Purchase Description Rev 3

27E-646A-RF

Rev 3
11/10/2026

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

FOR
Accessories for Keysight N5242A
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SCOPE: This Purchase Description (PD) defines the requirements for a hardware technology refresh of accessory components for the Keysight N5242A Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). The contractor shall deliver replacement components and accessories to support operations across sixteen (16) designated Air Force Metrology & Calibration Program (AFMETCAL) Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMELs).
1.1.

Background: AFMETCAL sustains critical physical and electrical measurement standards for the United States Air Force. The legacy accessory suites currently integrated with the Keysight N5242A VNAs at various PMEL locations have surpassed their economic service life and are demonstrating degraded reliability and supportability. Replacement of these aging components is required to restore full calibration capability and prevent mission downtime.

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Objective: The primary objective of this effort is to procure and deliver modernized, fully compatible VNA accessory components. The technology refresh will eliminate equipment reliability bottlenecks, ensure operational continuity at numerous PMEL sites, and maintain the precise calibration baselines mandated by AFMETCAL

REQUIREMENTS:

2.1. Brand Name Equipment:

Item No. Manufacturer
Keysight
Keysight
Keysight
Maury
Maury
Maury

Part Number
N4696D
N4691D
85053B
2633C1
8022S1
8022T1

Description
7mm E-Cal Kit
3.5mm E-Cal Kit
3.5mm Ver Kit
NMD 3.5mm(f) to 7mm
3.5mm(f) to 7mm
3.5mm(m) to 7mm

Quantity

WARRANTY & TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

3.1.

The default warranty & technical support normally offered by the vendor for this product shall be provided with the unit.

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OPERATOR’S MANUAL: The commercially available operator or user’s manual will be supplied with the respective units.

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ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND OPERATIONAL HEALTH: A combination of the

system manual, other documentation, and/or the system itself shall identify potential environment, safety and operational health hazards and how they are mitigated when the design itself cannot mitigate them. This will be accomplished through stating the hazard and accompanying mitigation through the use of safety devices, use of warnings, or use of special operational procedures to counter such hazards.

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TESTING: The item will be inspected and accepted at a destination specified elsewhere in this contract. The item will be checked with test equipment and parameters equal to or better than