FY25_USAFA-1m Telescope Gratings Tender, USA - 123726731

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: FY25_USAFA-1m Telescope Gratings

Deadline: 07 Aug 2025

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 123726731

Document Ref. No.: FY25_USAFA-1m_Telescope_Gratings

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Name: Login to see tender_details

Address: Login to see tender_details

Email: Login to see tender_details

Login to see details

Tender Details

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.



The Sources Sought number is FY25_USAFA-1m Telescope Gratings and shall be used to reference any written responses to this sources sought.



The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) anticipates a requirement that is being considered under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed is 333310. The size standard for NAICS is 1000 employees.



This requirement is for USAFA to obtain Transmission Gratings for an existing 1-meter telescope (USAFA-1m). The USAFA-1m telescope is used by cadets and faculty for education and research in space situational awareness (SSA), astronomy, and STEM outreach. The imaging camera on the USAFA-1m telescope is a state-of-the-art 16-sector CCD camera with a custom-made dual filter wheel box that allows cadets to combine two filters for different optical measurements. The filter wheels hold broadband photometric filters that can provide near-simultaneous color measurements of artificial satellites and celestial objects. The transmission gratings will provide new capabilities for the USAFA-1m telescope, namely simultaneous color information at a higher wavelength resolution.



SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATIONS:



At a minimum, the equipment must:

Transmission grating: 100-grooves-per-millimeter Dimensions: 110 mm x 110 mm x 3 mm Blaze Wavelength: 465 nm Blaze Angle: 4.6 degrees Grating Surface: Ruled Material: transmission grade BK-7 Transmission grating: 200-grooves-per-millimeter Dimensio...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : FY25_USAFA-1m_Telescope_Gratings
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command : U
Sub Command : S
Sub Command 2 : AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Office: FA7000 10 CONS LGC
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 31, 2025 08:37 am MDT
Original Response Date: Aug 07, 2025 10:00 am MDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Aug 09, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: 6650 - OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
NAICS Code: 333310 - Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Place of Performance: USAF Academy, CO 80840 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice