BRAND NAME SOLE SOURCESMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR one (1) Ultrafast Polarization Scrambling, Controlling, and Measurement Equipment.

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX-18-Q-0090

2. Title: BRAND NAME SOLE SOURCESMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR one (1) Ultrafast Polarization Scrambling, Controlling, and Measurement Equipment.

3. Classification Code: 70

4. NAICS Code: 334516

5. Response Date: Five (5) days, not including date of posting due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the FedBizOpps.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation.

6. The Government requires the purchase one (1) Ultrafast Polarization Scrambling, Controlling, and Measurement Equipment.

7. 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.
NOTICE: The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one Brand Name source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements" based on compatibility with existing Government-owned equipment. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Novoptel GmBH., EIM-E, P6.4.03, Warburger Str. 100, Germany or their authrozied resellers for one (1) Ultrafast Polarization Scrambling, Controlling, and Measurement Equipment.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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 2005-99, effective 15 June 2018.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 334516. The small business size standard is 1,000 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: The Contractor shall provide (one) Novoptel endless polarization scrambler, polarimeter, laser unit, and endless polarization control module meeting the following salient characteristics:

Specifications/Requirement:
The Contractor shall provide the Tactical Network Assurance Branch (RDRL-CIN-T) within the United States (U.S.) Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD) a Novoptel endless polarization scrambler, polarimeter, laser unit, and endless polarization control module in accordance with the specifications listed below:

• Quantity of one (1) Endless polarization scrambler desktop unit with the following options:
o Configuration: three (3) quarter wave plates, one (1) half wave plate, and three (3) quarter wave plates
o single mode fiber
o C to L band
o 20 nanosecond (ns) clock cycles
o Eight (8) bit metatable with greater than (>) or equal to 16,000 entries
o Pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) generation for metatable
o Local area network (LAN) adapter
o Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) device with insertion loss less than (.