NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Two (2) 780 nanometer (nm) Tapered Amplifier Laser Systems

The Department of the Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground seeks procurement of two 780 nanometer tapered amplifier laser systems, with proposals due August 11, 2026. This is a sole-source acquisition with intent to award to Toptica Photonics, Inc., located in Pittsford, New York, though the Government will consider all proposals received prior to closing.

Place of performance is Hyattsville, MD 20783, with delivery to the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783 by 2026. FOB is Destination. The procurement is issued as a Request for Quotation under simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items. NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; PSC code is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

The contract is Firm Fixed Price. Payment terms must be net thirty days or greater; shorter payment terms render offers unacceptable. The acquisition incorporates DFARS commercial provisions including safeguarding covered defense information controls, prohibition on covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity assessments, Buy American provisions, transportation of supplies by sea, prohibition of hexavalent chromium, item unique identification and valuation, and levies on contract payments. Invoicing and receiving reports must be submitted via wide area workflow with routing to DoDAAC codes HQ0490 and W911QX. Offerors must submit exceptions or conditions in a cover letter and provide representations regarding covered telecommunications equipment and cost or pricing data. The primary points of contact are Contract Specialist Willie Nuamah (william.nuamah.civ@army.mil, 520-672-9609) and Contracting Officer Morgan Evans (morgan.j.evans6.civ@army.mil, 520-672-9578).