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66 -- FREQUENCY DOUBLER SOL 53SBNB860010 DUE 012498 POC Contract Specialist, Keith Kennedy, (301) 975-6325; e-mail, keith.kennedy@nist.gov WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 53SBNB860010, and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation. The standard industrial classification (SIC) is 5084 and the small business size standard is 500 employees . Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02 applies to this acquisition. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to acquire from Laser Analytical Systems, Inc. (LASI), one frequency doubler for single frequency cw lasers with greater than five per cent (5%) efficiency for doubling cw light to achieve the required power for radiometry experiments. The system shall have: A. an external actively stabilized resonator for highly efficient frequency doubling of single longitudinal mode cw laser radiation, B. tightly folded cavity for power enhancement of the fundamental wave. Sideband stabilization technique (Pound-Drever) using phase modulation of the input light with enhanced stability of the cavity length against acoustical and vibrational disturbances, C. easy upgradeability to applications with a broader range of input wavelengths, D. layout with astigmatism compensated beam waist at the crystal location. E. flexible breadboard setup enabling change of optical elements and layout for operation with different pump sources, F. delivery volume including control unit, electro-optic modulator for phase modulation of the input signal, complete mechanics and optics set with Brewster cut crystal, G. required input polarization: horizontal. Anticipated award date is February 20, 1997. FOB destination, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899 eight weeks after contract award. The NIST intends to solicit one source under authority of FAR 13.106-2(a)(5), which permits solicitation from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. LASI shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and includes the following FAR clauses: FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veteran Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, which can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. LASI shall submit a quote for the frequency doubler, technical description and/or product literature, two copies of the most recent published price list and one completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3. Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. Submission shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg MD 20899, ATTN: Keith Kennedy, Solicitation Number 53SBNB860010. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, January 24, 1998. The NIST will not consider an offer or modifications of the offer received at the address specified for the receipt of offers/quotes after the exact time specified for receipt of offers. The NIST will not accept a faxed quotation. See Numbered Note 1. (0012)

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