Multi-Spectral Sensor

This solicitation, numbered 1232SA26Q0649, is a combined synopsis and request for quotation under FAR Part 12 for a multi-spectral sensor system integrated with an existing Freely Astro drone, issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 334511. The requirement calls for a sensor with five spectral bands—Red, Green, Blue, Near Infrared, and Red-Edge—designed to match the wavelengths of the MicaSense Red-Edge MX sensor to ensure data continuity, along with an additional thermal band for crop temperature flux detection and a panchromatic band for high-resolution pan-sharpened imagery. The system must achieve a ground sample distance of less than 6 cm for multispectral bands, less than 2.5 cm for panchromatic, and less than 35 cm for thermal at a 400-foot altitude, and include a DLS light sensor for irradiance and sun angle measurement. Data storage and transfer must be via CFexpress memory card, and physical integration with the Freely Astro drone is mandatory. The evaluation method is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, where technical acceptability and past performance serve as pass/fail gates; only the lowest-priced offer is evaluated first, and if it fails, subsequent lowest-priced offers are reviewed until a technically acceptable quotation is found. All submissions must include SAM Unique Entity Identifier, be active in SAM.gov, and meet socioeconomic representation for small business, HUBZone small business, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business status. The sensor must be delivered within 30 days of award to the specified address in Lincoln, Nebraska, under F.O.B. Destination terms, with early deliveries permitted. Offers must be submitted electronically via email to Jessica Pacheco by June 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM Central Time, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format, on company letterhead, with detailed technical packaging that excludes pricing, and must include the place of manufacture for all components. Prices must remain firm for 90 days after the submission deadline. The contract incorporates FAR clauses related to commercial item acquisition, subcontractor restrictions, contractor ethics and whistleblower rights, identity verification, System for Award Management maintenance, security protocols, safeguarding of information systems, payment by electronic funds transfer, and F.O.B. destination. Additional requirements include compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws, Equal Protection principles, Executive Order 141