RFQ Brand Name or Equal Photon Systems UV Laser

NOTICE: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is issuing the following Brand Name or Equal Request for Quote (RFQ) for Photon Systems NeCu 70-248 Neon-Copper (NeCu) Deep UV Laser per the attached Specification Requirements.

Solicitation number 89243325QFE000513 is available for downloading on Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov and FedConnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/.

The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05, dated 08/07/2025.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 334516. This requirement is a total small business set-aside. Only quotes submitted by small business concerns will be accepted by the Government. Any quote that is submitted by a contractor that is not a small business concern will not be considered for award. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition.

Quoters shall include a completed copy of their Representations and Certifications with their quote, or ensure that their SAM.gov profile is up-to-date and complete in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, apply to this acquisition. For FAR 52.212-5, please review this clause in-depth for further applicable clauses that might apply.

Interested small business vendors are strongly encouraged to submit their quotation on the attached RFQ Standard Form (SF) 1449, and provide all supporting documents, as necessary, via the FedConnect portal at www.fedconnect.net, by the 08/29/2025 at 1300 PM ED.

All quotes and questions must be submitted electronically through FedConnect. Only those quotes and questions posted to FedConnect will be accepted. Questions relating to this solicitation must be submitted through FedConnect within seven days of the issuance of the RFQ. The Government reserves the right to not respond to any questions received after this timeframe.All responses to the solicitation questions will also be released on FedConnect referencing the RFQ number, with copies of both questions and answers, without reference to the originating sources. discretion, NETL may provide written responses to the questions as appropriate. Any such responses will be posted by NETL via an amendment to the solicitation. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an interested party to submit quotes, questions, and to view responses to questions. Questions will not be answered over the phone.

EVALUATION: Selection will be based on the vendor’s quotation that is considered technically acceptable with the lowest firm-fixed price quote. The Government anticipates issuing a single award from this RFQ. To be considered for evaluation, vendors must quote on all items/services listed in the solicitation. Vendors shall submit descriptive literature detailing features, technical capabilities, and warranty data (as necessary). Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this solicitation in meeting the salient characteristics in the attached Specification requirements. Therefore, it is essential that vendors provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government evaluation team to make an adequate technical assessment of the quote as meeting technical acceptability.

PRICING: A separate price quote shall be included with the vendor’s quote response. This RFQ provides for a firm-fixed price (FFP) quote for all requirements per the Specifications document and as described herein.

You will be able to find the RFQ by clicking on “Search Public Opportunities” and search by the RFQ Number, 892433325QFE000508. Please bookmark this page and check it frequently for updates to the RFQ. It is highly recommended that once you access the opportunity that you request to be alerted for amendments, messages, and any e-mail alerts associated with the RFQ. To do so, you will need to click on the “Register to Receive Notifications” button under “What do I do now?”
If someone from your company has already registered interest for this opportunity, the “Register to Receive Notifications” button will not display. Instead, you will have the option to join the response team by clicking the Join the Team button within the Response Team section.

Information regarding how to submit information via FedConnect can be found at
https://www.fedconnect.net. Please note - FedConnect is owned and operated by Compusearch Software Systems Inc., not by the Department of Energy and DOE does not provide help desk assistance for FedConnect. For assistance with FedConnect, please contact FedConnect directly:

By e-mail: support@FedConnect.net

By phone: 1-800-899-6665 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Local Time, except Federal
holidays).

See Attachment A for Technical Specifications