SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- CW ND: YAG LASER USED FOR NANOTUBE PRODUCTION
- Notice Date
- 1/21/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ-BH2-JEH-04-010P
- Response Due
- 1/28/2004
- Archive Date
- 1/21/2005
- Point of Contact
- Michele H. Ladrach, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-6096, Fax (281) 244-5331, Email michele.h.ladrach@nasa.gov - Tim A. Boyes, Contract Officer, Phone (281) 483-1838, Fax (281) 244-5331, Email timothy.a.boyes@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Michele H. Ladrach
(michele.h.ladrach@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/JSC has a requirement for an CW Nd:YAG laser to be used in the Johnson Space Center (JSC) nanotube production facility. It shall be capable of providing 1064-nm-light in a continuous wave output. The laser shall be integrated with a power supply that includes the Laser Control Unit (LCU), cooling system and computer software designed to operate the lasers. The LCU shall be comprised of the user interface and control over all functions of the laser. This functionality includes total control of the laser operating parameters such as temperature, power level, continuous wave (CW) operation, laser modes and external interfacing. The system shall include power cable, fittings for cooling water and flash lamps. It also includes complete computer controlled operations, host interfacing, networking and external Input/Output (I/O) controller driver card for all options and accessories. A hand held remote control shall be included for complete control over system functions. It shall have the following features: - IR Nd:YAG laser CW at wavelength of 1064 nm - Lamp pumped with lamp change outs taking less than 10 minutes - Lamp housing shall prevent any debris from collecting - Single mode operation: CW - It shall have a Ceramic Reflector for generation of smooth Gaussian spatial beam profile with no hot spots - Its Optical resonator shall be constructed on kinematically mounted casting with cavity mirrors mounted in a reinforced stainless-steel gimbal mount - Laser Commander ? software control shall be included - The Power Supply/Cooler characteristics and features shall include: * low ripple switched-mode power supply * remote control * RS-232 interface * packaged in a cabinet with castors Performance specifications at 1064 nm operation shall include: - Power greater than or equal to 120 watts CW (using ceramic reflector) - Vertical output polarization - Approximately 5 mrad beam divergence Other features included shall be: - External triggering capability - Electrical Power: 3 phase, 208VAC, 50 Amp/phase NASA/JSC intends to purchase the item from Quantronix, 41 Research Way, East Setauket, NY 11733, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2). The unit is required for increased nanotube production rates providing a larger volume of material to meet the needs of the materials research team. This laser is the only one that will meet the requirements for technical superiority, service, beam quality, reliability and customer support. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on January 28, 2004. Such capabilities/qualifications 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 compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".
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