SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Infrared Laser
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC - New Jersey, Center for Contracting and Commerce, Building 10 Phipps RD, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-13-X-D026
- Response Due
- 4/15/2013
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2013
- Point of Contact
- Giuseppe Tropiano, 518-266-5094
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - New Jersey
(giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Center (ACC-NJ-ET) on behalf of Benet Laboratories, Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, NY, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for a variable pulse duration high energy, high power infrared laser. The laser is desired for various processing applications, including melting, cutting, drilling, joining, and welding. The capabilities described below are OBJECTIVE requirements. It is recognized that a system having all of these capabilities may be impractical, and that some trade-offs may be necessary. The OBJECTIVE system shall include: 1.1.Infrared operation 1.1.1.Desired laser wavelength is 1064 nm, but wavelengths in the proximity of this will be considered 1.2.Variable pulse duration 1.2.1.Desired range: 0.1 to 100 ms, continuously variable 1.3.Pulse energy 1.3.1.Up to 30J/pulse, adjustable 1.4.Pulse shape 1.4.1.Variable: permits ramp up/ramp down/hold cycles, as well as full-open 1.5.Pulse repetition rate 1.5.1.0.01 Hz - 30 Hz 1.6.Beam delivery 1.6.1.Fiber-coupled 1.6.2.10m low-loss fiber 1.6.3.Couples into standard fiber optic couplers for downsteam collimation and focusing 1.7.Beam uniformity 1.7.1. quote mark Top hat quote mark, avg energy/std dev ~ 10% or less 1.8.Beam alignment 1.8.1.Collinear visible diode in-line with laser 1.9.Cooling 1.9.1.Air cooled (objective), water cooled (threshold) 1.10.Installation and onsite training service 1.11.Minimum 1 year warranty from installation. This announcement constitutes an official Request for Information (RFI). Any information or brochures submitted will be used for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to purchase an infrared laser. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract (see FAR 15.201(e)). No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses: Interested organizations should submit a company brochure or a tailored capability statement for these requirements that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be reviewed by Benet Laboratories personnel only and will be held in a confidential manner. Submitted documentation will not be returned. Any and all information provided shall include system specifics including the following: a. Laser wavelength b. Range of available pulse durations c. Maximum pulse energy d. Range of available pulse repetition rate e. Options for pulse temporal shape tunability f. Representative beam images Submission Information: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 3:00 PM EST on April 15, 2013 via email. Interested firms should provide their address, point-of-contact with telephone number and e-mail address. The Point of Contact for this action is Giuseppe Tropiano, Contract Specialist, ACC-NJ-ET, Bldg. 40, Watervliet Arsenal; email: giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil ; NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by email to giuseppe.tropiano.civ@mail.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - New Jersey- ET Watervliet Arsenal Watervliet NY
- Zip Code: 12189
- Zip Code: 12189
- Record
- SN03010937-W 20130315/130313234746-029ae03dbe0ddd5afa4d45bdbdd232f3 (fbodaily.com)
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