66 -- MR200 FTIR Spectrometer Components and Upgrade

The government is seeking information from industry regarding the potential upgrade of the MR200 FTIR Spectrometer components. This Request for Information (RFI) does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or bids, nor will the government award a contract or pay for the information provided. The upgrade includes replacement of key hardware elements such as the Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) controller, harnessing, metrology detector assembly, scan drive, power supply, and various preamplifier/analog-to-digital converters (MCT and InSb). Additional hardware components like an embedded PC with Ethernet communication, frame grabber, hard disk, annotator board with IRIG time stamp, and a metrology upgrade involving a helium-neon (HeNe) tube replacement are also included. The upgrade package is to be delivered with a comprehensive radiometric software suite designed to operate the instrument. Submissions must be received by close of business on June 12, 2007, at 4 pm Pacific Standard Time. The points of contact for this RFI are Mr. Mark Carey, Contract Specialist, and Ms. Sue Heilman, Contracting Officer, both located at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Interested parties are encouraged to direct inquiries and submit information via the provided email addresses. The solicitation number for this RFI is F1SBAA7101B007, and the relevant NAICS code is 334419, indicating it pertains to electronic component manufacturing.