Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
A27-022 Videoscope
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force (AFSC PZIMA, for the AMXG group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) wants to buy one commercial off-the-shelf videoscope, a flexible inspection camera used to check engines. This is a total small business set-aside under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Central (an amendment moved it to Nov 11, 2026, 10:00 AM CST · 11:00 AM Eastern), by email. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The Air Force (AFSC PZIMA, for the AMXG group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) wants to buy one commercial off-the-shelf videoscope, a flexible inspection camera used to check engines. This is a total small business set-aside under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Central, by email.
Who can bid
- Small business: this buy is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 334519; the size standard listed is 600
- Active SAM registration by the time of award
- The item must be a Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant commercial off-the-shelf product
How to submit: Email to McKenzie Williams, Contract Specialist (Mckenzie.williams.3@us.af.mil), with a copy to Tiwana Burdex, Contracting Officer (Tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil), due November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Central. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can bid; a firm that is not small, or has no active SAM registration by award, cannot be awarded the contract. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Worth checking: Every specification must be met. A quote that misses any one listed specification is rated Unacceptable, so check each one against the product's data sheet before quoting.
- Worth checking: Shipping must be inside the price. Delivery is FOB Destination to Tinker AFB and shipping cannot be billed separately, so freight cost has to be built into the quoted price.
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- Minor: Quotes go by email only. Send the signed quote sheet by email to the contract specialist with a copy to the contracting officer; the Government may consider late quotes but is not required to.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- Item Description Videoscope.pdf (read)
- RFO Combo - Supply UNDER SAT Videoscope.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- One (1) videoscope, 1 EA, a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) item that meets the Trade Agreements Act (TAA, which limits the countries a product may come from) and weighs no more than 20 pounds
- Insertion tube 3 to 6 meters long, no more than 4 millimeters across, at least 80-degree field of view, forward-facing LED light, IP54 rating or better
- Joystick control with at least four-way, 120-degree articulation (bending) at the tip
- Color, backlit touchscreen of 6.5 to 12 inches, at least 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, with a strap or handle
- Live measurements (point to point, point to line, point to plane height, surface area) and 3D surface modeling
- Battery powered; records JPEG still images and MP4 video; stores images, videos, 3D models and measurements on a removable SD card
- Delivered fully assembled and ready for use, with an operations and maintenance manual
- Delivery FOB Destination (the price includes shipping) to Tinker AFB, OK 73145
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP)
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable: the quote must meet all the listed specifications, then the lowest price wins
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Central (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to McKenzie Williams, Contract Specialist (Mckenzie.williams.3@us.af.mil), with a copy to Tiwana Burdex, Contracting Officer (Tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Capability: the quoted item must meet the minimum specifications, shown with manufacturer literature, specifications, data sheets or certifications. Any missed criterion is rated Unacceptable
- Price: lowest price among technically acceptable quotes, with shipping included
What to include when you submit
- Fill out and sign the Quote Sheet (the last pages of the solicitation) completely; it is required
- Quote one line (CLIN 0001, 1 EA) with unit price, total quote amount and delivery time in days after receipt of order
- Include warranty information for every item quoted
- Send item specifications or technical information (manufacturer literature, data sheets, certifications) detailed enough to show the item meets each requirement
- Include shipping in the quoted price; separate shipping charges are not allowed
- If you disagree with any solicitation requirement, tell the Government and give your reason
- Have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and give your CAGE code and SAM UEI on the quote sheet
Not in the notice text
- No required delivery date is stated; bidders write their own delivery time in days after receipt of order on the quote sheet
- The warranty length or terms the Government expects are not stated; bidders are only asked to give warranty information
- The Government's budget or estimate for this buy is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 334519
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to McKenzie Williams, Contract Specialist (Mckenzie.williams.3@us.af.mil), with a copy to Tiwana Burdex, Contracting Officer (Tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FA8125 AFSC PZIMA, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 6650 · Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334519)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 11, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 4, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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