FXI and ISR Mirror Bender Upgrade Package

The Department of Energy Office of Science seeks design, fabrication, testing, and installation of mirror bender upgrade systems for the FXI and ISR beamlines at the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Laboratory, with quotations due July 29, 2026, at 0800 ET. This is a firm fixed price procurement with no set-aside.

Place of performance is Upton, New York. The contractor must deliver four bender systems: one collimating mirror bender and one toroidal mirror bender for the FXI beamline, and one horizontal focusing mirror bender with in-vacuum double piping cooling lines and one vertical focusing mirror bender for the ISR beamline. All systems must operate in ultra-high-vacuum environments with base pressure below 10⁻⁸ mbar, be radiation resistant, and comply with ASME B31.3 piping standards and NFPA70 electrical standards with certification by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Vibrational stability must remain below 1.0 microradians in the 4–100 Hz range for FXI mirrors. Bend radius ranges from infinity to 5 kilometers with actuator resolution of 0.2 percent.

Milestone-based deliverables include final design review at 8 weeks post-award, equipment delivery at 32 weeks, and complete installation and testing by 38 weeks post-award. The anticipated delivery date is April 30, 2027. Contractors must provide prior success on at least two comparable projects at synchrotron facilities, accelerator laboratories, or similar high-precision environments, demonstrated capability in UHV compatibility and precision motion control, and detailed project management documentation including manufacturing capacity, lead times, and Gantt chart scheduling. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror submitting the lowest total price. Pricing is all-inclusive in U.S. dollars with FOB Destination (North America) or DAP (foreign) terms, inclusive of freight, import duties, and customs costs. Payment terms are Net 30 for large businesses and Net 10 for small businesses. The NAICS code is 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) with a 600-employee size standard. Questions were due July 6 at 0800 ET; Amendment 1 extended the proposal deadline from July 22 to July 29 and issued updated vendor Q&A on July 17.