Solicitation for Quarter WavePlates

The United States Military Academy is seeking to procure 25 quarter-wave plate optics for their Laser and Optics Teaching Lab through solicitation W911SD25QA125, issued by the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command. These precision optical components must meet specific technical requirements including λ/4 retardation, 25.4 ±0.25 mm diameter, optimization for 780 ±10 nm wavelength applications, and less than 0.5% reflectivity for advanced laser demonstrations and polarization experiments. The procurement follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology, where the contract will be awarded to the technically acceptable offeror submitting the lowest price. The solicitation operates under a firm fixed price arrangement with offers due by 1:00 PM on July 22, 2025, providing contractors with a tight five-day response window from the July 17, 2025 posting date.

This procurement is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside, limiting competition to qualified women-owned small businesses. The contract requires delivery within 14 weeks from the award date to the US Military Academy SSA Warehouse located at West Point, NY 10996. No incumbent contractors or previous award values are specified in the solicitation materials, and no budget range has been disclosed by the government. The quarter-wave plates will support cutting-edge research in laser and photonics systems, enabling cadets to conduct advanced studies in birefringence, polarization-dependent losses, and laser beam shaping that are essential for both educational purposes and defense-related technological advances. The procurement falls under NAICS code 333310 for Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing and PSC code 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.