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ID: B676561 • Type: Sources Sought • Match:  90%
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Description

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) is exploring vendor interest for a potential effort to develop a next-generation fiducial flashpole system for marine raft use. The current flashpole has experienced reliability and maintenance challenges in harsh field environments, particularly related to environmental exposure and humidity ingress. LLNS is seeking to identify vendors with the capability and interest to support a future effort to assess, design, prototype, test, and eventually deliver a more robust and maintainable replacement system.

At this stage, LLNS is not requesting detailed technical solutions. Instead, the goal is to gauge vendor capability, experience, and interest in supporting a system intended for demanding outdoor marine operations. Areas of interest include high-intensity flashing, external and internal triggering options, environmental durability, field maintainability, firmware support, and long-term lifecycle support. Vendors with experience in ruggedized electro-optical systems, embedded firmware, waterproof or weather-resistant packaging, and field-deployable equipment are encouraged to respond.

This inquiry is intended to help LLNS build a qualified bidder pool and better understand available commercial capabilities before any formal solicitation or design effort is launched. Interested vendors should provide an overview of relevant experience, technical capabilities to meet the product requirements (optical performance & functionality, electrical & firmware, environmental protection & reliability, mechanical & structural, and field operations & maintainability), ability to meet the required timeline, and any preliminary comments on their ability to support a future development effort of this type.

A Statement of Work with additional details is included with this Sources Sought posting.

Background
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) is seeking vendor interest for the development of a next-generation fiducial flashpole system intended for marine raft use. The current system has faced reliability and maintenance issues in harsh environments, particularly due to environmental exposure and humidity ingress. LLNS aims to identify vendors capable of supporting the assessment, design, prototyping, testing, and delivery of a more robust and maintainable replacement system. The goal is to gauge vendor capabilities and experience in ruggedized electro-optical systems suitable for demanding outdoor marine operations.

Work Details
The contract involves the assessment, design, development, prototyping, testing, and delivery of a new fiducial flash system. Key product requirements include:
1. Flash brightness exceeding 500k lumens with performance data provided by the vendor.
2. Flash pulse timing at 1 Hz or less (50 ms ON duration).
3. 360° light output visibility for detection by surrounding rafts and drones.
4. External trigger signal acceptance from raft instrumentation.
5. Internal triggering capability through an integrated photodiode sensor.
6. Logging of internal trigger events with accessible data for field download.
7. Firmware that is modifiable or supported by the manufacturer for updates.
8. Environmental protection compliant with IP67 standards against saltwater exposure.
9. Operating temperature range from -5 °C to 50 °C (23 °F to 122 °F).
10. Total weight less than 14 lbs with an isolated flashpole weight desired at 7 lbs.
11. Minimal maintenance requirements with straightforward servicing procedures.

Period of Performance
Design work shall be completed within 26 weeks of contract start.

Place of Performance
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Bidder Requirements
Vendors must demonstrate experience in ruggedized electro-optical systems and embedded firmware development. They should provide evidence of their ability to meet product requirements including optical performance, environmental protection, reliability, mechanical structure, and field operations maintainability.

Overview

Agency
Department of Energy (DOE)
Response Deadline
June 26, 2026, 8:00 p.m. EDT Due in 11 Days
Posted
June 15, 2026, 12:20 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
NAICS
335139 - Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
PSC
6210 - Indoor And Outdoor Electric Lighting Fixtures
Place of Performance
Livermore, CA United States
Source
Open
Current SBA Size Standard
1250 Employees
Est. Level of Competition
Average
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$250,000 - $1,200,000 (AI estimate)
Odds of Award
19%
On 6/15/26 Department of Energy issued Sources Sought B676561 for Fiducial Flashpole Product due 6/26/26. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 335139 and PSC 6210.
Primary Contact
Name
Yvonne Garcia   Profile
Email
garcia288@llnl.gov
Phone
None

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF > ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF > LLNS – DOE CONTRACTOR
FPDS Organization Code
8900-899011
Source Organization Code
500048439
Last Updated
June 15, 2026
Last Updated By
garcia288@llnl.gov
Archive Date
July 11, 2026