Electrostatic Discharge Simulators

The US Army Electronic Proving Ground is soliciting two ESD16 16.5kV Electrostatic Discharge Simulators under solicitation number W91RUS26QA031, with a tight submission deadline of May 28, 2026, at 10:30 AM Arizona time. The procurement is structured as a Firm Fixed-Price contract and is set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR 19.5, specifically targeting HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The technical requirements mandate that each simulator must deliver electrostatic discharge pulses conforming to IEC 61000-4-2 standards with a voltage range of 500V to 16,500V ±5%, 100V step resolution, rise time of 0.8ns ±25%, and a holding time exceeding five seconds, with both automatic and manual trigger capabilities. Delivery is due on or before June 29, 2026, at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, under FOB Destination terms, and the items must be marked and labeled in strict compliance with MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129, including machine-readable unique item identifiers, enterprise identifiers, serial numbers, and government acquisition cost data, all verified using approved automatic identification technology. The contract includes mandatory compliance with a comprehensive set of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including prohibitions on requiring internal confidentiality agreements, personal identity verification of personnel, system for award management maintenance, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations. Offerors must complete and submit FAR 52.212-3, 52.204-24, and 52.204-26 representations, including detailed disclosures on covered telecommunications equipment or services and their sourcing entities, ensuring alignment with their SAM.gov registration. Proposals must provide a detailed technical solution with a data specification sheet—copying RFQ text verbatim will result in rejection—and include delivery lead time, point of contact information, and completed administrative blocks on the solicitation form. Payment must be processed via Wide Area Workflow using specific DoDAAC codes, and the evaluation process follows a lowest-priced technically acceptable model, where technical compliance is a pass/fail gate before price ranking occurs. All offerors must be registered in SAM, free of exclusions, and comply with Buy American provisions, combating trafficking in persons requirements, and other socioeconomic