SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Single Frequency, Ultra Low Noise Laser
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NB818030-8-35588DR
- Point of Contact
- DianaRomero,, Phone: 303-497-3761
- E-Mail Address
-
diana.romero@noaa.gov
- Description
- NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Linos Photonics, of Milford, MA for the purchase of a 500 mW, 532 nm Continuous Wave, Single Frequency, Tunable, Ultra Low Noise Laser. The sole source determination is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) requirement for a Ultra Low Noise Laser that will be used as part of an optical heterodyne experiment. Linos Photonics is the only vendor that offers an Ultra Low Noise Single Frequency Tunable Visible Laser, the Innolight Diabolo, that meets our technical requirements. Specifically, no other vendor can meet the NIST requirement for a narrow linewidth (<1 kHz, single longitudinal mode), frequency stability (<2 MHz/min drift at room temperature), TEM00 beam quality (M2 < 1.1), 60 GHz tuning range, and low noise (<0.02% rms integrated relative intensity noise from 10 Hz to 2MHz) at the required wavelength (532 nm) and output power (500 mW). As a result, Linos Photonics is the only authorized manufacturer of the Ultra Low Noise Single Frequency Tunable Visible Laser. Delivery 45 days ARO. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 Broadway, Bldg. 22, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN01559092-W 20080424/080422221544-682320b0577d904a3e0963eadf6465a0 (fbodaily.com)
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