2224 nm Laser System

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with Toptica Photonics, Inc., located in Farmington, NY on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for 2224 nm Laser System which requires this laser system to be compatible with existing NIST owned laser sytems.

Specific Requirements for the 2224nm Laser System are as follows:

Diode Laser-Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator 2224nm

Pump Laser 1050nm

Fiber Coupling Ports for Pump and Signal

Pound-Drever-Hall Module

Fast Analog Control

This shall be accomplished in accordance with the statement of work attached herein.

NAICS Code is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Toptica Photonics, Inc. for this requirement.

Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by August 19th, 2021. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to lia.arthofer@nist.gov . All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to lia.arthofer@nist.gov no later than August 18th, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. MST.