Opportunity
SAM #W911QX-26-Q-A070
Army Research Laboratory Solicitation for Helium Leak Checker and Associated Parts
Buyer
U.S. Army Garrison Adelphi
Posted
June 02, 2026
Respond By
June 09, 2026
Identifier
W911QX-26-Q-A070
NAICS
334516
The Army Research Laboratory is seeking a Helium leak checker for advanced electronics and quantum sciences research. - Government Buyer: - US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Advanced Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences division, High Frequency Electronics and Materials branch - Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Adelphi office - Products Requested: - One Helium leak checker - Must support vacuum and sniffing leak detection - Minimum backing pump capacity: 15 m³/hr - Helium pumping speed: minimum 2.5 l/s - Minimum detectable leak rate: 1e-13 Pa·m³/s - Sniffing leak rate: 1e-8 Pa·m³/s - Test inlet pressure: 15 hPa - Response time: under 1 second - Detects He, He, and H gases - Start-up time: under 5 minutes - Weight: max 56 kg; dimensions: max 547 x 375 x 389 mm - Programmable user interface, data storage, sniffer probe - Operable between 10-40°C; sound pressure max 54 dB - Input voltage: 100-110 VAC 50/60 Hz - Compatible with oil-based roughing pump - Includes connection kit (ISO-KF hose, clamping and centering rings, minimum 1 meter length) - Associated parts required for operation - Unique Requirements: - Delivery required FOB Destination to US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD - Compliance with unique item identification requirements (FAR/DFARS) - NAICS code: 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; opportunity is open to manufacturers meeting the technical specifications - Place of Performance and Delivery: - US Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Rd, Adelphi, MD 20783 (multiple postal codes listed for facility) - Army Contracting Command office at same address
Description
The High Frequency Electronics and Materials branch within the Advanced Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences (APEQS) division at the Army Research Lab (ARL) requires one (1) Helium leak checker with the following minimum characteristics see Salients attached.