WAVELENGTH SHIFTING FIBER

Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG), acting as a contractor to the Department of Energy under Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, is soliciting commercial-grade plastic scintillating fibers meeting the exact specification of KURARAY America Inc.’s Y-11 (200)M, 1.4 mm diameter, 6000 meters per unit, in a single award firm fixed price purchase order. This procurement, identified by solicitation number RFP-384627-GMG under NAICS code 325211, is issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR subpart 12.6 and is open to full and open competition with no set-aside. The offeror must provide the complete quantity as specified, with partial proposals deemed unresponsive. The response deadline has been amended to August 4, 2026, at 9:00 PM ET. The contract requires delivery of the product to FFDG’s facility in Batavia, Illinois, with acceptance occurring at that location under an f.o.b. destination term, and the government retains the right to inspect and accept or reject delivery based on conformity to technical, quality, and warranty requirements including merchantability, fitness for use, and freedom from defects for at least one year post-delivery. Compliance with federal regulations including the Buy American Act is mandatory, with domestic content preference applied through a 20% cost differential threshold. The product must be properly labeled with the manufacturer’s name, item description, ECCN, HTS/Schedule B number, and domestic origin marking, and conform to applicable environmental and IT standards including EnergyStar® and IPv6 requirements. Key contractual obligations include adherence to cybersecurity controls under FAR 52.204-21, compliance with labor standards under FAR 52.222-41 and related clauses, prohibition of products from designated entities such as Kaspersky Lab, and strict restrictions on foreign national access to Fermilab systems requiring DOE pre-approval at least 180 days in advance. All offerors must certify their size status, export control classification, and compliance with anti-trafficking and VETS-4212 reporting requirements, and submit documentation including completed Proposal Certifications (PUR-466) in either .DOCX or signed .PDF format. No payment, invoicing, or accounting details are provided, and the contract value remains unspecified. The contracting officer