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Intent to Sole Source Self-Aligning Focus Schlieren System

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Air Force intends to sole-source a self-aligning focus schlieren system, a lab optical instrument, for the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, from RH Technologies LLC. Other sources may submit capability statements within five days. Limited to 8(a) small businesses. Due November 2, 2026.

Agency: Dept Of Defense · Dept Of The Air Force
Notice type: Special Notice
Set-aside: 8(a) Sole Source
NAICS: 334516
Place of performance: Wright Patterson Afb, OH
Posted: Oct 28, 2026
Response due: Nov 2, 2026
Solicitation number: FA860127Q0017

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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBA, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a sole source contract for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the acquisition of a Self-Aligning Focus Schlieren System for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) located at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13-106-1(b)(1), �Contracting officers may solicit from only one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available�, resulting in a firm fixed price contract. The Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available: RH TECHNOLOGIES LLC. This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Business size standard is 1,000 employees. The proposed source is RH TECHNOLOGIES LLC 722 Reeves DR Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201-4920, United States This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received within five (5) days of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: The proposed vendor, RH TECHNOLOGIES LLC, is the only known source able to satisfy the government's requirements. The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for contracts issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM at 866-606-8220. SAM website: www.SAM.gov. The contact for this acquisition is Mark Hager and Linh Jameson. Any information should be e-mailed to mark.hager.3@us.af.mil and linh.jameson@us.af.mil no later than 2:00 pm Local (Wright-Patterson AFB) Time, Monday, 02 November 2026. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads �Self-Aligning Focus Schlieren 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…

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