Blazed Grating Packages

The Department of Energy Office of Science, through Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC, is procuring three blazed grating packages for the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) INSPIRE spectrometer at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The solicitation seeks commercial products under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and requires vendors to design, fabricate, and deliver soft X-ray Variable Line Spacing Blazed Gratings with specific technical requirements including microroughness of 1 nm RMS on final coated gratings and precise line density specifications. Offerors must demonstrate previous experience fabricating and testing comparable grating rulings, provide references, and submit an acceptance test report showing measurement capabilities. The contract will be awarded to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror who meets all BSA technical requirements. Questions were due by August 14, 2025, and quotations are due August 28, 2025, at 4:00 EDT, with an amended deadline from the original August 26 date.

This procurement is full and open competition with no set-aside designation, open to businesses with up to 1,000 employees under the applicable size standard. No specific incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be firm-fixed price with milestone-based payments including approval of manufacturing plans, test procedures, factory acceptance reports, delivery of grating packages, and final documentation. The anticipated delivery timeline is 24 months after contract receipt, with specific milestones including Manufacturing/Inspection/Test Plans within two weeks and factory acceptance test reports at 23 months. Performance will take place in Upton, New York, with payment terms of Net 30 days for large businesses and Net 10 days for small businesses.