Quasonix Telemetry Receivers and Combiners

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a solicitation (FA930226Q00520001) for commercial products and services. The government is procuring telemetry products, specifically transmitters and receivers, as well as stream combiners and heat sinks.

• Single-channel compact receiver (Part Reference: QSX-RDMS-1C37-Q0-1111-04-14-EQ-ET / QSX-MLSC-12-IP2)

• MLSC Maximum Likelihood Stream Combiner

• Fan-cooled heat sink for 4" x 3" transmitter (Part Number: QSX-AC-34-HS-28V-SP)

• L/S/C-band telemetry dual STC transmitter (Part Number: QSX-VQR8-1110-10-64-24AL-C7-DP-HR-LD6-STC)

• Dual-channel 1U rack receiver (Part Number: QSX-RDMS-3R1D-E1-1111-00-14-CS-EQ)

• North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) Code: 334511

• Size Standard: 1350

• Delivery Schedule: 120 days from lead time event or date of award receipt.

• FOB Details: Contractor Destination

• Offer Due Date: May 22, 2026, 04:00 PM Local Time.

• Evaluation Factors:

  • Technical Acceptability (Step 1): Quotes must be rated technically acceptable.
  • Price Evaluation (Step 2): Offerors ranked by overall price; review for price reasonableness.
  • Past Performance (Step 3): Provide at least two (2) recent past performance works within the last three (3) years.

• This acquisition is set aside 100% for Small Business.

• The solicitation incorporates FAR clauses by reference, including 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors), 52.212-2 (Evaluation), and 52.212-4 (Terms and Conditions).

• Payment requests and receiving reports are to be submitted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

Sole Source Justification

This document is a Sole Source Justification for a firm-fixed-price purchase order for Quasonix brand telemetry transmitters and receivers. The acquisition is necessary to support flight test activities at Edwards Air Force Base.

• One (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order for various Quasonix brand telemetry equipment.

• Specific items include:

  • QSX-RDMS-1C37-Q0-1111-04-14-EQ-ET (Single-channel compact receiver), Qty: 1 ea
  • QSX-MLSC-12-IP2 (MLSC Maximum Likelihood Stream Combiner), Qty: 1 ea
  • QSX-AC-34-HS-28V-SP (Fan-Cooled Heat Sink), Qty: 5 ea
  • QSX-VQR8-1110-10-64-24AL-C7-DP-HR-LD6-STC (L/S/C-band telemetry dual STC transmitter), Qty: 5 ea
  • QSX-RDMS-3R1D-E1-1111-00-14-CS-EQ (Dual-channel 1U rack receiver), Qty: 3 ea

• The requirement is for a firm-fixed-price sole source purchase order.

• The estimated contract cost is not explicitly stated but is implied to be within simplified acquisition thresholds.

• This is a sole source justification, indicating limited competition.

• Market research identified Quasonix as the only vendor capable of meeting the specific technical requirements.

• A Combined Synopsis/Solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov to allow other potential vendors to respond with capability statements or quotes.

• The requirement is processed as a competitive, Small Business set-aside.

• The justification cites statutory authority RFO 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for soliciting from a single source.

• The government has invested over $1M in Quasonix telemetry equipment, and other manufacturers are not compatible with the legacy system.

• Northrop, the primary contractor for the aircraft, used Quasonix as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

• Airworthiness and documentation requirements restrict the use of other options for the QSX-RDMS-1C37-Q0-1111-04-14-EQ-ET.