Fiber Optic Draw Tower
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0017326QCM01
- Agency
-
Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333248 All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research seeks a specialty fiber optic draw tower system via Request for Quote under FAR Subpart 12.2 for commercial items, with proposals due June 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Amendment A00001, posted June 12, clarified pricing requirements for Software Access (CLIN 0018) and extended the deadline from its original May 22 date.
Place of performance is the Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375. The procurement is full and open competition with no set-aside. The NAICS code is 333248 (All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing) with a 750-employee small business size standard; PSC is 3695.
The system must be a fully turnkey silica fiber optic draw tower fitting a 1.2-meter by 1.2-meter by 9-meter footprint, capable of drawing step-index multimode, graded-index multimode, single-mode, microstructured photonic crystal, and microstructured hollow-core fibers. The furnace must reach 2300 degrees Celsius with resistive water cooling. The preform feed mechanism must accommodate 1.5-meter minimum length and diameters from 10 to 50 millimeters. Process speeds range from 1 to 200 meters per minute. The system requires four independent preform pressurization and vacuum control channels, two independent fiber coating systems with 365-nanometer LED UV curing at 12 watts per centimeter, dual diameter measurement systems with data logging, and fiber tension monitoring (0 to 500 grams minimum). Output fiber diameter range is 80 to 1000 micrometers with 0.1-micrometer tolerance. All equipment must be new, manufacturer-warranted commercial items; remanufactured and gray-market items are unacceptable. The vendor must be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller. Delivery is FOB Destination with 10 months from award to delivery. The procurement comprises 19 line items including project management, installation supervision, commissioning at the contractor's site, software access with source code availability, system documentation, and packing/shipping. Evaluation uses equal weighting on specification compliance, supplier past performance (via SPRS scoring), and price/cost analysis.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment A00001: The purpose of this amendment is to update the combined synopsis/solicitation to clarify the pricing requirements regarding Software Access. Offerors are directed to review the revised combined synopsis/solicitation document attached to this notice for the updated instructions to Offerors regarding CLIN 0018. The closing date/time has been extended to 4PM EST on 6/22/26.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with FAR Subparts 12.2 and 13.2. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number N0017326QCM01 is issued as a RFQ for the procurement of a specialty fiber optic draw tower.
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
For additional details on the submission of quotes and specifications, please see the attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation N0017326QCM01 and Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with FAR Subparts 12.2 and 13.2. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number N0017326QCM01 is issued as a RFQ for the procurement of a specialty fiber optic draw tower.
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
For additional details on the submission of quotes and specifications, please see the attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation N0017326QCM01 and Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N0017326QCM01 A00001 - Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics.docx | DOCX document | |
| N0017326QCM01 - Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf |
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