This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334515 with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

AFRL/RITE requires a purchase of the following:

Qty 5 P/N A15688-1 Rev. A The 2.69" View, UV Fused Silica Re-Entrant Viewport, 0.96" Re-Entrant Length, 6" Conflat Flange features:

-Material: Corning HPFS 7980 Fused Silica
-Homogeneity Grade: A
-Inclusion Class: 0
-Window Thickness: 0.157"
-Flatness: Lambda/4 @ 632nm
-Surface Finish: 20/10 Scratch-Dig
-Parallelism < 10 arc seconds
- AR Coated both sides @ 369.5 nm
- Reflectance (R) < 0.25% per surface @ 369.5 nm
-Leak Rate < 1x10^-9 atm cc/sec He

Qty 30 P/N A15692-1 The DUV Grade (Laser) Fused Silica Viewport, Zero Length Profile, AR Coated 1.40" View Dia., 2.75" Conflat Flange features:

-Material: Corning HPFS 7980 Fused Silica
-Homogeneity Grade: A
-Inclusion Class: 0
-Window Thickness: 0.125"
-Flatness: Lambda/4 @ 632nm
-Surface Finish: 20/10 Scratch-Dig
-Parallelism < 10 arc seconds
- AR Coated both sides @ 369.5 nm
- Reflectance (R) < 0.25% per surface @ 369.5 nm
-Leak Rate < 1x10^-9 atm cc/sec He

Qty 5 P/N A15693-1 Rev. A The 6"CF to 2.75"CF Flange Reducer Feedthrough Assembly features:

-2 x UHV Feedthrough Connectors per Mil-DTL-83513/2
-4 x Power Feedthroughs, 5 kV Insulation, 13 Amp, 0.050" Molybdenum Conductors
-Leak Rate < 1x10^-9 atm cc/sec He

The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with:

MPF Products Inc.
3046 Bramlett Church Rd.
Gray Court, SC, 29645-3602

The Government has not found any other source that offers the needed specifications in a standard product, except for MPF Products Inc.

This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to [email protected]. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.
Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government anticipates an award date on or before 20 May 2016.

A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award.

Bid Protests Not Available