Cesium Beam Atomic Clock

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks one cesium beam atomic clock for delivery to its Boulder, Colorado facility, with quotations due June 12. This is an unrestricted procurement conducted as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 on a firm fixed-price, FOB Destination basis.

Place of performance is Boulder, CO 80305. The device must support NIST's ensemble time scale that generates UTC(NIST), the official U.S. source of time and frequency signals, and operate continuously for several years without interruptions or significant time deviations. Technical specifications include short-term stability of 1e-11 Allan Deviation at 1-second averaging intervals and long-term stability of 1e-14 Allan Deviation for intervals exceeding 10 days; dual output signals at 5 MHz and 10 MHz (each 1 Vrms) plus pulse-per-second signals (greater than 1.5V); pulse-per-second synchronization input capability (100 nanoseconds); AC power input at 120V or 208V, 60 Hz with 24V DC auxiliary power; battery backup providing minimum 30 minutes of operation; power consumption below 100W; and digital control via RS-232, Ethernet, or equivalent standard interface with precision frequency adjustment capability. Delivery is required eighteen weeks after receipt of order, with acceptance expected within fourteen days of receipt. Payment terms are Net 30. The NAICS code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a 600-employee size standard. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis to the responsible offeror with acceptable technical capability and reasonable pricing; no price realism analysis will be conducted. Price quotations remain valid for ninety days.