject. RESPONSES: Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the NSRDEC via e-mail ONLY to mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil and matthew.a.coughlin3.civ@mail.mil no later than June 8, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party. Please provide business size (indicate your socioeconomic status), applicable NAICS code, and CAGE code. If you hold a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, please identify your contract number. QUESTIONS: Any questions for clarification may be emailed to mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil and matthew.a.coughlin3.civ@mail.mil no later than May 31, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. An unattributed list of questions and answers will be published at the same web location of this Sources Sought Announcement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/5706a60650abeebcc288b10ec7dc41f1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contracting Office Address:, BLDG 1, 1 General Greene Ave., Natick, Massachusetts 01760-5011, United States, Primary Point of Contact:, Mary Prebensen, Program Acquisition Specialist, Mary.k.prebensen.civ@mail.mil, Phone: 508-233-5724, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760, United States
- Zip Code: 01760
- Zip Code: 01760
- Record
- SN04933801-W 20180526/180524230554-5706a60650abeebcc288b10ec7dc41f1 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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