Dual Axis Digital Autocollimator

The following questions were received for Request for Quote (RFQ) FA226326Q0017, Dual Axis Digital Autocollimator, and are answered below. For prompt response, please note that any communications regarding this RFQ should reference FA226326Q0017 and be submitted to christine.patterson.1@us.af.mil or michael.hickey.2@us.af.mil.

Solicitation Amendment 0001 - 10 July 2026

Question:

05 August 2026 is less than a month away. It seems like a hard deadline in the documents, but it's much sooner than we expected for this. Is there any chance to push it later by a month?

Answer:

The solicitation has been extended 30 days. Offers must be received no later than 04 September 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Please ensure to review and submit the required AMENDED documents when preparing your response.

Solicitation Amendment 0002 – 27 July 2026

Question:

3.1. User Interface: The DADA shall have an LCD Display with PC user interface controls.

Which is preferred: 1) Laptop; or, 2) 19” Rack Mount PC?

Answer:

3.1 – PC is only required if it is the LCD display. If so, ideally it is a laptop. But, for this paragraph, we need the display to have an output to communicate with a PC (if it isn’t the display already).

Question:

3.2.4 The DADA Shall come with a Right-Angle Target mirror in mount.
Can the user please describe how the mirror should be set up? Is there a sketch that shows what is meant, or can it be described again? It's not clear to us exactly what is required.

Answer:

3.2.4 – Mirror shall be such that it can have reference feet that are perpendicular to the mirror surface, thus it can be used to measure flatness of a surface with the autocollimator.

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 12.201-1, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the RFO and Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Class Deviations (R-DFARS). RFO regulations are available electronically at the Air Force FAR site, https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul and R-DFARS guidance can be located at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for which a Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued.  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any).  

The RFQ number is FA226326Q0017 and shall be referenced on any offer submitted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 and the business size standard is 1000 employees. This RFQ is being solicited as a Full and Open Competition.

AFMETCAL at Heath OH intends to award a firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) in accordance with RFO Part 12.201-1 – Simplified Procedures and RFO Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, for the purchase of Dual Axis Digital Autocollimators.

The anticipated Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) for this acquisition is 39 units over five (5) years with one (1) additional Option Year.  There is no guarantee that all units included in the BEQ will be ordered.

Products offered shall be commercial items or commercially available off-the shelf (COTS) items meeting the definitions in RFO Part 2.  Items proposed shall be new units.  Reconditioned, remanufactured, or used items are not acceptable and shall not be proposed.  The units must meet the requirements of Purchase Description (PD) 26M-258A-OP Rev. 2, dated 16 June 2026.  The RFQ, PD, DD 1423 Data Requirements, Anticipated Delivery Locations and other applicable solicitation attachments are available for download at this site.  Please review ALL documents carefully.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OFFERORS:  All prospective awardees are required to register at SAM and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract.  SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov.  Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.  Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form.  Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement.  Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor.  Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at https://wawf.eb.mil.  Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

Offers MUST:

(1) be valid for ninety (90) days from the RFQ closing date,

(2) submit commercial or COTS unit for evaluation with written proposal,

(3) be for the items described in the PD (List of Attachments, Attachment 1),

(4) be for new units (not reconditioned, remanufactured, or used unit),

(5) be FOB Destination to AFMETCAL, Heath, OH,

(6) include a delivery schedule, if unable to meet delivery schedule in Deliveries and Performance section,

(7) include copy of commercial price list,

(8) include name of and be signed by an authorized company representative along with telephone number, facsimile number, and email address,

(9) include taxpayer identification number (TIN), CAGE Code Number and DUNS Number,

(10) include a technical proposal that includes a written line-by-line response to the PD,

(11) include a copy of the warranty addressed in the PD (List of Attachments, Attachment 1, Item 4.8),

(12) include completed Supplies or Services and Price/Cost section,

(13) include a completed Total Evaluated Price Worksheet (Attachment 6 AMENDED),

(14) completed Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items.  Offerors shall ensure information in SAM is current.

The Government reserves the right to incorporate the successful offeror’s technical proposal into any contract resulting from this solicitation.

Offers must be received no later than 04 September 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.  Offerors shall submit electronic files to DoD SAFE, https://safe.apps.mil following the instructions provided in Instructions to Offerors (Attachment 4 AMENDED) of the RFQ, under Electronic Proposal Submission.  Offers submitted in forms other than through DoD Safe are not permissible and will not be considered. 

Please note that the uploaded files must be timestamped by the offer due date and time.  Offerors bear the risk for receipt of submitted offers being untimely.  Offerors shall allow sufficient time for receipt of electronic submissions by the due date and time.  All responsible sources may submit an offer, which if received timely shall be considered by this agency.