SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- FEMTOSECOND LASER
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, DC, 20375
- ZIP Code
- 20375
- Solicitation Number
- N00173-03-R-KK02
- Response Due
- 2/27/2003
- Archive Date
- 1/28/2004
- Point of Contact
- Kevin King, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-767-1495, Fax 202-767-5896, - Wayne Carrington, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-767-0393, Fax 202-767-5896,
- E-Mail Address
-
king@contracts.nrl.navy.mil, carrington@contracts.nrl.navy.mil
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation, N00173-03-R-KK02, is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 01-11 and DFARS Change Notice 20021220. This is a full and open competitive procurement. The associated NAICS code is 334510 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement for a time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) system. This system must readily integrate into currently owned NRL instrumentation. This system will consist of a Femtosecond Laser, Time Correlated Single Photon Counting Electronics, Dual Video and Light Source Adaptors, Dual Source Light Guide with an Automated Switch, a Vibration Isolation and Optical Platform, and a Filtered Airlock Enclosure. The focus of this procurement is the Femtosecond Laser. All of the other components will be procured separately. The Femtosecond Laser must meet or exceed the following minimum specifications: 1. The laser must emit pulses with widths less than 200 femtoseconds, have a pulse repetition rate of greater than or equal to 76 MHz, a tuning range from 700 nm to 980 nm. 2. The laser must have second and third harmonic generation capabilities allowing for the additional wavelength windows of 350 to 500 nm and 240 to 320nm, respectively. The peak second and third harmonic conversion efficiencies for a pump laser power of 8 Watts must be at least 8 percent and 4 percent respectively. 3. The laser must provide a means for being passively modelocked and for preferential control between continuous wave and modelocked operation. 4. The system shall include a starter mechanism which actively and reproducibly initiates modelocked operation. This system shall include a sensor to automatically restart the system should modelocked operation be interrupted. 5. The laser shall have an internal diagnostic system which includes: (1) an autoranging five decade fluorescence detector/power meter to facilitate alignment and optimization, (2) a monitor to verify continuous wave spectral content to insure spectral integrity of output and maintain pure modelocked operation, and (3) a biased, fast photodiode to provide a synchronization signal for detector triggering. 6. The system should have internal pump laser steering optics for maximum control of the pump beam position into the Ti:Sapphire crystal. These mounts should provide independent translational and rotational positioning of the Ar pump beam. 7. The system must be able to be pumped from the side of the laser so that no turning mirror is required outside the laser itself to direct the Ar beam into the cavity. This configuration also allows the laser to be positioned at the corner of an optical table for optimum control and conservation of space. 8. The laser must include a thoroughly tested interface kit for the Carl Zeiss, Inc. Axiovert 200 Microscope. 9. The pump laser must be single frequency (less than 5 MHz over 50 msec). The laser must be specified with noise less than 0.02% rms from 10Hz to 1GHz. 10. There must be adjustment on the power supply to vary the output power of the rated output. 11. The diode bars which pump the Vanadate crystal shall contain no aluminum in the active area. 12. The laser must have a thermally-compensated resonator so that the system automatically and passively offsets the effects of thermal fluctuations in the laboratory that cause drift over long periods of operation. A two-dimensional laser cavity is preferred for reasons of simplicity in alignment and safety issues. 13. Replacement of the diode packs housed in the power supply should be connected to the optical fibers via an SMA type connector for convenience. When changing the diode bars, it should not be necessary to feed the fiber in and out of the umbilical cord. 14. The pump diode laser head must be hermetically sealed so that no dust can enter the cavity and so that no alignment or cleaning of optics is needed. 15. The contractor shall offer the Government at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. These warranty terms must be included in the system price. The period of the warranty shall begin upon acceptance. 16. The laser must be installed by trained technicians in cooperation with Carl Zeiss, Inc installation personnel. One day of on-site training for three Naval Research Laboratory employees in the general operation of the laser is required. 17. A full set of all written ocumentation customarily provided to the public with a commercial item shall be provided. This shall include users manual(s) or equivalent as well as copies of any software, and any manuals for the software included with the system, if customarily provided. This documentation must be received at NRL with the system hardware, unless other arrangements are agreed to by the NRL representative. Delivery and acceptance is at NRL, 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20375, FOB Destination. Delivery shall be no later than 120 days from date of award. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to that responsible offeror proposing the lowest price for the items that have been determined to comply with the requirements of the specifications and solicitation. The proposal must demonstrate an understanding of the requirement and the ability to meet the specifications. General statements that the offeror can or will comply with the requirements, that standard procedures will be used, that well-known techniques will be used, or paraphrases the RFP specifications in whole or in part will not constitute compliance with this requirement concerning the content of the technical proposal. Offeror must complete and submit with its proposal, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items and DFARs 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items., which are available electronically at: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/reps&certs.htm The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--CommercialItems and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition: FAR 52.203-3, FAR 52.203-6, FAR 52.219-4, FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.222-21, FAR 52.222-26, FAR 52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, FAR 52.222-37, FAR 52.225-1, FAR 52.225-13, FAR 52.225-15, FAR 52.232-33, FAR 52.247-64. The DFARs clauses at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items is applicable. The additional DFARs clauses cited in the clause are applicable: DFARS 252.225-7012, DFARS 252.225-7036, DFARS 252.227-7015, DFARS 252.243-7002, DFARS 252.247-7023, and DFARS 252.247-7024. The following additional FAR clauses apply: 52.203-8; 52.203-10. The following additional DFARs clauses apply: 252.204-7004. All EIT supplies and services provided under must comply with the applicable accessibility standards issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board at 36 CFR part 1194 (see FAR Subpart 39.2). Electronic and information technology (EIT) is defined at FAR 2.101. Any resultant contract will be DO Rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). The Contract Specialist must receive any questions no later than 10 calendar days before the closing date of this solicitation. An original and 2 copies of the offeror's proposal shall be received on or before 4:00 P.M. local time, February 27, 2002 at the Naval Research Laboratory, Attn: Contracting Officer, Bldg. 222, Room 115, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20375-5326. The package should be marked with the solicitation number, due date and time. The U.S. Postal Service continues to irradiate letters, flats, Express and Priority Mail with stamps for postage and other packages with stamps for postage destined to government agencies in the ZIP Code ranges 202 through 205. Due to potential delays in receiving mail, offerors are encouraged to use alternatives to the mail when submitting proposals. Facsimile proposals are authorized and may be forwarded to the contract specialist point of contact listed below. Other business opportunities for NRL are available at our website http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm
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