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Spectrum Analyzer

FA4600 55 CONS PKP · 0, Nebraska, 68113

Response status

Due tomorrow

Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC

Responses are due tomorrow.

Posted
Aug 21, 2026
Archive date
Sep 6, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • FA4600 55 CONS PKP published this sources sought.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is 0, Nebraska.
  • The notice uses NAICS 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
a954dd164fda4895859eaeefdfcc7d44
Solicitation
FA4600_Spectrum_Analyzer
Base type
Special Notice
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
FA4600_Spectrum_Analyzer
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 21, 2026
Responses due
Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 6, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Special Notice
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Department code
Subagency
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Subagency code
Office
FA4600 55 CONS PKP
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
OFFUTT AFB, NE, 68113, USA
Place of performance
0, Nebraska, 68113
City code
State
Nebraska
State code
NE
Postal code
68113
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

NON-MANUFACTURER RULE WAIVER This sources sought is posted in pursuance of a non-manufacturer rule (NMR) waiver with the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the procurement of a spectrum analyzer under NAICS 334515. The SBA currently does not have a class NMR waiver for this NAICS. If your entity is a small business manufacturer of spectrum analyzers under NAICS 334515; please reach out to the listed points of contact. Upon reaching out, entities will be provided the Statement of Need (SON). Entities shall respond whether they manufacture a spectrum analyzer that meets the requirements outlined in the SON. SOURCES SOUGHT The 55th Contracting Squadron has an ongoing requirement to acquire a fixed (desk-top) or portable (handheld) spectrum analyzer. It is imperative to the mission of the 55th Communications Squadron that the spectrum analyzer exhibits the following specifications: Signal and Frequency Range Minimum: Between 2 Hz and 9 kHz Maximum: Between 85 GHz and 275 GHz Phase Noise Phase noise must be no greater/louder than -140 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset Additional equipment specifications/capabilities required will be provided in the SON once available All responsible entites my submit a response. Responses shall include the following information: Entity Name CAGE/SAM UEI Business Size Requirement would be fulfilled as a manufacturer or reseller Capabilities Statement Please email this information to both listed points of contacts. This sources sought posting fulfills the pre-solicittion requirements in accordance with RFO 5.101(c).

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$28,397
Median$79,653
High end (p75)$148,789
Comparable awards
16
Median
$79,653
Computed
Aug 25, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
RADIATION METERS FOR THE ENGINEERING BRANCH IN NORMAN, OK. 52.225-5:TRADE AGREEMENTSTECH SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC$237,915.33Jun 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
4CAST: OU67-FY26-055-NEW 50 GHZ VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER (VNA)ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC.$198,425.00Jun 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU67-26-075-NEW VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER EXTENDER HEAD DRIVERSCOPPER MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGIES LLC$83,140.00Jun 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU67-FY26-098-NEW POWER METERS AND COMPONENTSGAP WIRELESS INC$200,317.77Jul 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU77-FY26-167-NEW KEYSIGHT N7747C HIGH SENSITIVITY OPTICAL POWER METER (2 CHANNELS)TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$44,128.25Jun 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU77-FY26-164-NEW - 2 SWABIAN TIME TAGGER INSTRUMENTS FORECASTSWABIAN INSTRUMENTS USA, INC.$76,166.98Aug 20, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
OU77-FY26-173-NEW MULTI-INSTRUMENT APPARATUS MOKULIQUID INSTRUMENTS INC$23,825.00Jul 31, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EO 14398 - THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VOLCANO SCIENCE CENTER INFRASOUND UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$134,000.00Jul 29, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MOD IS TO ADD THE REQUIRED FAR CLAUSE FAR 52.222-90 "ADDRESSING DEI DICRFS, INC.$1,765,748.30Jul 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MAKO R/F AND MAKO MAS MODULERTI ELECTRONICS INC$18,972.00Jul 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PMA260 CASS FOT NI PARTS ORDER 0001NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP$17,249,692.00Jul 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
KEYSIGHT THE OFFICE OF PNT & SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT WILL ATTAIN CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT REAL-TITECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$153,719.27Jun 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
IN ACCORDANCE WITH EO 14222 IMPLEMENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY COST EFFITECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$99,021.28Jun 25, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEATEST PANEL METER CALIBRATORTEST, LLC$31,999.60Jun 30, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MODIFICATION 001: CLOSEOUT AND PLACE IT IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING DATA. HVI PFT-503 AC HI-PSWAIN DISTRIBUTION INC$10,500.00Jul 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEGGER PAM410 PHASE ANGLE METERUS TECH DEVICES, INC$27,196.00Jul 7, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Amendment history

A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.

VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Sources SoughtAug 23, 2026Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC94730eebe082b844
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC021cfd49a38a85bc

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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sam_urlSAM.gov Contract OpportunitiesAug 23, 2026sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.22026.08.3
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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 16 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 25, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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