Sources Sought
Ga-VGMS-33528
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (market research, not a solicitation) from the Air Force Metrology Calibration Program (AFMETCAL), under the Department of the Air Force. It asks for firms able to upgrade a primary vacuum standard (hardware, software fixes and on-site installation). Capability statements are due by the response due date of November 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Air Force who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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This is a sources sought notice (market research, not a solicitation) from the Air Force Metrology Calibration Program (AFMETCAL), under the Department of the Air Force. It asks for firms able to upgrade a primary vacuum standard (hardware, software fixes and on-site installation). Capability statements are due by the response due date of November 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
How to submit: Email the response to the listed contract specialists (megan.moretti@us.af.mil, frank.capuano@us.af.mil). If email is not possible, FAX to 937-713-5841 or mail to 813 Irving-wick Dr W., Horton Building, Heath OH 43056-1199.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Worth checking: No funds available yet. The notice says there is no funding for this buy, so a solicitation is not guaranteed and a response may only help market research.
- Worth checking: Proprietary software upgrade. The work updates the existing proprietary software, so a business may need access to or rights to work on that software.
- Minor: Sources sought only, not a solicitation. Responses are not offers and the Government will not pay for the cost of responding.
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- Minor: Security clearance and foreign participation not set. The notice says these have not been determined, so a clearance could be required later.
- Minor: No reconditioned or used material. Only new material is acceptable for this item.
- Minor: Customer supplies the 10-channel card. The power supply box needs a 10-channel card that the customer supplies, and its main interface cable is not included, so check what the bidder must add.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- SOW_Rev0_27M-638A-VA AFPSL - GA-VGMS-33528 Upgrade.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Upgrade a primary vacuum standard (GA-VGMS-33528) so analog output vacuum gauges can be calibrated
- Supply the listed hardware: a vacuum gauge power supply box, 10 multiplexor interface cables, a rupture disc, an Inficon ion gauge controller, cables, a 24V power supply and a rack panel
- Fix software bugs: correct standards and coefficient selection, add an exercise-to-full-scale routine, resolve intermittent pump-down failures
- Build a multi-channel analog calibration workflow (channel selection, sequencing, data capture, reporting) and support the new ion gauge controller
- Install the hardware and software on site, validate and verify the integrated system, and train system operators
- Provide an updated operator's manual if system operation changes
- Provide a one-year warranty covering hardware and technical support
- Period of performance
- Total estimated quantity of 1 unit over 1 year
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 17, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email the response to the listed contract specialists (megan.moretti@us.af.mil, frank.capuano@us.af.mil). If email is not possible, FAX to 937-713-5841 or mail to 813 Irving-wick Dr W., Horton Building, Heath OH 43056-1199.
What to include when you submit
- Send a brief capability statement with company information (DUNS, CAGE, business size), relevant experience, and rough order of magnitude pricing.
- State whether you are a small or large business, whether you are the manufacturer (or name the manufacturer), and your socioeconomic status.
- Provide sales history including recent sales to commercial companies, and say whether the product is a commercial item or will be modified.
- Say whether the item is on a GSA schedule or other Government contract, and include the schedule's front page and the page showing the part.
- Give technical capabilities of the product, commercial literature or brochures, and warranty, plus any similar awards.
- Say whether you accept the Government purchase card, give a point of contact, your CAGE code, and whether you are listed in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- State whether the company is domestically or foreign owned (and the country if foreign owned).
- Say how much time you would need to submit a technical proposal if a solicitation is issued.
- Give an estimated price for one each, an estimated price for the total quantity, any quantity discounts, and estimated delivery time for shipment.
- Attach only .pdf, .doc or .xls files to the email, and reference 27M-638A-VA in all correspondence.
- If you lack experience in an area, explain how you would make up for it (such as teaming or subcontracting).
Not in the notice text
- The attachment 'Data Requirements' is named in the statement of work but its text is not in the files read; check it on SAM.gov.
- The set-aside is not stated on SAM.gov for this sources sought notice.
- The place of performance is not stated; the statement of work says only that services are on site and that testing is at the AFPSL.
- No contract type, evaluation method or dollar value is stated.
- Whether a solicitation will follow is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply, and no bid is being taken yet, but the notice names requirements for the work:
- The notice mentions a security clearance. Check who needs one, and whether you must hold it by the time offers are due.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- FA2263 AFLCMC ROMK Afmetcal, Heath, OH
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334515)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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