RFQ for Laser System and Digital Laser Locking Device

The U.S. Naval Observatory, operating under the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command, is issuing Request for Quote N0018926QL108 to procure one high-power, frequency-doubled blue laser system operating at 423 nanometers and one digital laser locking device for the Clock Development Division's Precise Time Department. The laser system must feature an amplified 846 nanometer source with specific technical parameters including a linewidth of 10 kilohertz or less, mode-hop free tuning range of 15 gigahertz, and free space output of at least 1,000 milliwatts, along with external cavity diode laser and tapered amplifier configuration with auto-tuning and auto-relocking capabilities. The digital laser locking device must deliver 50 megahertz bandwidth, capability to lock to high finesse cavities or frequency combs, linewidth less than 1 hertz, and a proportional-integral-derivative regulator with signal delay of 10 nanoseconds or less. Award will be determined based on technical acceptability and price, with the contract going to the vendor offering the most advantageous quote to the Government. Quotes must be submitted electronically to shere.c.reese.civ@us.navy.mil by May 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, and all quotes must remain firm for 30 days.

This solicitation is set aside 100 percent for women-owned small businesses (WOSB), limiting competition to eligible vendors in this category. The procurement requires delivery of the laser system and locking device within five months from the date of award to the Naval Observatory facility located in Washington, D.C. 20392. No incumbent contractor or specific award value range is identified in the solicitation notice. The equipment falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies), indicating the technical nature of the procurement.