Multiwavelength Tunable Stable Optical Cavity System

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks one new Multiwavelength Tunable Stable Optical Cavity System via Request for Quotation (RFQ), with quotations due June 26. This is an unrestricted procurement open to all qualified vendors.

Place of performance is Boulder, Colorado (325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305). The system must support development of chip-scaled voltage references using Rydberg atoms and precision laser spectroscopy. Technical specifications include finesse greater than 10,000 at four wavelengths (852nm, 510nm, 638nm, and 656nm), zero crossing temperature characterization and temperature control tuned to the zero crossing point, and vacuum housing with ion pump. The unit must be brand new; prototypes, first articles, demonstration models, used, refurbished, or developmental systems are not acceptable. Delivery and installation must be completed within eighteen weeks from award. Installation includes on-site vendor technician services for equipment setup and start-up. Vendor on-site representation requires US citizenship; foreign nationals must register thirty days prior. Government acceptance testing is expected to take seven business days.

Quotations must include firm fixed-price coverage of all shipping and delivery fees with FOB Destination pricing and Net 30 payment terms. Quotations remain valid for 120 days. Offerors proposing products manufactured outside the United States must identify tariffs and other applicable charges as separate line items. The NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Evaluation uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology: technical capability is rated Acceptable/Unacceptable based on demonstration of meeting minimum requirements, and price is evaluated for reasonableness without price realism analysis. Amendment I corrected contact information; all communications must reference solicitation number NB688000-26-01482 and be emailed to angela.hitt@nist.gov.