SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Ultranarrowband Tunable, Fiber-Coupled Laser
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- 1333ND18QNB680048
- Point of Contact
- Tracy M Bisson, Phone: 3019758448
- E-Mail Address
-
tracy.bisson@nist.gov
(tracy.bisson@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with OptiGrate Corp., 562 South Econ Circle, Oviedo, FL 32765-4311 for the purchase of a ultranarrowband tunable, fiber-coupled laser for NIST's Neutron Physics Group for the Radiation Physics Division of the Physical Measurements Laboratory (PML). The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The NIST's Neutron Physics Group requires a ultranarrowband tunable, fiber-coupled laser that has an output power of at least 60W with the the ability to be tuned to the rubidium atomic transition wavelength of 794.76 nm, and a spectral bandwidth of 15 GHz or less. The ultranarrowband tunable, fiber-coupled laser will be used for the development of polarized He-3 based neutron spin filters as it will be employed in spin-exchange optical pumping for He-3. The spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) of large volume neutron spin filters requires high spectral power density at the 794.76 nm wavelength of the rubidium optical transition. SEOP is typically performed with high power spectrally narrowed diode lasers with spectral bandwidths of 120 GHz or less. NIST's past work and other studies of SEOP efficiency to date have been limited to bandwidths of about 100 GHz, although the actual absorption bandwidth of the rubidium is typically only 20 GHz. The current research aims to determine how the spectral bandwidth affects SEOP for bandwidths less than the rubidium absorption width. For this scientific goal a bandwidth of 15 GHz or less is required. Optigrate Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributor of a product that meets these requirements. The reason is their system is the only one that can meet the requirements of providing an output power of at least 60W with the ability to be tuned to the rubidium atomic transition wavelength of 794.76 nm, and a spectral bandwidth of 15 GHz or less. This was determined via market research methods that included a sources sought notice posted on FBO, internet searches, and speaking with other known laser providers. This research indicated that Optigrate Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributor of a product that meets this requirement. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 23, 2018. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to tracy.bisson@nist.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
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