Trace Gas Chromatography System

2026-11-03

Notice from the United States Air Force , Air Force Life Cycle Management Center ( AFLCMC ), Installation Contracting Division , Base Support Contracting Branch at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base ( WPAFB ), Ohio : The AFLCMC Operational Contracting Branch , Wright - Patterson AFB , Ohio is seeking capabilities packages of potential sources including Small Businesses ( SB ). This sources sought synopsis is published for market research purposes only , to identify potential sources capable of delivering a Trace Gas Chromatography System for the Aerospace Fuels Laboratory located at Vandenberg Space Force Base ( VSFB ) in Lompoc , California . The Government is seeking capabilities packages from all potential sources , including but not limited to : small business ( SB ), 8 ( a ) participants , HUBZone Small Business , Economically Disadvantaged Women - Owned Small Business ( EDWOSB ), Women - Owned Small Business ( WOSB ), Small Disadvantaged Business ( SDB ) and Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned Small Business ( SDVOSB ). Firms that respond shall review the attached instructions ( Attachment 1 ) and technical requirements ( Attachment 2 ) and submit responses that : 1 ) Specify that offered products / services meet the requirements outlined within the Statement of Work ( SOW ) provided in Attachment 2 . THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY . THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS / QUOTES . All interested firms shall submit a response to the Primary Points of Contact , Ms Eve Aden at eve . aden @ us . af . mil and Ms Jennifer Blackford at jennifer . blackford @ us . af . mil , demonstrating their capability to provide a Trace Gas Chromatography System , stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ) 15 . 201 , responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract . A solicitation for this requirement does not exist , therefore , do not request a copy of the solicitation . The decision to solicit for a contract will be solely within the Government ' s discretion . The North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code assigned to this acquisition is 334516 ( Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing ) with a small business size standard of 1 , 000 employees . Firms responding should indicate socio - economic status [ 8 ( a ) with Graduation Date , SDVOSB , EDWOSB , WOSB , small business , and / or HUBZone ]. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign - owned / foreign - controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort . The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set - aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action . All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management ( SAM ) database to be awarded a Department of Defense ( DoD ) contract . A small business set - aside decision has not yet been made . Respondents should note the potential application of Limitations on Subcontracting ( FAR 52 . 219 - 14 ) and the Non - Manufacturer Rule ( FAR 52 . 219 - 33 ) to a future acquisition that may result from this Sources Sought . Respondents should consider how the primary tasks identified in this notice will be broken out between prime contractor and subcontractors and address subcontracting in their response , if applicable / necessary . Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is voluntary . This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government , nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice . Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments . The Government ' s assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set - aside for small business or any particular small business program . CAPABILITIES PACKAGE : All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package to provide a Trace Gas Chromatography System that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide the required supply / service . The capabilities package should be brief and concise yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements . However , the response must not exceed five ( 5 ) pages . Capabilities Packages submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis must be received at the following e - mail addresses NO LATER THAN 4 March 2026 AT 4 : 00 PM EASTERN TIME . All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads : Trace Gas Chromatography System . If this subject line is not included , the email may not get through email filters at WPAFB . Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments . Attachments with files ending in . zip or . exe are not allowable and will be deleted . Ensure only . pdf , . docx , . doc , . xlsx or . xls documents are attached to your email . All other attachments may be deleted . Responses shall be submitted via email to the following addresses : eve . aden @ us . af . mil and jennifer . blackford @ us . af . milAttachments : 1 . ATTACHMENT 1 – Instructions – Trace Gas Chromatography System2 . ATTACHMENT 2 – SOW - Trace Gas Chromatography System

California

2026-03-27