PMEL High-Frequency Universal Counters

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation AFLCMC/PZI Installation Contracting Support Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45323 Date: Release Date: 6 July 2026 Title: High-Frequency Universal Counters for PMEL Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA860126Q0087 Questions Due: 13 July 2026 at 1:00 pm EST Quotes Due: 16 July 2026 at 10:00 am EST Contact Point(s): Megan From, Contract Specialist; megan.from@us.af.mil Contact Point(s): Curtis V. Thomas III, Contracting Officer: curtis.thomas.4@us.af.mil Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA860126Q0087 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for commercially off-the-shelf (COTS) supplies, and the subject purchase order will contract to provide Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) high-frequency counters to calibrate critical high-frequency Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), such as spectrum analyzers and signal generators. This acquisition is solicited as a brand name small business set-aside, in accordance with RFO 11.204(a)(2)(ii) and RFO 19.104-1, for certified Keysight 53230A sellers authorized to sell and work on Keysight equipment as outlined in the Statement of Work under NAICS code 334515. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with some, none, or all offerors, or make no award at all depending upon: 1) the quality of quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government also reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. Requirement: The Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) requires procurement of three (3) new Keysight 53230A Universal Frequency Counter/Timers (350 MHz, 12 digits/s) equipped with Channel 3 (15 GHz CW), Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) Timebase, and a Type-N front panel input. These commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) units are required to replace obsolete, end-of-life legacy counters that are experiencing severe hardware degradation. This equipment is critical to restore high frequency Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) calibration capabilities and prevent faulty customer equipment from degrading mission readiness. Period of Performance: Desired Delivery Date: NLT 90 days after contract award Provisions and Clauses: See solicitation attachment for applicable provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition. NOTE 1: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7998, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (Deviation 2026-O0043) (FEB 2026), the offeror's quote submission legally binds and certifies that its SAM registration is current, complete, accurate, and has been updated within the preceding 12 months as of the offer's date. NOTE 2: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7021 and R-DFARS 252.204-7025, a CMMC Level 1 assessment is the mandatory minimum requirement for all offerors bidding with the Department of War. Under CMMC Level 1, all offerors must demonstrate full compliance by self-certifying with the 15 basic safeguarding requirements for Federal Contract Information (FCI) outlined in RFO 52.240-93(b)(1). Once your organization has confirmed its compliance with these 15 requirements, you must enter this self-certification into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil). Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record. You must verify the CMMC Level required for this award by checking the pr...