SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Stimulated Raman Scattering Modulatoin and Detection System
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-14-RQ-0684
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2014
- Point of Contact
- Grace H. Garrity, Phone: (301)975-2345, Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984
- E-Mail Address
-
grace.garrity@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov
(grace.garrity@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Material Measurement Laboratory, Materials Measurement Science Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Advanced Physics & Engineering, Inc. (AP&E), located in Fremont, CA, for the purchase of an upgrade to the Stimulated Raman Scattering Modulation and Detection System to a four-wave mixing Laser System. Sole Source determination is based on the following: The Material Measurement Laboratory's Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) conducts research on the development of innovative metrologies and measurement protocols for micro/nano-scale heterosystems analysis. Measurement techniques are used to determine sample composition as well as structural, electronic, and chemical properties of a wide variety of organic, inorganic and biomolecular systems where materials of interest are typically present as either micro/nano-scale features or monolayer/multilayer films. To meet mission requirements, the MMSD has a need for a Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) modulation and detection system upgrade to the four-wave mixing Laser System. This stimulated Raman scattering modulation and detection system is an upgrade to the laser source used in the development of a high sensitivity, super resolution four-wave mixing microscope. The upgrade consists of an Electro-Optic Modulator for Amplitude modulation at a fixed frequency, including RF driver electronics and power supply, and a Lock-In Amplifier for 20 MHz for forward CARS / SRS, allowing video rate imaging and integration time of up to 100 ms. To increase the spectral/temporal selectivity/coverage of the laser system, NIST requires a 100% compatible upgrade for the existing system in terms of optical coupling, spectral coverage, computer control, and automatic modulation tracking. To achieve the necessary compatibility, a direct upgrade from AP&E is required. AP&E is the only known vendor capable of providing the required upgrade that meets the Government's minimum requirements and is compatible with the existing SRS Modulation and Detection System. AP&E is the sole manufacturer and distributor. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334413, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by September 8, 2014, 8:00 a.m. EST. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition 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.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03476188-W 20140823/140822001011-c4b2402b8ddce7c6fd7276d4bd55d397 (fbodaily.com)
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