A-18 Notice of Intent_Tunable Laser.pdf

FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ANNOUNCEMENT: Special Notice

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66 - Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

SUBJECT: Procurement of Tunable, High-energy, Pulsed Femtosecond Laser System

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1333ND21QNB770231

CONTACT POINTS: Robert Cowins, Contract Specialist (301) 975-8335

Hing Pan Wong, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6289

DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b) with Coherent, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, for the acquisition of a one-year license renewal and support services. The equipment will be utilized by the NIST Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), in Gaithersburg, MD.

***** Sole source determination is based on the need to acquire a system that meets the following performance specifications:

- Fundamental Pump Center Wavelength (nm) 1035 ±5

- Pump Output Power (W) 40

- Pump Energy (µJ) 40 (single shot to 1 MHz)

- Pump Repetition Rate Single shot to 1 MHz

- Pump Pulsewidth (fs) <350

- Pump Pulsewidth Tuning Range <350 fs to >10 ps

- Pump Spatial Mode TEM00, M2 <1.2

- Pump Beam Divergence (mrad,) <1

- Pump Beam Diameter at Output (mm, 1/e2) 2.7 ±0.3

- Pump Beam Circularity (%) <85

- Pump Polarization Ratio >100:1

- Pump Polarization Direction Vertical ±3°

- Pump Beam Pointing Stability (µrad/°C) <25

- Pump Pulse Energy Stability (%) (RMS) <1.5

- Pump Power Stability (%) (RMS) <1.5

- OPA Wavelength Range: 630 … 2600nm tunable

- OPA Pulse Energy >1mJ @ 1550nm, single-shot to 1MHz

- OPA Pulse Energy >2.5mJ @ 775nm, single-shot to 1MHz

- Repetition rate single shot to 1 MHz

- Chillers as required for high-energy laser systems

- Software and drivers for user control

No other products have been identified in the marketplace that can perform the required functions.

Coherent, Inc. has been identified as the only manufacturer and sole distributor capable of meeting NIST’s requirements.

***** The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

*****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations.

Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by 05/31/2021, 12:00 p.m., EST will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to robert.cowins@nist.gov.

Contracting Office Address:

100 Bureau Drive Bldg. 301, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001 mailto:robert.cowins@nist.gov