Stable Optical Reference Lasers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks firm-fixed-price quotations for two stable optical reference lasers, with quotations due by 5:00 PM MDT on August 19 and questions due by 5:00 PM MDT on August 14. This is an unrestricted RFQ for commercial products under solicitation NB675020-26-02316, conducted as a combined synopsis/solicitation with no written solicitation to follow.

Place of performance and delivery is NIST-Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305. The lasers must be portable, ruggedized, and suitable for 19-inch rack-mount integration for precision ranging and timing solutions in free-space field deployment. Technical specifications include output wavelength between 1540 and 1560 nanometers; minimum 10 milliwatts output power; PM1550 or similar fiber output with FC/APC connector; short-term linewidth of 300 hertz or better; Allan deviation frequency stability of 3×10⁻¹³ at 1 second and 3×10⁻¹⁴ at 200 seconds; long-term drift of 2×10⁻¹² per year; ambient operating temperature range of 18 to 28 degrees Celsius; power requirement of 120 volts with less than 200 watts consumption; and form factor less than 4U. Vendors must possess an active Export Control Classification Number and an active Unique Entity Identification Number on SAM.gov at time of award. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation without discussions. Quotations must be submitted in three volumes—Technical, Price, and Terms and Conditions—with all shipping and delivery costs incorporated. Prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished instruments will not be considered. On-site inspection and acceptance are expected not to exceed seven business days.