EIC Scintillating Fibers for Barrel Imaging Calorimeter
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 444510
- Agency
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Office of Science
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 335921 Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6015 Fiber Optic Cables
- Place of performance
- Upton, New York 11973, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) is soliciting proposals for the design and fabrication of Scintillating Fibers for the Barrel Imaging Calorimeter at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), under the Department of Energy Office of Science. The procurement seeks a total of 4,900,000 meters of specialized scintillating fibers with specific technical requirements, including a light yield greater than 3.5 photoelectrons, fiber diameter of 1.00 ± 0.01 mm, and an attenuation length for blue light exceeding 4 meters. The solicitation will use a "Best Value" procurement approach, with evaluation criteria weighted across technical capabilities (50 points), prior experience (25 points), manufacturing capabilities (15 points), quality assurance (10 points), and sample evaluation (100 points). Proposals are due by January 31, 2025, with an estimated contract award date of May 30, 2025, and proposals must remain valid for 120 days after submission. Offerors must provide sample fibers and comply with comprehensive technical specifications detailed in the solicitation documents.
The contract is not set aside for any specific business category, making it open to all qualified vendors, including foreign suppliers who can submit the required AMS Form 050 certifications. The base contract is for 1,125,000 meters of scintillating fibers, with two unilateral options for an additional 1,264,000 and 2,511,000 meters, totaling the 4,900,000 meters requirement. The place of performance is Upton, NY, with monthly fiber shipments to be delivered to Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois. While the exact contract value is to be determined, the base contract suggests a significant investment in this specialized scientific manufacturing project. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 335921 (Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing) and PSC code 6015 (Fiber Optic Cables), with a quality classification of A-3. Delivery and performance timelines indicate that final delivery is due four years after contract award, with monthly progress reporting and detailed quality assurance requirements throughout the project.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT 01 is hereby issued to provide vendors answers to questions. Please see attached. No other changes are being made at this time.
The scope of work is for the design and fabrication of Scintillating Fibers for the Barrel Imaging Calorimeter for the EIC. BSA shall award one subcontract for a base amount of 1,125,000 meters and include unilateral option 1 – 1,264,000 meters and unilateral option 2 – 2,511,000 meters for a total of 4,900,000 meters of Scintillating Fibers.
Technical/Performance Characteristics
A. Light yield: the average response to a Sr-90 source shall be greater than 3.5 photoelectrons measured using a bialkali photomultiplier tube (e.g. Hamamatsu R329-02 or similar) 200 cm from the source, and the opposite end blackened (or assessed via other methods mutually acceptable to the BSA and Contractor).
B. Diameter mean value and variation shall be 1.00 +/- 0.01 mm, RMS ≤0.02 mm.
C. Attenuation length for blue light > 4m.
D. Batch to batch or lot to lot variation of light yield <15%.
E. Batch to batch or lot to lot variation of attenuation length <10%.
F. Emission spectrum in blue-green light
G. Scintillation decay time <3ns
H. Total length 4900 km
I. Delivery method in canes. Length of fibers 4.55 meters +/- 0.01m.
Update #1 ·
The scope of work is for the design and fabrication of Scintillating Fibers for the Barrel Imaging Calorimeter for the EIC. BSA shall award one subcontract for a base amount of 1,125,000 meters and include unilateral option 1 – 1,264,000 meters and unilateral option 2 – 2,511,000 meters for a total of 4,900,000 meters of Scintillating Fibers.
Technical/Performance Characteristics
A. Light yield: the average response to a Sr-90 source shall be greater than 3.5 photoelectrons measured using a bialkali photomultiplier tube (e.g. Hamamatsu R329-02 or similar) 200 cm from the source, and the opposite end blackened (or assessed via other methods mutually acceptable to the BSA and Contractor).
B. Diameter mean value and variation shall be 1.00 +/- 0.01 mm, RMS ≤0.02 mm.
C. Attenuation length for blue light > 4m.
D. Batch to batch or lot to lot variation of light yield <15%.
E. Batch to batch or lot to lot variation of attenuation length <10%.
F. Emission spectrum in blue-green light
G. Scintillation decay time <3ns
H. Total length 4900 km
I. Delivery method in canes. Length of fibers 4.55 meters +/- 0.01m.
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