Flexible Superconducting Coaxial Cables Tender, USA - 106752702

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Flexible Superconducting Coaxial Cables

Deadline : 10 Sep 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 106752702

Document Ref. No. : FA875124Q0101

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 335929- (Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1, 000 employees.



The Government requires the procurement of qty. 72 flexible, hand-formable superconducting coaxial cables, and intends to negotiate a sole-source award for this requirement with Quantum Coax, LLC., 1100 Agate Ave, Bozeman, MT 59718. Relevant Quantum Coax part numbers and product descriptions are as follows:

Part Number:

NbTi MicroFlex Coax Cable Assembly

Product Description:

Niobium-Titanium Microflex 0.047” flexible coaxial cable, 50 ohm, 12 inch length, SMA male straight non-magnetic connectors (both ends)



The Government has determined that other companies' products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. Quantum Coax is the only known commercial vendor capable of offering flexible, hand-formable superconducting coaxial cable assemblies, which are required for reconfiguration of a variety of experiments within cryostats on approximately a monthly basis. While several other companies produce superconducting coaxial cables, no others have been found to meet the required flexibility and reconfigurability requirements while also being superconducting at temperatures from 0 to 4 Kelvin. All other identified coaxial cables are semi-rigid and do not allow for frequent bending and re-bending, as required for the Government-s use, without significant risk of breaking or becoming damaged to the point of no longer being useful. Moreover, the Gove...
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Notice ID : FA875124Q0101
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command : AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
Sub Command : AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
Office: FA8751 AFRL RIKO
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Sep 03, 2024 01:18 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Sep 10, 2024 03:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Sep 25, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6145 - WIRE AND CABLE, ELECTRICAL
NAICS Code: 335929 - Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing

Place of Performance:

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