Description
The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) is issuing a presolicitation notice of intent to award a sole‑source, follow‑on IDIQ contract to Linde Special Projects, LLC for high‑precision laboratory analytical services supporting the Gas Analysis Services Technical Operations Need (GASTON) program. The contractor will perform routine elemental gas chromatography on ~9,400 whole‑air samples per year, high‑purity noble‑gas and VOC separations, Geiger‑Mueller radiometry, liquid‑scintillation beta spectrometry, and associated R&D, software/hardware development, and maintenance of Government‑Furnished Equipment. Strict licensing (active NRC radioactive materials license) and security (SECRET‑rated facility with personnel cleared for CNWDI/RD) requirements are mandatory. Interested parties may submit capability statements by 4:00 PM ET on 11 Sept 2026.
• Perform up to 9,400 gas chromatograph elemental assays annually (≤10 % uncertainty).
• Separate noble‑gas/VOC fractions (≥99.9 % purity, ≥80 % yield) and conduct G‑M radiometry (<0.5 % random uncertainty) and L‑S beta spectrometry.
• Provide engineering support, software/hardware development, calibration, and maintenance of specialized GFE.
• Must hold an active NRC radioactive materials license and operate a SECRET‑cleared facility.
• Capability statements due 11 Sept 2026; award anticipated 15 Nov 2027.