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66 -- DPSS CW GREEN LASER SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB860044 DUE 042198 POC Julie Liu, (301) 975-6727, FAX, (301) 975-5007 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 FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is 53SBNB860044 and is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. The associated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this procurement is 3826, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for one (1) DPSS 532-400 400 mW CW Green System laser with STAR resonator and PLUS electronics (COHERENT INC Part Number 0165-449-00) or equal. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: The DPSS (diode-pumped solid-state)532-400 green laser offers 400 mW output power and possesses a proven track record for successful use in holographic storage. The STAR (Single-frequency, Tight-Angle Ring) resonator configuration eliminates noise arising from longitudinal mode competition during intracavity second harmonic generation. It is a novel, two-mirror design where refraction in the YAG prism completes the ring path. The resonator produces a single longitudinal mode with an instantaneous bandwidth of 2 MHz rms (>150m coherence length). In the DPSS 532-400 400 mW CW Green Laser, optical noise is minimized through, and long-term stability is enhanced by, the PLUS (Power Loop for Ultra-Stability) electronics package. PLUS consists of two nested loops to control critical operating parameters. It reduces noise to less than 0.5% rms between 10 Hz and 10 MHz. The long-term power stability is +/- 3% over an 8-hour period. PLUS also provides fast warm-up (<5 min.) and mode-hop free operation for temperature excursions of up to 1 degree C/min. The DPSS 532-400 400 mw CW Green Laser will be used for optical information processing and holography applications. This is a brand name or equal requirement. If quoting other than brand name product, the offeror must provide the manufacturer's brand, model or part number along with a technical description of the item being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the salient characteristics of the requirement. This may include product literature, specification sheets, cuts, illustrations, drawings or other documents if necessary. Required delivery is FOB Destination (Gaithersburg, MD) within 42 days after date of award. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical Capability, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price. Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are significantly more important than price. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the Agency. All offerors shall submit the following with their quotes: (a) technical description and/or product literature; (b) a list of three contracts completed during the past three years for DPSS 400 mW CW green systems with the following information: name of contracting activity, contract number, total contract value, contracting office & telephone number, and program manager & telephone number; and (c) a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (available at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm). The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5(a), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses, which are cited in 52.212-5(b), are applicable to this acquisition: 52.226-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies; 52.221-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program (Alternate I); Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer (available at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm). All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes by 3:00 PM Washington, DC time, on April 21, 1998. Quotes should be mailed to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, Attn: Julie Liu. Faxed quotes will not be accepted. Copies of above-referenced clauses are available upon request, either by telephone (301-975-4390) or fax (301-975-5007). (0098)

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