SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

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:

INTRODUCTION: The AFLCMC Operational Contracting Branch at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), is conducting market research through this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential sources, including Small Businesses (SB), capable of providing Picosecond Tunable Laser Model. A set-aside decision has not yet been made for this acquisition.

The required includes Picosecond Tunable Laser Model in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) attachment 1.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested parties are requested to submit a capability package that provides clear and convincing evidence of their ability to meet the requirements outlined above. In addition, interested parties must provide the following information:

• Company Name, Address, CAGE Code, and Unique Entity ID (UEI).


• Point of Contact (Name, Phone Number, and Email Address).


• Company business size status under NAICS code 334516.

Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Department of Defense contract award.

CLOSING: Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted via email no later than Wednesday 12 August 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: “Sources Sought: Picosecond Tunable Laser Model .”

Be advised that due to network filters, attachments ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. The points of contact for this action are Brian Algeo, Contract Specialist, at brian.alge0.1@us.af.mil, and Candice Snow, Contracting Officer, at candice.snow@us.af.mil.

This is a Sources Sought notice for market research purposes only. In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary and will not be reimbursed by the Government. 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.

Attachments:

• Statement of Work (SOW)


• Instructions to Offerors (ITO)