Ultrafast Titanium Sapphire Pulsed Laser

The purpose of this Amendment is to post Responses to Questions.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Acquisition Management Division
Sources Sought for Commercial Items

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing an Ultrafast Sapphire Laser. The contractor shall provide a laser that is compatible with existing regenerative and cryogenic laser amplification stages.

This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see Specifications above), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334516. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the item identified.

Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Name of company that will provide this item.
2. Verification of your ability to provide this item.
3. Typical delivery date after receipt of order.
4. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.
5. General overview of the item you provide.

Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist no later than 5 p.m. MST Friday, July 29, 2016. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization.

Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Angela Hitt, Contract Specialist, at angela.hitt@nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail.