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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on June 24, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System

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IASS-AFRL-RIZ-2026-0025Federal

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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Structural Validation Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is proceeding with a sole-source acquisition for the VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System under solicitation IASS-AFRL-RIZ-2026-0025, citing 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.104-1(a)(4) due to the unique and proprietary nature of Polytec’s technology. The system is essential for non-contact vibration measurements under extreme thermal conditions in high-tempo hypersonic research facilities, requiring a 1550 nm laser wavelength to avoid interference from quartz heating lamps, a minimum bandwidth of 50 kHz, noise floor below 75 µm/s on untreated surfaces, and full compatibility with existing Polytec PSV-600-3D and PSV-500-1D systems. Ten sensor heads with fiber-optic cables at least six feet in length, ten VibroFlex Connect Front End controllers, and Polytec MDE software for data acquisition and control are to be delivered, with the capability to scale beyond ten measurement channels and provide analog 0–10 V outputs displaying displacement and acceleration. The procurement is restricted to Polytec, Inc., as the sole source capable of meeting these non-negotiable technical requirements, with no small business set-aside or competition considered viable. Responses to the Notice of Intent must be submitted via email by 9:00 AM Eastern Time on July 3, 2026, using the exact subject line “VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System” and limited to .PDF, .doc, .docx, .xls, or .xlsx attachments, as Wright-Patterson AFB email filters block .exe and .zip files. The system will be delivered and accepted at the AFRL/RAVZ facility on base, with no packaging, preservation, marking, or invoicing details specified in the documentation. No pricing data is included, and the award will be a firm-fixed price purchase order based solely on technical equivalence and system interoperability, not cost competition.

General Info

U.S. Air Force to award Polytec single-source contract for VibroFlex QTec system by July 1, 2026.

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Department Of Defense → Department Of The Air ForceView Agency

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

Place of Performance

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Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for Polytec VibroFlex QTec System

PDFjustification-and-authorization

MRD Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force
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This requirement is for VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.



NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE:  The NAICS Code is 334516. Air Force Research Laboratory's Structural Validation Branch (AFRL/RAVZ), contemplates awarding a single source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.201-2 to Polytec, Inc.  Please see the attachments to this notice for additional details.  This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive 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.  Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  Any responses should be e-mailed to the buyer at EMAIL no later than 3 July 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time.  Only responses received by this date will be considered.  All questions should be directed to the buyer at michael.hornberger.1@us.af.mil.



Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System” 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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