NIST Polarization entanglement tomography analyzer
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1333ND26QNB770359
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Hing Pan Wong hingpan.wong@nist.gov (301) 975-6289
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks quotations for two polarization entanglement tomography analyzers for quantum network research, with proposals due July 21 and questions due July 15 at 11:00 AM ET. This is an unrestricted RFQ issued under FAR Part 12 as a combined synopsis/solicitation; small businesses and other than small businesses may respond.
Place of performance is Gaithersburg, Maryland. CLIN 0001 calls for one analyzer operating at 1320 ± 20 nm with device return loss less than 60 dB; CLIN 0002 calls for one analyzer operating at 795 ± 15 nm with device return loss less than 50 dB. Both units must feature FC/APC single-mode fiber inputs, two high-precision rotation stages with half-wave and quarter-wave plates, and capability to measure in the canonical basis {H, V, D, A, R, L} for 2-qubit density matrix calculations. Angular repeatability must be better than 0.1 degrees; compact dimensions may not exceed 5" x 5" x 8" excluding fiber connections. All items must be new, manufacturer-packaged with original documentation; used, remanufactured, experimental, prototype, custom, or gray market items are not acceptable. Delivery is FOB Destination within thirty days of order receipt or as specified in the requirements document (up to three months). Payment is 100% upon receipt and acceptance under Net 30-day terms. The contractor must warrant the entire system per Original Equipment Manufacturer commercial warranty terms for minimum 12 months parts and labor.
The NAICS code is 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals; small business size standard 750 employees); PSC is 6640. Award will be a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible quoter whose quotation is technically acceptable and offers the lowest price. Evaluation criteria consist of Factor 1 (Technical Capability) and Factor 2 (Price, evaluated for fairness and reasonableness but not scored). Questions should be directed to Hing Pan Wong at HingPan.Wong@nist.gov.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Servicesas supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01; effective March 13, 2026, and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), supplemented by Department of Commerce Acquisition Policy.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation number is 1333ND26QNB730213.
This procurement is being issued on an unrestricted basis, small businesses and other than small businesses may respond to this solicitation.
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The PSC Code is 6640 – Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.
It is anticipated that a Firm-Fixed Price type Purchase Order will be issued as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation.
Delivery shall be FOB Destination and made within thirty (30) days or less after receipt of order (ARO).
Responsible offerors shall provide pricing for the following line item(s) and in accordance with the Attachment A – Requirements Document:
CLIN
Description
Total Price
0001
Polarization entanglement tomography analyzer for 1310 nm
0002
Polarization entanglement tomography analyzer for 800 nm
TOTAL
INQUIRIES
Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to Hing Pan Wong at HingPan.Wong@nist.gov. Questions must be received by or before July 15, 2026 at 11:00AM ET. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
Quotes must be submitted and received via email to Hing Pan Wong at HingPan.Wong@nist.gov by 11:00 AM ET, July 21, 2026 in order to be considered. Failure to submit a complete quote prior to the solicitation closing date and time will render the quote late and unacceptable. To be considered for award, the Offeror must be an “active” registrant in the U.S. System for Award Management (SAM) at time of solicitation close.
Please see the following attachment for more details.
Attachments:
Attachment A – Requirements Document
Attachment B – Clauses, Instructions to Offerors, and Evaluation Criteria
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment B - Clauses Instructions Evaluation Criteria.pdf | ||
| Attachment A - PolAnalyzers Requirements Document.pdf |
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