Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases (Under SAT) - signed.docx

Combination Solicitation and Synopsis

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX-23-Q-0091

2. Title: One (1) fast tunable o-band laser source for integrated photonics testing.

3. Classification Code: 6650

4. NAICS Code: 335999

5. Response Date: Five (5) days after posting date due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the SAM.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation.

6. Description:

Disclaimer: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-02 published on 16 March 2023.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 335999. The small business size standard is 600 Employees.

Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN 0001: One (1) fast tunable o-band laser source for integrated photonics testing, to include shipping FOB destination.

Specifications/Requirement: The Contractor shall deliver one (1) fast tunable o-band laser source for integrated photonics testing that meets the following specifications.

· The laser source shall be capable of supplying continuous wave (CW) polarized laser light to a standard polarization maintaining optical fiber via an FC/APC connector across a wavelength span of 1240 nanometers (nm) to 1380 nm with a polarization extinction ratio of at least 15 decibels (dB). The optical power shall be mode-hop free and have a flatness of better than plus or minus zero point two ((±) 0.2) dB.

· The fiber coupled optical power shall be settable to greater than +ten (10) decibel-milliwatts (dBm) across a predominate portion of the wavelength span of 1240 nm to 1380 nm and must be capable of exceeding plus (+) seven (7) dBm in the remainder. The optical power shall be mode-hop free and have a flatness of better than ±0.2 dB.

· The laser shall be capable of providing a reconfigurable trigger output voltage signal.

· The laser source shall be capable of both stepping to specified wavelengths as well as repeatedly rapidly sweeping from one wavelength to another at a rate of up to at least 200 nm/second across the span of 1240 nm to 1380 nm.

· The output optical power shall be stable to within a minimum of ±0.01 dB once set.

· The Laser shall be capable of being set to all chosen wavelengths to within an absolute accuracy of ± five (5) picometer (pm) or better.

· The Side Mode Suppression Ratio (SMSR) shall exceed 45 dB.

· The Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) shall be better than negative (-)140 decibel/hertz (dB/Hz).

· The Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) shall be greater than or equal to (>=) 90 dB/0.1 nm.

· The Laser linewidth shall be less than or equal to (<=) 200 kilohertz (kHz).

· The laser source shall be computer controllable via a General-Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB), and Universal Serial Bus (USB) control ports and come with a descriptive command set.

· The laser source shall be powered by a North American standard 120 volts (VAC) 60 Hz 15A outlet.

· The Contractor shall include shipping and delivery FOB destination to the following location no later than 12 weeks After Contract Award (ACA)

Army Research Laboratory (ARL) 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783

Delivery: Delivery is required twelve (12) weeks after contract award date. Delivery shall be made to Army Research Lab (ARL), 2800 Powder Mill Rd., Adelphi, MD, 20783. Acceptance shall be performed at Army Research Lab (ARL), 2800 Powder Mill Rd., Adelphi, MD, 20783. The FOB point is DESTINATION.

Clauses:

I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision:

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

II. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government’s minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government’s minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in order of relative importance):

Technical Capabilities/Specification Past Performance Price

The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets or exceeds the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications.

Technical and past performance are of equal importance and when combined are significantly more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price and to award without discussions.

III. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

IV. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: N/A

V. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

FAR:

52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018) 52.219-4, NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (SEP 2021) 52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (NOV 2021)

52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (SEP 2021)

52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

52.222-19, CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION 2020-O0019)

52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)

52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)

52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014)

52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021)

52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)

52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)

52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018)

DFARS:

252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016) 252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (JAN 2021)

252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013)

252.225-7000, ALT I BUY AMERICAN STATUTE—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (NOV 2014) ALTERNATE I

252.225-7001, BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2017)

252.225-7974, REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH THE MADURO REGIME (DEVIATION 2020-O0005) (FEB 2020)

252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013)

252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (FEB 2019)

VI. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR:

52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020)

52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020)

52.204-19, INCORPORATON BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (NOV 2021)

52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991)

DFARS:

252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)

252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012)

ADELPHI LOCAL CLAUSES:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD)

TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

RECEIVING ROOM – ALC

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

AWARD OF CONTRACT

DEBRIEF OF UNSUCCESSFUL OFFERS

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

PAYMENT TERMS

FULL TEXT:

52.252-1, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (Feb 1998)

52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

252.211-7003, ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016)

252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

VII. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as: N/A

VIII. The following notes apply to this announcement:

· Offers are due five days after posting, by 3:00pm Eastern Time (ET), to melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil

· For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Melissa Murphy (Contract Specialist), melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil

Place of Performance: United States Army Research Lab (ARL), 2800 Powder Mill Rd., Adelphi, MD, 20783-1138.

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