National Instruments Equipment

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division is soliciting National Instruments modular data acquisition equipment under a total small business set-aside using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with the procurement restricted to National Instruments products due to their unique compatibility and lack of viable alternatives, as authorized under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). The solicitation, numbered N0016726Q1091, is being handled as a firm fixed-price purchase order with an estimated delivery deadline of June 30, 2026, for items including the NI-9234 Sound and Vibration Module, NI-9244 Voltage Input Module, cDAQ-9189 and cDAQ-9185 chassis, NI-9411 GPS Module, NI-9792 Wireless Sensor Network Module, and a LabVIEW Full Development Suite license. All proposals must be submitted by noon on May 11, 2026, and questions must be directed before May 14, 2026, with responses published via solicitation amendment. The award will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method, where only technically acceptable quotations are considered and price is the sole determining factor for selection. The items are to be delivered F.O.B. destination to Building 143 at NSWC Carderock in Bethesda, Maryland, and will be inspected and accepted by the government upon arrival. The contract requires compliance with a broad set of FAR and DFARS clauses covering subcontractor restrictions, whistleblower protections, cybersecurity safeguards, contractor ethics, and supply chain risk, including mandatory adherence to NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information. All vendors must be registered in SAM.gov and capable of submitting invoices via Wide Area WorkFlow, and offerors must certify their status as small businesses, providing UEI and CAGE codes, along with any applicable socioeconomic designations. Packaging and labeling requirements include compliance with government serial numbering standards and counterfeit part detection protocols, though specific MIL-STDs for preservation or marking are not detailed. The contract does not include option periods, special security clearances, or key personnel restrictions, and payment is managed through DoDAAC N00167, with no contract value stated due to missing unit pricing.