SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Sources Sought for Photon Counting Instrument
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-16-T-0055
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Cristina M. Watkins, Phone: 3013942529, Rebecca Patterson, Phone: 301-394-5351
- E-Mail Address
-
cristina.m.watkins.civ@mail.mil, rebecca.patterson13.ctr@mail.mil
(cristina.m.watkins.civ@mail.mil, rebecca.patterson13.ctr@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. B. Salient Characteristics: 1. Instrument shall be capable of registering the arrival electrical signals in picosecond (ps) measurements, with fast timing and high precision, in order to time-stamp photon detection events in a quantum network. 2. Shall be capable of achieving a high single photon detection rate of at least ten (10) Megahertz (MHz) in order to operate with high photon flux devices, while operating with less than or equal to twenty five (25) dark counts per second. 3. Shall be capable of synchronizing the process for heralded entanglement demonstration, across a minimum of four (4) input channels. 4. Instrument shall be compact and modular, in order to facilitate easy use within a laboratory setting. 5. Shall contain a graphical user interface and software via universal serial bus (USB) that facilitates experimentation in a laboratory setting. Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: Six (6) weeks after receipt of order (ARO). C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office by e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: (I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met. (II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 500 employees standard that accompanies NAICS code 334516. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.]. (III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due no later than 10:00 AM eastern standard time 15 March 2016. Submissions should be emailed to Cristina Watkins at Cristina.m.watkins.civ@mail.mil and Rebecca Patterson, Rebecca.patterson13ctr@mail.mil. Questions concerning this sources sought synopsis may be directed to Cristina Watkins at Cristina.m.watkins.civ@mail.mil and Rebecca Patterson, Rebecca.patterson13ctr@mail.mil. Please be advised that.zip and.exe files cannot be accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi, Maryland, 20783, United States
- Zip Code: 20783
- Zip Code: 20783
- Record
- SN04045493-W 20160311/160310000523-7103f112e77af82e9e5642eef599c9fb (fbodaily.com)
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