Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - AFRL/RABE Micro Load Frame
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory intends to award a sole source purchase order for a Micro Load Frame to Oxford Instruments Asylum Research at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, under NAICS code 334516, due to the vendor’s unique capability to deliver a system that fully integrates with the Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope’s software and meets all specified physical requirements. This decision is justified under RFO 12.102(a) and RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), as no other vendor can satisfy the technical integration and performance criteria outlined in the Minimum Requirements Document dated 05 August 2026. The procurement is being handled by the AFRL Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division based at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with the sole source determination currently subject to review based on any timely submissions from other capable sources. Interested parties may submit capability statements, quotations, or exceptions to the sole source intent by email to Christof Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil no later than Monday, 17 August 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All emails must include the exact subject line “Notice of Intent to Award SS – Micro Load Frame” to avoid filtration, and only .PDF, .doc, .docx, .xls, or .xlsx attachments are permitted—.zip or .exe files will be blocked. Responses will be evaluated solely to determine if a competitive procurement is warranted, and failure to adhere to submission requirements may result in disqualification. The contract office is located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with additional point of contact available through Jason Sav.
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Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USASet-Aside
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This requirement is for a Micro Load Frame at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334576 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division (RMZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Oxford Instruments Asylum Research.
In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is the only vendor capable of providing a micro load frame that meets the physical requirements and also fully integrates with the software of the Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details.
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 05 August 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Christof Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil no later than Monday 17 August 2026 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Notice of Intent to Award SS – Micro Load Frame”. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
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Minimum Requirements Document (MRD)
Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
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