US Air Force Academy Dept of Astronautics XRF Analyzer

SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

The United States Air Force Academy anticipates a requirement that is being considered under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed 334519. The size standard for NAICS is 600 employees. The Government intends to solicit for a firm-fixed priced purchase order. The requirement is to provide: The Unites States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Department of Astronautics with an XRF Analyzer in accordance with the attached specifications.

Salient Characteristics: Please see attachment “Salient Characteristics_XRF Anaylzer” Purpose: There is a large historic stock of unmarked metal in the Astronautics lab that could be used provided we can identify its specific composition. An XRF Analyzer scans unmarked metal and identifies it properties. Include in your capabilities package your DUNS, Cage Code, and System for Award Management expiration date. We are interested in any size business that is capable of meeting this requirement.

Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement.

The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, or small business) anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers.

All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities-indicating examples of commercial sales-and product specifications related to this effort. Also indicate if you are the manufacturer or provide the name and size of the manufacturer of the product(s) you will be supplying.

NOTE: RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SHALL STATE IF THEY ARE A SUPPLIER OR MANUFACTURER! Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: danielle.hyde.2@us.af.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 26 AUGUST 2024 at 10:00am MST.

Future information about this acquisition, including issuance of a quotation and/or applicable amendments, will be issued through www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition.