SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- USAFA EMCCD Camera
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2023 10:50:08 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- FA7000 10 CONS LGC USAF ACADEMY CO 80840-2303 USA
- ZIP Code
- 80840-2303
- Solicitation Number
- F4BWB03188A002
- Response Due
- 8/21/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/05/2023
- Point of Contact
- Kenneth Robert Jackson, Phone: 7193333777, April Delobel, Phone: 7193577401
- E-Mail Address
-
kenneth.jackson.30@us.af.mil, april.delobel.1@us.af.mil
(kenneth.jackson.30@us.af.mil, april.delobel.1@us.af.mil)
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Purchase Request number is F4BWB03188A002 and shall be used to reference any written responses to this source sought. United States Air Force Academy anticipates a requirement that is being considered under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed is 334516. The size standard for NAICS is�1,000 Employees. The Electron Multiplying Charge-Coupled Device (EMCCD) Camera will be critical to carrying out ongoing research in The Physics Department (DFPM) relating to two ongoing projects: Laser cooling and trapping of Silicon (Si) Atoms toward novel quantum qubit (quantum bit - basic unit of information in a quantum computer) fabrication, and Xenon (Xe) Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA system). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The necessary salient characteristics are listed below: � Quantum Efficiency >33% from 200-400nm � Electron Multiplication Gain: variable from 1-1000 � Back-illuminated Sensor cooled to -70�C or below � Vacuum Sealed sensor � Read noise of 98% � CCD well depth >80000 e-/pixel, With EM >500000 e- � Ability to use EM or Conventional CCD / Amplifier � Shutter Included � Region of Interest (ROI) / crop mode enabling increased frames per second � Ability to support vertical and horizontal Pixel Binning � USB or Gigabit Ethernet/ RJ-45 connectivity � Camera control and image acquisition software ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement.� Include in your capabilities package/email your UEI/Cage Code, and System for Award Management expiration date, and any related specifications/drawings. We are interested in any size business that can meet this requirement.� Also indicate if you are the manufacturer or provide the name and size of the manufacturer of the product(s) you will be supplying. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated us of foreign national employees on this effort. This requirement is subject to the Buy American Act, and respondents are required to state the country of origin for the product. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Delivery is FOB Destination to USAF Academy, CO 80840. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail addresses:? kenneth.jackson.30@us.af.mil?and april.delobel.1@us.af.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN: 21 August 2023 at 1400 (MDT). Future information about this acquisition, including issuance of a quotation and/or applicable amendments, will be issued through SAM. Interested parties are responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/b30c4aa312954dd9bc9ef7f73769773c/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USAF Academy, CO 80840, USA
- Zip Code: 80840
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 80840
- Record
- SN06796235-F 20230819/230817230055 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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