SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- 729nm amplified laser system with narrow linewidth; 397nm laser-NOI Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2020 8:40:35 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- NB688000-20-0222
- Response Due
- 7/24/2020 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/08/2020
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Rose, Phone: 3034973106, Angela L. Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
- E-Mail Address
-
patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov
(patricia.rose@nist.gov, angela.hitt@nist.gov)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Toptica Photonics of Farmington, NY, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a Single Source, 729nm amplified laser system with narrow linewidth; 397nm laser for use on new experiments with calcium ions to drive narrow optical transition and to laser cool calcium ions at NIST per the attached specifications. Based on market research, NIST has not identified any other sources that can provide the required product. If NIST identifies no other capable sources by July 24, 2020, NIST will issue a firm-fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, in writing, no later than the response date. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is NAICS code of 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. �A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed requirement 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. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ). No solicitation package will be issued. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to patricia.rose@nist.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. JUSTIFICATION: To ensure interchangeability with the existing laser systems of the calcium ion experiments and avoid redesigning the entire system at a great expense and loss of time, the laser heads need to have the same or smaller footprints and equal beam heights from bottom mounting surfaces as Toptica TA pro and DL pro heads in the current experiment. The 729 nm system needs to have linewidth < 60 kHz (5 us measurement time) and be equipped with fast frequency control circuitry to enable narrowing of the linewidth to < 100 Hz. Toptica has demonstrated both capabilities in their 729 nm laser-amplifier system.
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- Record
- SN05730756-F 20200725/200723230143 (samdaily.us)
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