Summary
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) issued Sources Sought FA700026Q0068 to conduct market research and identify capable small business concerns able to provide a fully functional Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) system. The notice lists detailed salient characteristics including a Cu anode X-ray tube and medium-frequency generator, a vertical theta/theta goniometer, automated cross-beam optics with motorized switching, a 2D multi-mode detector, motorized sample stages and a motorized low-temperature chamber, and SAXS capability with an evacuated flight tube. The system is to be installed at the USAF Academy in Colorado (place of performance) and responses are due July 14, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.