Fiber Optic Components

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334515 with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

AFRL requires a fiber optic components with the following specifications:

FUSED-14-493-2.5/125-25/25/25/25-3A3A3A3A3A-1-0.5-460HP, QTY: 3

Fused one-by-four splitter for 493 nm with 25/25/25/25 split ratio, with 0.5 meter long, 900 μm OD loose jacketed, 2.5/125 singlemode 460-HP fiber pigtails terminated with FC/APC connectors on all ports.

FUSED-14-493-3/125-25/25/25/25-3A3A3A3A3A-1-0.5-PM460HP, QTY: 3

Fused one-by-four splitter for 493 nm with 25/25/25/25 split ratio, with 0.5 meter long, 900 μm OD loose jacketed, 3/125 PM 460-HP fiber pigtails terminated with FC/APC connectors that their key are aligned and locked on to slow axis on all ports.

FUSED-14-650-4/125-25/25/25/25-3A3A3A3A3A-1-0.5-630HP, QTY: 2

Fused one-by-four splitter for 650 nm with 25/25/25/25 split ratio, with 0.5 meter long, 900 μm OD loose jacketed, 4/125 singlemode 630-HP fiber pigtails terminated with FC/APC connectors on all ports.

FUSED-14-650-4/125-25/25/25/25-3A3A3A3A3A-1-0.5-PM630HP, QTY: 2

Fused one-by-four splitter for 650 nm with 25/25/25/25 split ratio, with 0.5 meter long, 900 μm OD loose jacketed, 4/125 PM 630-HP fiber pigtails terminated with FC/APC connectors that their key are aligned and locked on to slow axis on all ports.

PLCS-14-9/125-S-1250/1650-25-50-3A-1-1, QTY: 1

Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) based 1x4 splitter for 1250 to 1650 nm with 25 % equal split ratio across all outputs, with 1 meter long, 0.9 mm OD loose tube jacketed, 9/125 μm singlemode fiber pigtails terminated with FC/APC connectors on all ports.

VGA-4-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-S-650-4/125-3A-1-1-0.5-630HP, QTY: 2

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 4/125μ Coherent 630-HP SM fiber pigtailed 4 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-4-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-QS-493-3.5/125-3A-1-1-0.5-460HP, QTY:2

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 3.5/125μ Coherent 460-HP SM fiber pigtailed 4 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-S-1300/1550-9/125-3A-1-1-0.5, QTY: 1

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 9/125μ SMF28e+ SM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-4-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-P-650-4/125-3A-1-1-0.5-PM630HP, QTY: 2

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 4/125μ Coherent PM630-HP PM fiber pigtailed 4 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts with FC/APC connectors and their keys pre-aligned and locked on to slow axis on each end. Slow axis will be aligned perpendicular to front face of the chip axis in the grooves. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-4-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-QP-493-3.5/125-3A-1-1-0.5-PM460HP, QTY:2

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 3.5/125μ Coherent PM460-HP PM fiber pigtailed 4 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with FC/APC connectors and their keys pre-aligned and locked on to slow axis on each end. Slow axis will be aligned perpendicular to front face of the chip axis in the grooves. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-S-1060-6/125-3A-1-1-0.5, QTY: 1

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 6/125μ 1060 SM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-S-780-5/125-3A-1-1-0.5-780HP, QTY: 1

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 5/125μ Coherent 780-HP SM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-S-650-4/125-3A-1-1-0.5-630HP, QTY: 1

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 4/125μ Coherent 630-HP SM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-QS-493-3.5/125-3A-1-1-0.5-460HP, QTY: 3

 1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 3.5/125μ Coherent 460-HP SM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with angle FC/APC connectors at each end. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-P-650-4/125-3A-1-1-0.5-PM630HP, QTY: 1

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 4/125μ Coherent PM630-HP PM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts with FC/APC connectors and their keys pre-aligned and locked on to slow axis on each end. Slow axis will be aligned perpendicular to front face of the chip axis in the grooves. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

VGA-8-127-0-X-14.4-4.0-2.03-QP-493-3.5/125-3A-1-1-0.5-PM460HP, QTY: 3

1 meter long, 0.25mm OD coated, 3.5/125μ Coherent PM460-HP PM fiber pigtailed 8 channel V-Groove assembly with 127μ spacing and 0° flat polished with 0.5 meter long 0.9mm OD breakouts that are terminated with FC/APC connectors and their keys pre-aligned and locked on to slow axis on each end. Slow axis will be aligned perpendicular to front face of the chip axis in the grooves. Silicon v-groove with Pyrex cover lid is used.

The Government intends to negotiate a sole-source award for this requirement with Oz Optics, 219 Westbrook Rd, Ottawa, Canada, KOA 1L0

The Government has determined that no other company can meet all the above mentioned specifications, most importantly, the wavelengths specified which match the wavelengths of the Government’s quantum bits  For these reasons, the Government has determined Oz Optics to be the sole-source provider of the required items.

This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to brooke.mcdonald@us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.

Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 30 September 2025.

A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL – Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate

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Rome, New York 13441

United States