Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
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NOI_ Internal Balance Calibration.pdf | Jun 9, 2026 |
USAFA Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Internal Force Balance Calibration Body
Contact and place of performance
Dawson Hopkinson
USAF Academy, CO 80840
USA
Please see attached. The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a sole source contract using simplified commercial procedures in accordance with RFO part 12 to: Aerophysics Research Instruments, LLC This is a small business located at:1869 Pomona RD STE A, Corona, California 92878-3289, United States The authority for this non-competitive award is RFO 12.102(a), as the Contracting Officer has determined that t...
View moreResponses and questions shall be submitted to the points of contact Dawson Hopkinson at [email protected] and Melinda Lingley, Contracting Officer at [email protected] no later than 10:00 AM, MDT on 17 June 2026. Responses received after this will be considered late and will not be evaluated.
The Department of the Air Force, specifically the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), issued this special notice of intent to award a sole-source contract for an internal force balance calibration body. The procurement, identified under solicitation number 2026DFANInternalForceBalanceCalibrationBodyNOI, is for a 100% compatible calibration body kit required for the 0.75" Mk LVI Balance currently in use at the Academy. This equipment is necessary to prevent mechanical failure during high-load calibrations and to ensure the validity of aerodynamic testing data. Performance will take place at the USAF Academy in Colorado.
The Government intends to award this requirement to Aerophysics Research Instruments, LLC, as they are the original equipment manufacturer and sole intellectual property owner of the balance. The contracting officer determined that this vendor is the only source possessing the proprietary engineering drawings and tolerancing data required to manufacture the compatible kit. This acquisition is classified under NAICS 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, and PSC 6635, Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. No set-aside is applied to this action, designated under code NONE.
Responses and questions regarding this notice must be submitted to the point of contact, Dawson Hopkinson, or the contracting officer, Melinda Lingley, by June 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM MDT. The notice includes one attachment, a PDF document titled NOI_ Internal Balance Calibration.pdf, which was posted with the announcement on June 9, 2026. This award will be conducted using simplified commercial procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12.
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