NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE One (1) Widely Tunable Single-Frequency Continuous-Wave Laser System

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements” based on no other company can provide a fully-integrated system that can deliver single-frequency, narrow-linewidth (less than one (1) Megahertz (MHz)) output across all of the wavelength ranges above, as required by the Government, with wavelength adjustments and locking all done completely automatically with a remote computer interface, along with the ability to do fast, narrow­-linewidth scans over greater than one (1) nanometer (nm).  The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with M Squared Lasers Inc., Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 (CAGE Code 6HW05), for one (1) Widely Tunable Single-Frequency Continuous-Wave Laser System. 

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice.  A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.