Sources Sought 2.22.24.doc

(1) Action Code :

SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

(2) Date : 2/21/2024

(3) Classification Code : 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

(4) NAICS Code: 334516

(5) NAICS Size Standard: 1000 Employees

(6) Contracting Office Address:

2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783

(7) Subject: Sources Sought for one (1) Fast tunable C-band laser source for integrated photonics testing.

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX24Q0070

(9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 3/1/2024

(10) Contact Point: Meghan Dumler, Contract Specialist, 520-672-9598, meghan.d.dumler.civ@army.mil (11)

A. Objective:

To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.

B. Salient Characteristics

The Contractor shall provide one (1) Fast tunable C-band laser source for integrated photonics testing, which meets the following minimum requirements:

1) Capable of supplying Continuous wave polarization maintained laser light to a standard optical polarization-maintaining fiber via an FC/APC connector across a wavelength span of 1480 nanometers (nm) to 1640 nm with a polarization extinction ratio of at least 15 decibels (dB).

2) Fiber coupled optical power must be settable to greater than +10 decibel-milliwatts (dBm) across a predominate portion of the wavelength span given in salient characteristics (1) and must be capable of exceeding +7 dBm in the remainder.

3) The optical power referred to in salient characteristics (1) and (2) must be mode-hop free and have a flatness of better than ±0.2 dB.

4) Must be capable of both stepping to specified wavelengths as well as repeatedly rapidly sweeping from one (1) wavelength to another at a rate of up to at least 200 nm/second across the span in salient characteristic (1).

5) The output optical power must be stable to within a minimum of ±0.01 dB once set.

6) Laser must be capable of being set to all chosen wavelengths to within an absolute accuracy of ±5 picometers (pm) or better.

7) Side Mode Suppression Ratio (SMSR) must exceed 45 dB.

8) Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) must be better than -140 dB/Hz.

9) Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) must be >= 90 dB/0.1 nm.

10) Laser linewidth must be <= 200 kilohertz (kHz).

11) Must be computer controllable via General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) or Universal Serial Bus (USB) control ports and come with a descriptive command set.

12) Must be powered by a North American standard 120 VAC 60 Hz 15A outlet.

13) Delivery shall be made no later than (NLT) four (4) to six (6) weeks after the Award date.

C. Responses:

All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include:

(I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met.

(II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 1000 employees size standard that accompanies NAICS code 334516. If a small business, you must also list any small, disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.].

(III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects.

(12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later than 11:59AM eastern standard time 3/1/2024. Submissions should be emailed to Meghan Dumler at meghan.d.dumler.civ@army.mil.

Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Meghan Dumler at meghan.d.dumler.civ@army.mil or 520-672-9598. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.

(13) Place of Contract Performance: Adelphi Laboratory Center Adelphi MD 20783

(14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: The tunable laser should be delivered 4-6 weeks after the award.

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