Tunable Red Laser
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NB3050000-26-01331
- Agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- New York 14534, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a Notice of Intent on July 22, 2026 announcing sole-source procurement of a Tunable Red Laser from Toptica Photonics Inc., located in Pittsford, New York, with responses due by August 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. NIST's Materials Measurement Science Division requires a narrow-linewidth, fiber-coupled tunable 640 nm laser system to support advanced chemical metrology development for an on-chip particle analyzer capable of sub-10 nm nanoparticle detection and analysis. The laser must deliver center wavelength of 640 nm with tuning range 637–642 nm, output power exceeding 200 mW, mode-hop-free tuning range greater than 20 GHz, linewidth of 600 kHz, frequency stability less than 100 MHz/K, and fully digital control electronics with integrated CPU/FPGAs, touch display, automated "Click & Lock" and "ReLock" software, and dual-stage optical isolator rated at 60 dB or greater. The procurement will be Firm-Fixed Price under FAR Part 12.102(a) sole-source authority (41 U.S.C. 1901). NAICS code 334516 applies; small business size standard is 1,000 employees. No formal solicitation will be issued. Interested parties meeting stated requirements may submit responses; inquiries should be directed to latish.walker@nist.gov at NIST Acquisition Management Division in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Responses must include information regarding manufacturing location.
Notice text
FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT
ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE
CLASSIFICATION CODE: J – Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding Equipment
SUBJECT: Tunable Red Laser
The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis IAW RFO Part 12.102(a), statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901, with Toptica Photonics Inc., located in Pittsford, New York for a Tunable Red Laser.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent.pdf |
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