2 Pre-assembled HIGH-POWER AMPLIFIERS with heat sink and cooling fan
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base is seeking two high-power amplifiers and matching heat sinks. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside conducted as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures. The technical requirements include a frequency range of 2 GHz to 18 GHz and a 1dB compression of at least 40 dBm. The government will award a firm-fixed-price purchase order using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method. Delivery is required at Edwards AFB within 30 days after receipt of order. Quotes must be submitted via email by June 9, 2026, and should include pricing for all line items, including hardware and shipping. The government will use the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method to evaluate quotes based on frequency range and power compression specifications. Procurement of two high-power amplifiers and two heat sinks for Electronic Warfare Operations Integration (EWOI) at Edwards AFB.
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Contact and place of performance
Carmen Barahona
Edwards, CA 93524
USA
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for the acquisition of 2 - Pre-assembled HIGH-POWER AMPLIFIERS with heat sink and cooling fan with Minimum salient characteristics of: Lower frequency limit: 2 GHz or lower Upper frequency limit: 18 GHz or higher 1dB compression: 40 dBm or higher Please see attached SF 1449 for further details. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commer...
View moreOfferors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii)This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul 2025-11, R-DFARS Change 11/03/2025.
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: Set Aside 100% to a Small Business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 334419 “Other Electronic Component Manufacturing” with a size standard of 750 employees.
(iv)Delivery: Period of Performance will be date of award – 30 DARO.
(v)The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) applies to this acquisition.
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If the vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
The ability to provide the 2 Pre-assembled HIGH-POWER AMPLIFIERS with heat sink and cooling fan will be assigned ratings of satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the RFQ to the offeror responsible whose quote is responsive to the RFQ and considered to be the LTPA.
(vii) Offerors shall include complete copies of applicable provisions, which are included in SF1449. Offers will be considered incomplete if these are not included with the quote.
(iv) The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition.
(x) Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: Please find a contemplated list of additional provisions/clauses in the attachments; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from those provided in the attachment. Full text for the clauses and provisions can be accessed via https://www.acquisition.gov/
(xi) Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
(xii) Quote Submission Information:
It is the government’s intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.
Offers are due on 16 June 2026 at 9:00 AM, Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Offers must be sent via email to:
Carmen Barahona at [email protected]
AND
Anne Beach [email protected].
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
(xiii) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact: Primary Point of Contact:
Carmen Barahona
Contract Specialist [email protected]
Secondary Point of Contact:
Anne Beach
Contract Officer
QUESTION PERIOD: The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 10:00 AM PDT on 15 June 2026. Please send all questions to the buyer via email at [email protected]. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.