Fiber Optic Cable

Added: Jun 03, 2016 3:17 pm NASA/GSFC has a requirement for (Quantity of 1) Fiber Optic Cables

NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Leoni Fiber Optics, Inc.

This is a jacketed fiber optic cables for use in the aircraft instruments.

Minimum Requirements include:
• Fiber Optic Cables
• 800/840/875 micron, low OH, 0.22 Numerical Aperture fiber
• all ends to have stainless steel SMA connectors with internal O-ring seals
• both ends of each fiber anti-reflection coated for 808 nm (R<0.20%, T>99.6% total, over 0-15 degree angle of incidence)
• except as noted below, all cables to have Squarelock monocoil steel jacketing (3/16" diameter)
• quantities and length per item description below

• Item 1: overall length 6.3 cm; Qty: 10; no jacketing (feedthrough fitting)
• Item 2: overall length 60 cm; Qty: 2
• Item 3: overall length 15 cm; Qty: 10; jacketing to be 3.8 mm black furcation
• Item 4: overall length 38 cm; Qty: 10
• Item 5: overall length 73.5 cm; Qty: 2
• Item 6: overall length 1 m; Qty: 10
• Item 7: overall length 2 m; Qty: 5
• Item 8: overall length 3 m; Qty: 5

Deliverables or Delivery Schedule
Fiber Optic Cables

Leoni Fiber Optics, Inc (formerly Richard Losch, Inc) is, to our knowledge, the only company that regularly stocks the very particular type of fiber optic required to meet the minimum requirements of this procurement.

Leoni Fiber Optics) previously provided to GSFC similar fiber optics for use in instruments, under PRs 4200411262 and 4200445669. These were done as sole-source procurements for the reasons given above.

Delivery schedule shall be on July 30, 2016 or no later than August 30, 2016

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing mail to: Monique.m.murrell@nasa.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) time on June 20, 2016.

Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.