Time Correlated Single-Photon Counting Camera

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a commercial commodity/service, i.e., Time Correlated Single-Photon Counting Camera, as described under the attachment titled “Statement of Work”. The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial service procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13).

An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a quotation that (1) Conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation; (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.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions 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. Offerors shall complete and include in quotations all representations and certifications, as well as all fill-in provisions and clauses, contained within this solicitation.

Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the equipment that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award. Offerors shall submit a detailed response to the solicitation explaining the products being proposed and how the offeror is able to fulfill all requirements of the solicitation.

Synopsitation Number: FA860124Q0044 This acquisition is under North American Industry Classification (NAICS)

Code:

334516, Small Business Size Standard:

1,000 Employees Synopsitation Closing Date: Quotations must be received no later than 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 4 March 2024. Quotations received after that date and time will not be accepted or considered for award. Submit electronic quotations via e-mail to:

tracy.ferrise@us.af.mil; and amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA860124Q0044, Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting Camera.” 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. **Due to the Department of Defense Firewall, it strongly advised to email the POCs identified in this Synopsitation to verify that quotation was received prior to the cut-off date.** Address questions regarding this synopsitation via to Tracy Ferrise at tracy.ferrise@us.af.mil and Amanda Hoyng at amanda.hoyng@us.af.mil.

A detailed description of the requirement including delivery date, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov Attachments: Solicitation Document Statement of Work (SOW)