What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe United States Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is conducting market research on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology to identify potential sources capable of providing a Nano-Aerosol Hygroscopicity- Cloud Condensation Analyzer. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for this requirement at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This Sources Sought Notice seeks responses from qualified sources, including Small Businesses, under NAICS code 488390, though a set-aside decision has not yet been made. The Government will assess capability statements solely for market research to determine whether a forthcoming solicitation will be full and open competition or a set-aside. Interested parties must email a capability package, including company details, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, point of contact, and business size status, by November 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. Emails must use the required subject line and exclude .zip or .exe attachments.
Scope of work
- Provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for the Nano-Aerosol Hygroscopicity- Cloud Condensation Analyzer
Documents to include with your response
- Capability package with clear and convincing evidence of ability to provide services
- Company name, address, CAGE code, and Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Point of contact name, phone number, and email address
- Company or business size status under NAICS code 488390
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit via email with subject line FA860127Q0031, Sources Sought: NANO-AEROSOL HYGROSCOPICITY- CLOUD CONDENSATION ANALYZER. Attachments ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 334516, performed in OH
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 334516, since Oct 1, 2024
4,006 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$34.9M
- 2. ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$11.1M
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
