Alkali Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) Ti: Sapphire Laser System
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA700025Q0080
- Agency
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Air Force Academy
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The US Air Force Academy has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the acquisition of an Alkali Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) Ti: Sapphire Laser System. This Special Notice, posted on June 27, 2025, announces the agency's intention to award a sole source contract to M SQUARED LASERS INC, a small business located in Boston, Massachusetts. The contract is set aside for total small business participation and falls under the NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy is utilizing sole source authority under 10 USC 2304(c)(1), citing that only one responsible source is available to meet their requirements. The anticipated contract award date is September 1, 2025, structured as a Firm Fixed Price agreement.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of the Air Force Academy's intent to proceed with a sole source acquisition after receiving no responses to a previously posted Sources Sought notice on June 4, 2025. The laser system must meet highly specific technical requirements, including a continuous wave single frequency Ti: Sapphire pumped OPO laser with a 532 nm pump laser, continuous scan range of at least 20 GHz, and dual tuning ranges of 950-1400 nm and 1800-4000 nm. Additional specifications require minimum laser output power of 10 mW at 1100 nm and 3 mW at 2200 nm, automated control features, and a single set of optics covering the entire Ti: Sapphire wavelength range. Contractors have until June 30, 2025, to respond to this notice, though the agency has already identified M SQUARED LASERS INC as the sole capable source. This acquisition supports the Air Force Academy's research and educational mission requiring specialized optical instrumentation capabilities.
Notice text
See Attachment
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOI_ Alkali Laser_FA700025Q0080.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Alkali Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) Ti: Sapphire Laser System | Pre-Solicitation |
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