Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Luna Innovations Incorporated
Overview
Buyer
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Original Source
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force intends to award a firm-fixed-price, sole-source purchase order to Luna Innovations Incorporated for a high-speed optical interrogator system and a connectivity kit. This action is being conducted under FAR RFO Part 12 procedures, with the rationale that only one source is available. The place of performance is COOPERTOWN, TN. Responses from other responsible sources are due by April 15, 2026.
Scope of Work
The Government seeks to procure the following items:
- Product Number: si155-HS-04-1510-1590-5000-NO (Quantity: 1) - A 4-Channel, High-Speed 5000Hz Scan, 80nm Wavelength Range Optical Interrogator with no depolarizer and non-upgradable channels.
- Product Number: LC/APC-FC/APC connectivity kit (Quantity: 1) - A 1-meter jumper bundle of LC/APC to FC/APC jumpers and four FC/FC bulkhead adaptors.
Technical Specifications for Optical Interrogator:
- Channels: Greater than or equal to 4
- Data Collection Speed: Greater than or equal to 5000 Hz
- Wavelength Range: 1510 nm – 1590 nm
- Wavelength Accuracy: Less than or equal to 2 pm
- Sensor Compatibility: Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG), Fabry-Perot (FR) (other sensors preferred but not required).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed-Price, Sole-Source Purchase Order
- Set-Aside: No set-asides (sole-source action)
- NAICS Code: 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (Size standard 1,000 employees)
- PSC: 6650 - Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories
- Estimated Value: Under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)
- Response Due: April 15, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
- Published: March 31, 2026
Justification & Response
This proposed action is justified under FAR RFO 12.102(a), as market research (a Sources Sought Notice closing March 20, 2026) yielded no responses, indicating Luna Innovations Incorporated as the only known source capable of meeting the detailed requirements. While this is a notice of intent to award sole-source, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation for agency consideration. However, the Government reserves the discretion to not compete this proposed contract.
Points of Contact
- Lindsay Jones, Contract Specialist, lindsay.jones.5@us.af.mil
- Brooke Vandeman, Contracting Officer, brooke.vandeman@us.af.mil