Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Deformable Mirror (DM)
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) intends to award a sole source contract to Boston Micromachines Corporation for the procurement of a 137-actuator Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Deformable Mirror (DM) to support advanced research and development in Electro-Optical/Infrared sensing capabilities for hypersonics at the KHILS Laboratory located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The sole source acquisition is justified by the fact that Boston Micromachines is the only known supplier capable of meeting the specialized technical requirements outlined in the attached Minimum Requirements Document. This action is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation guidelines and reflects the necessity of securing this critical technology without competition. Interested parties other than Boston Micromachines may submit capability statements, quotations, or exceptions to the sole source intent via email by June 18, 2026, to be considered for potential competition; however, this notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Correspondence should follow specific email formatting instructions to ensure proper filtering and receipt at the Wright-Patterson AFB office administering the contract. The procurement is categorized under NAICS Code 333310 for Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, and will be managed by AFRL’s office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with the place of performance designated as Goulds, Florida.
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GOULDS, FL, 32542, USASet-Aside
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This requirement is for a Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Deformable Mirror (DM) for the AFRL/RWTSH at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/PZLEQ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Boston Micromachines Corporation.
In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Boston Micromachines Corporation is the only vendor capable of providing the required 137-actuator Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Deformable Mirror (DM) to support research and development of new Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensing capabilities for hypersonics at the KHILS Laboratory. 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 1 June 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. Jason B. Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Thursday 18 June 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-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Deformable Mirror (DM)”. 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