Laser Systems

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This 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 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

AFRL requires the purchase of a complete system of lasers with the following capabilities:

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2. Littrow Laser at 413nm
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   2. LDL001: Monolithic block Littrow diode laser
      
   3. 415AR60: Laser diode, 400-430nm, 60mW, AR coated
      
   4. MFS405: 395-425nm Faraday isolator single stage 4.7mm, 40 dB
      
   5. DLC102/HC: External Cavity diode laser controller, 100mA, high compliance voltage
      
   6. CEF: Extended Chassis, for internal mounting of isolator
      
   7. CEFSKK: Fiber port, includes mirrors, Schafter+Kirchhoff fiber coupler
      
   
   
3. Littrow laser at 493nm
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   2. LDL001: Monolithic block Littrow diode laser
      
   3. 488LD30: Laser diode, 493nm, 30mW, uncoated
      
   4. OFR488-3: Faraday isolator, 475-495nm, 2.7mm aperture
      
   5. DLC102/HC: External cavity diode laser controller, 100mA, high compliance voltage
      
   6. CEF: Extended chassis, for internal mounting of isolator
      
   7. CEFSKK: Fiber port, includes mirrors, Schafter+Kirchhoff fiber coupler
      
   
   
4. Cateye Laser at 650nm
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   2. CEL002: Monolithic block cateye laser
      
   3. 650AR40: Laser diode, AR coated, 648-660nm, up to 40mW
      
   4. MFS650: 630-670nm Faraday isolator, 4.7mm, 40dB
      
   5. DLC202: Electronic controller, 200mA
      
   6. CEF: Extended Chassis, for internal mounting of isolator
      
   7. DEFSKK: Fiber port, includes mirrors, Schafter+Kirchhoff Fiber coupler
      
   8. Special: Cylindrical telescope
      
   
   
5. Littrow laser at 455nm
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   2. LDL001: Monolithic block Littrow diode laser
      
   3. 461AR45: Laser diode, 455nm, 45mW, AR coated
      
   4. EOT4MP-2: Faraday Optical Isolator, cemented PBS polarizer, >27dB suppression
      
   5. DLC202/HC: External Cavity diode laser controller, 200mA, high compliance voltage
      
   6. CEF: Extended Chassis, for internal mounting of isolator
      
   7. CEFSKK: Fiber port, includes mirrors, Schafter+Kirchhoff fiber coupler
      
   
   

The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Moglabs USA. 419 14th Street, Huntington, PA 16652

The Government has determined that no other source has commercial offerings that can meet its requirement. The systems complement and upgrade existing systems and environment characterized by Moglabs equipment. Moglabs is the only company that has demonstrated, for commercial-off-the-shelf systems, free-running linewidths of < 200 kHz @ 413 nm, 493 nm, and 455 nm; and < 100 kHz @ 650 nm. The requested systems allow for the addition of a new species of ion to the experiment. Due to the existing systems in the lab, minimal training will be required of personnel. Procuring a different set of systems will require personnel re-training estimated at 20 hours per person, which will quickly outweigh any potential cost benefits.

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 richard.childres@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 SEP 2018.

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

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