Cathodoluminescence (CL) Detector System
Air Force and Space Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA860126Q0137 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Sep 22, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
*****9/22/2026 - Q&A document posted.***** Combined Synopsis/Solicitation AFLCMC/PZI Installation Contracting Support Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45323 Date: 17 September 2026 Title: Cathodoluminescence (CL) Detector System Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA860126Q0137 Quotes Due: 23 September 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT Contact Point(s): Dametria Walder, Contract Specialist; dametria.walder@us.af.mil Contact Point(s): Joshua Clymer, Contracting Officer; joshua.clymer@us.af.mil Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in … (show all)
accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA860126Q0137 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for a CL Detector System The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, with a small business size of 1000 employees. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with some, none, or all offerors, or make no award at all depending upon: 1) the quality of quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government also reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. 1. Requirement: For Supplies: This requirement is for a CL Detector System in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). 2. Period of Performance: Supplies: The delivery is required within 120 days after receipt of order (ARO) to Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. 3. Provisions and Clauses: See solicitation attachment for applicable provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition. NOTE 1: In accordance with provision 252.204-7998, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (Deviation 2026-O0043) (FEB 2026), the offeror's quote submission legally binds and certifies that its SAM registration is current, complete, accurate, and has been updated within the preceding 12 months as of the offer's date. NOTE 2: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7021 and R-DFARS 252.204-7025, a CMMC Level 1 assessment is the mandatory minimum requirement for all offerors bidding with the Department of War. Under CMMC Level 1, all offerors must demonstrate full compliance by self-certifying with the 15 basic safeguarding requirements for Federal Contract Information (FCI) outlined in RFO 52.240-93(b)(1). Once your organization has confirmed its compliance with these 15 requirements, you must enter this self-certification into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil). Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record. You must verify the CMMC Level required for this award by checking the provisions and clauses within the solicitation. Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record. 4. Quotes Due Date: Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist via e-mail at dametria.walder@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer at joshua.clymer@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than 23 September at 1:00 PM EDT. Questions are due by 21 September 2026 at 4:00PM EDT. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quote and its attachments are received. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line �FA860126Q0137, CL Detector System� The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified 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 email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. If a DoDSafe drop off is needed, please notify the contract specialist or contracting officer at least 48 hours before quotes are due. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS, if requested (IAW RFO 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall be in whole dollars and conform to the Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) structure of the attached solicitation. 5. Notice to Vendor(s): All vendors must fully complete and return the 'Required Information Sheet' (attached to the solicitation) and return with their quotation. Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the supply/service that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award. 6. Tariffs: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.225-7013, the contractor is prohibited from including any amount for customs duties on eligible items within the quote price. The claim for duty-free entry is restricted to supplies destined for government use, either as end items or as components thereof. The Government will provide assistance in the process of obtaining duty-free entry. 7. Period of Acceptance of Quotes: Offeror agrees to hold prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. 8. SAM Registration: Firms submitting a quote for the solicitation described herein, MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, or risk the quote as being non-responsive, regardless of the package being considered complete, timely or any other salient consideration. Information to register on SAM can be found at the web site, SAM.gov. List of Attachments: Solicitation FA860126Q0137 Statement of Work Required Information Sheet CMMC_Quick Entry Guide for Contractors_Level 1
Who won similar work
40 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUKER AXS LLC · $BRKR | 2 | $588K | Jul 28, 2026 |
| ARHAB LLC | 2 | $412K | May 14, 2025 |
| MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC | 2 | $73K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| VERMONT PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 1 | $5.2M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| HAMAR LASER INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $2.6M | Aug 25, 2025 |
| JS WILLEY LLC | 1 | $2.5M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| ECTRON CORP | 1 | $1.4M | Sep 4, 2026 |
| WILLRICH PRECISION INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 1 | $1.0M | Sep 16, 2026 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $950K | Jul 22, 2025 |
| IDSC HOLDINGS LLC | 1 | $926K | Jun 26, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 29, 2026VERMONT PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP$5.2MDual Axis Digital Autocollimator
- Sep 28, 2026STABLE LASER SYSTEMS INC$57KStable Optical Cavity Absolute Reference System
- Sep 16, 2026WILLRICH PRECISION INSTRUMENT COMPANY$1.0MGranite Surface Plate
- Sep 10, 2026GENERAL ELECTRODYNAMICS CORPORATION$706KGEC MD8060 Manual Upgrade
- Sep 4, 2026ECTRON CORP$1.4MPrecision Thermocouple Calibrator-Simulator
- Sep 2, 2026TEXAS SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS Justin TX 76247 USA$70KPortable Optical Emission Spectroscopy Testing System
- Sep 2, 2026MALVERN PANALYTICAL INC$24KEmpyrean Goniometer Motor Replacement
- Aug 31, 2026JS WILLEY LLC$2.5MLow and High Temperature Calibration Baths
- Aug 15, 2026AB SCIEX LLC$100KAward Notice - USAFA Liquid Chromatography Replacement
- Aug 10, 2026TECH NEXUSES, INC.$125KStruers or Equal Universal Hardness Tester
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.