One (1) Titan compact Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd:YAG) high energy pulsed laser system with custom beam shaping optics.

(1) Action Code :      SOURCES SOUGHT

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources.  This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

(2) Date : 17 August 2020             

(3) Classification Code : 60

(4) NAICS Code: 334516              

(5) NAICS Size Standard: 1,000 Employees

(6) Contracting Office Address: 2800 Powder Mill Road
       Bldg. 601
       Adelphi, Maryland 20783

(7) Subject: Sources Sought for the procurement of one (1) Titan compact Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd:YAG) high energy pulsed laser system with custom beam shaping optics.

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-20-Q-0244

(9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 24 August 2020

(10) Contact Point: Geovonye Parker, Contract Specialist, Geovonye.n.parker.civ@mail.mil, (301) 394-1029

(11)

A. Objective:

To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.

B. The Contractor shall deliver one (1) Titan compact neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) high energy pulsed laser system with custom beam shaping optics that meets or exceeds the following minimum requirements:

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001:

• Shall have a laser wavelength at 1064 nanometers (nm).
• Shall provide at least seven (7) joules (J) of energy in a single beam and a single pulse.
• Shall maintain a pulse to pulse energy variation less than or equal to 1% root mean square (rms) over 1000 shots.
• Shall maintain a pulse to pulse energy variation less than or equal to 2.5% rms over eight (8) hours.
• Shall maintain a laser pulse width (full width at half maximum (FWHM)) between ten (10) and twenty (20) nanoseconds (ns).
• Shall provide a beam diameter of no more than twenty-five (25) millimeters (mm).
• Shall provide a pulse repetition rate of five (5) Hertz (Hz).
• Shall provide a laser that is spatially multimode with a beam quality factor (M2) within a range of 22-27 (M2).
• Shall provide a laser head footprint no larger than 50 x 20 x 10 inches.
• Shall include a dedicated optical set-up coupled to the laser to deliver appropriate beam profile onto the target.
• The output laser energy from the optical set-up shall be greater than 75% of the input laser energy.

• Shall provide the following spatial beam characteristics on the target: a flat-top round beam with a supergaussian spatial distribution with an order of eight (8) minimum. The Government defines the supergaussian intensity distribution as I(r) = I0 * exp[-2(r/r0)n]).
• Shall provide a spatial modulation on the plateau within 4% rms. The Government defines the plateau of the supergaussian intensity distribution as the central zone of the beam whose intensity is greater than 95% of the max level of the intensity of the least-square best fit curve.
• Shall provide a beam spot of one (1) mm to four (4) mm onto the target with no major change of beam distribution within +/- five (5) mm of depth of focus for the smaller spot size.
• The Contractor shall discuss design and implementation of dedicated optical set-up prior to installation.
• The Contractor shall provide two (2) hard copies of the operator manual.

CLIN 0002: The Contractor shall provide delivery, installation, set-up and testing at the ARL in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-5066 within sixteen (16) weeks After Contract Award (ACA).

• The Contractor shall provide a minimum of four (4) hours of on-site training at ARL, APG, MD for up to three (3) ARL employees/contractors on day to day operation of the laser.

C. Responses:

All interested parties should notify this office in writing, via e-mail, within the posted date.  Responses shall include:

1.      To what extent each of the specifications can be met.
2. Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 1,000 Employee standard that accompanies NAICS code 334516. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.].
3. Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects.

(12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later than 12:00PM eastern standard time on 24 August 2020. Submissions should be emailed to Geovonye Parker, Geovonye.n.parker.civ@mail.mil.

Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Geovonye Parker at Geovonye.n.parker.civ@mail.mil. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.

 (13) Place of Contract Performance: Army Research Laboratory

     Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5066

(14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: 16 weeks After Contract Award (ACA).