SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- High-Radiance UV-VIS Light Source
- Notice Date
- 6/22/2022 5:31:37 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-SS22-25
- Response Due
- 6/29/2022 8:59:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Tracy M Retterer, Phone: 3019758448, Forest Crumpler
- E-Mail Address
-
tracy.bisson@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(tracy.bisson@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response.� This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the NIST for conducting a follow-on acquisition.� NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested.� No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST�s use of such information.� NIST recognizes that proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information.� In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data provided in the response. � NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. � NIST is seeking information from sources that are capable of providing one (1) High-Radiance UV-VIS Light Source Summary of Requirements: Background: The Surface and Interface Metrology Group of the Sensor Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology performs calibrations, measurement services and research related to the optical directional reflectance and transmittance of materials. As part of that work, we are building a database of the spectral bidirectional scattering distribution functions (BSDFs) of a wide variety of materials and require a new broadband high-radiance UV-VIS light source to acquire data for the database. The BSDF is a general measure of the angle-dependent reflectance and transmittance of a material. The UV-VIS light source will be integrated into a BSDF instrument that is currently being procured. It will enable the BSDF instrument to perform high signal-to-noise measurements of the spectral BSDF in the UV-VIS spectral region. Scope NIST requires the purchase of one high-radiance UV-VIS light source, also called a laser driven light source, to measure the spectral (mid-ultraviolet to visible) BSDF of a wide variety of materials including solid materials, films, powders, and liquids. This UV-VIS light source will help the sensor science division meet its mission to advance the measurement science of the optical properties of materials by enabling NIST to measure the BSDF of a diverse array of materials. Upon publication in the BSDF database, these measurements will directly support the aerospace, remote sensing, and healthcare industries by providing trusted and traceable data for optical models. Minimum Requirements The system shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All items must be new.� Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered.� The use of �gray market� components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable.�� All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer�s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. The Contractor shall provide the following spectral high-radiance UV-VIS light source (quantity 1) that meets the following minimum specifications: The output of the light source shall be able to be coupled into a multimode optical fiber with a core diameter of 600 ?m or less. The contractor should NOT provide the light source fiber-coupled, but its design shall allow NIST to fiber couple it. Fiber coupling is necessary to integrate the light source into the BSDF instrument. The UV-VIS light source shall have a broadband spectral output covering the wavelength range of 200 nm to 700 nm or broader. When coupled into a multimode optical fiber (core diameter of 600 ?m or less and a length of 2 m or less) with a pair of off-axis parabolic mirrors, the spectral power density coupled shall be� greater than or equal to 0.1 mW/nm throughout the 200 nm to 300 nm wavelength range, and greater than or equal to 0.3 mW/nm throughout the 300 nm to 700 nm wavelength range The required power densities are necessary to measure the BSDF of low-reflectance materials, as well as the off-specular reflectance of polished optical surfaces. The spectral range of 200 nm to 300 nm is necessary to measure the reflectance of materials important for germicidal UV applications, and the spectral range of 300 nm to 700 nm is necessary to measure the reflectance of materials important for aerospace and remote sensing applications. After an initial warm up time, the output power shall have a nominal stability of 5% or smaller. The UV-VIS light source shall include a window or filter, such as a YAG window, to block wavelengths below 190 nm in order to limit to ozone production. The UV-VIS light source bulb shall have a minimum lifetime of 10,000 hours. The UV-VIS light source shall operate on 120V for all components. If necessary for normal operation, the UV-VIS light source shall come with a water chiller and all necessary cabling and tubing. The UV-VIS light source shall include all necessary power supplies, cables, adapters, etc. for normal operation, with the exception of nitrogen gas for purging, which will be supplied by NIST. An installation and user manual shall be included with the UV-VIS light source which fully describes proper set-up, installation, and usage. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible business sources to include small businesses AND U.S. manufactured items. Small businesses are defined under the size standard of 1,000 employees associated with the applicable NAICS code, 334516� Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Please include company�s size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Interested parties shall describe the capabilities of their organization as it relates to the requirements described herein.� Businesses able to provide the requested equipment are directed to email a detailed response describing their capabilities to tracy.bisson@nist.gov no later than the response date for this source sought notice. The report shall include any information relevant to the organization�s capabilities to meet the requirements detailed in Summary of Requirements. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of company/companies that are authorized provide product, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of product. 4. Indication of whether the product is currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts or any other government-wide contracts. If so, please provide the applicable contract number(s). 5. Indication of whether the product proposed is a commercial item, currently offered in the market place.� 6. Interested vendors shall address their capability of providing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum performance requirements. Responses are limited to a total of twelve (12) pages in MS Word or PDF format. NIST invites all interested vendors to submit any questions or comments regarding the Draft Summary of Requirements via email to tracy.bisson@nist.gov within 3 calendar days of the posting of this notice. NIST intends to then post an amendment providing responses to any questions received. Official responses to the Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted by June 29, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN06366046-F 20220624/220623060619 (samdaily.us)
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