Summary
The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Research Laboratory's Structural Validation Branch (AFRL/RAVZ) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, has issued Special Notice IASS-AFRL-RIZ-2026-0025 indicating its intent to award a single-source purchase order to Polytec, Inc. for a VibroFlex QTec Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and Product Service Code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies), placed on a full and open basis with no set aside. Although this is not a request for competitive proposals, the Government will consider responses received by the published response deadline to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement, with two attachments (MRD - Fiber Optic Laser Doppler Vibrometer System.pdf and SSJ - Redacted.pdf) referenced as additional details.