Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Luna Innovations Incorporated FA910126NOI_OpticalInterrogator

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Luna Innovations Incorporated This notice is to inform interested parties of the Government's intent to award a firm-fixed-price, sole-source purchase order to Luna Innovations Incorporated for the procurement of a high-speed optical interrogator system. This action is being conducted in accordance with FAR RFO Part 12 procedures, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (1) Points of Contact: Lindsay Jones, Contract Specialist, lindsay.jones.5@us.af.mil Brooke Vandeman, Contracting Officer, brooke.vandeman@us.af.mil (2) Set-asides: This is a sole-source action. No set-asides will be used. (3) Applicable Codes: NAICS Code: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (Size standard 1,000 employees) PSC: 6650 - Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories (4) Description: The Government intends to procure the following items from Luna Innovations Incorporated: Product Number: si155-HS-04-1510-1590-5000-NO Product Description: 4-Channel, High-Speed 5000Hz Scan, 80nm Wavelength Range, No Depolarizer, Channels Not Upgradable Optical Interrogator Quantity: 1 ******************************************************************** Product Number: LC/APC-FC/APC connectivity kit Product Description: 1-meter jumper bundle of LC/APC to FC/APC jumpers and four FC/FC bulkhead adaptors. Quantity: 1 ******************************************************************* (ii) Award Procedures: The total estimated value of this action is under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR RFO 12.102(a), only one source is available. (iii) Trade Agreements: This acquisition is not subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) or any Free Trade Agreements (FTA). (iv) Technical Data: Product data sheets and performance details are available at www.lunainc.com and www.micronoptics.com. (v) Construction: This requirement is not for a construction contract. (vi) Submission of Information: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. (vii) Justification for Sole Source: The intended source is Luna Innovations Incorporated, 301 1st Street, SW Suite 200, Roanoke, VA 24011. This proposed action is for the acquisition of commercial supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR RFO 12.102(a), only one source is available. The rationale for this decision is based on market research conducted via a Sources Sought Notice, which closed on March 20, 2026. The Government received no responses to this notice, indicating that only one known source is reasonably available to provide the supplies that meet the Government's requirements as detailed in the attached Specification Sheet.