Electro-Optic Polymers

The United States Air Force, Aeronautical Systems Center, Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 is preparing to solicit for a firm-fixed price contract for 24 grams of SEO100 Electro-Optic Polymer and 6 grams of SEO200 Electro-Optic Polymer. The contract line items will be firm-fixed price. Polymers shall meet the requirements contained in the specifications below: 1) Polymers shall have the highest organic based electro-optic activity (highest available is r33) 2) Vendor must have inventory available in quantities adequate for meaningful research (>5 grams) 3) Stability of the material after it has been processed 4) Must be compatible with our current available in-house processing capability Delivery for the polymers should be 1 month after receipt of order (ARO). FOB Destination. We intend to award this contract sole source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered. The sole source is: Soluxra, LLC. 18251 58 Ave NE Kenmore, WA 98028. At this time no small business set-aside is expected. NAICS Code 325211, Size Standard 500 employees. Refer all questions concerning this synopsis to Jessica Morgan, Contract Specialist, at 937-522-4594, fax at 937-656-1412, or email at jessica.morgan@wpafb.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate director or contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of the proposals, or the source selection process. Therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact Jessica Morgan at the above number. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in CCR prior to award for solicitations issued after 21 May 1998. You may contact CCR at 1-888-CCR-2423, fax at 1-703-696-0213. DUNS/CCR website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl.