SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Ultra-High Vacuum Hardware
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- #334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RIK - Rome, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York, 13441-4514, United States
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8751-17-Q-0119
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2017
- Point of Contact
- Leslie Christoferson, Phone: 315-330-7255
- E-Mail Address
-
Leslie.Christoferson@us.af.mil
(Leslie.Christoferson@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. AFRL/RITA requires Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) hardware components for the Quantum Networking Node Project. These components are being purchased in support of the ARAP Program. The following parts are required: Item 0001 Flange Multiplexer Qty: 3 Item: 53-320700 Model: MCF275-FlgMplxr-C1r2A4 Specifications: • Three 2.75" CF ports (two rotatable) • Four 1.33" CF ports • Grabber grooves on 2.75 CF ports • Rotatable flanges have external grooves for external mounting brackets • Unitary 316L stainless steel with one weld per rotatable flange Item 0002 Flange Multiplexer Qty: 3 Item: 53-320800 Model: MCF275-TestFlgMplxr-C2A4-A Specifications: • Two 2.75 CF ports • Four 1.33 CF ports • Unitary 316L stainless steel construction • Internal volume 5.7 cu in Item 0003 Vacuum Chamber Qty: 1 Item: 53-180200 Model: MCF600-SphOct-F2C8 Specifications: • Two 6.00 CF • Eight 2.75 CF • Grabber grooves for internal mounts on all ports • Spherical ID: 4.80" • Internal volume: 77.1 cu in The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract for the purchase of the items described above with: Kimball Physics, Inc. 311 Kimball Hill Rd Wilton, NH 03086 The Government has determined that no other source can meet this requirement as Kimball Physics, Inc. is the only source that manufactures a chamber with the required enabling geometry: a ten-port Multi-CF vacuum chamber consisting of a hollow sphere intersected by two 6 CF sealing surfaces and eight 2¾ CF sealing surfaces. The spherical octagon vacuum chamber and the flange multiplexers are made out of unitary 316L steel. The unique geometry permits optimal optical access where it is needed, while keeping the working volume small. The choice of material and machining procedure ensures the least wear on the chamber while at the same time providing the best vacuum performance. Furthermore, these items will be used with previously-purchased UHV hardware and must be compatible and interoperable with these other parts to ensure consistency and continuity for experimentation. Use of another sources products would cause AFRL to experience a duplication of costs not expected to be recovered through competition. This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to leslie.christoferson@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 31 August 2017. A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL – Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, United States
- Record
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