Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - AFRL/RABE Micro Load Frame

Inactive on SAM.gov — responses were due 17 Aug 2026 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of the Air Force, DoD · Wright Patterson AFB, OH · NAICS 334516 · Solicitation IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0043

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Solicitation details

Solicitation numberIASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0043
Notice ID921e3c2d35dd4b4b94ab5382efeffd2c
AgencyDepartment of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL PZLE
NAICS code334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Product / service code (PSC)6635
Set-asideUnrestricted (full and open)
Notice typeSpecial Notice
Posted05 August 2026
Response deadline17 August 2026 (closed)
Place of performanceWright Patterson AFB, OH, USA

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Description

This requirement is for a Micro Load Frame at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334576 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division (RMZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Oxford Instruments Asylum Research. In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is the only vendor capable of providing a micro load frame that meets the physical requirements and also fully integrates with the software of the Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 05 August 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Christof Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil no later than Monday 17 August 2026 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads Notice of Intent to Award SS Micro Load Frame . Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this 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 e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments. Attachment(s): Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted

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