Comprehensive User Training for SEM-EDS Operation

The contract encompasses on-site, hands-on training for personnel at the U.S. Air Force Academy focused on the operation, maintenance, and utilization of scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy systems, along with associated image mapping and stitching software. Training will be conducted directly at the USAF Academy location in Colorado Springs, Colorado, ensuring participants receive practical, real-time instruction tailored to the equipment and workflows used in their environment. The training is designed to build and enhance technical proficiency across multiple skill levels, emphasizing both system functionality and long-term operational sustainability through proper maintenance practices. This subcontract is classified under NAICS code 611430, indicating it relates to professional and management consulting services in the technical training domain. The solicitation was posted on June 17, 2026, with responses due by July 2, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The contracting authority is the Department of Defense, under the office designated as FA7000 10 Cons Lgc, and the work is exclusively performance-based at the USAF Academy facility. The nature of the requirement suggests a focus on developing in-house expertise to support independent, mission-critical analysis using advanced materials characterization tools, with no indication of set-aside provisions or small business preferences.