Sources Sought: Laboratory isolation and detection of nuclear-related particles from environmental debris samples

Event Overview:

Solicitation #: FA7022-24-R-LSAII

The Air Force Applications Center (AFTAC) is seeking laboratories that are able “(1) to analyze, on an industrial scale, a wide range of environmental samples containing nuclear-related materials, (2) to adhere to quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program to ensure all measurements contain no laboratory induced contamination, (3) to collect and input analysis results in a database for historical purposes and for use in contamination monitoring, and (4) to provide support in the interpretation of the data.

The contractor shall provide and maintain a process for isolation and detection of nuclear-related particles from environmental debris samples. Requirements – The contractor shall provide multiple analytical techniques to analyze samples. Analysis shall include all of the following methods: optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal ion mass spectrometry (TIMS), x-ray fluorescence (XRF), electron microprobe, x-ray diffraction (XRD), secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), RAMAN spectroscopy, alpha spectroscopy and gamma spectrometry.”

Due date: 10 March 2023, 1:00 p.m. EST