NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- PICOSECOND MODE-LOCKED ND YAG LASER SOL 8-1-8-10-B9713 POC Teresa A. Foley, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0335, Fax (256) 544-4080, Email teresa.foley@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-8-10-B9713. E-MAIL: Teresa A. Foley, teresa.foley@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for High Energy Picosecond Mode-locked Nd YAG Laser. Item No. 1 a. The system shall include a dye cell passive/acousto-optic active mode-locker combination with different pulse durations depending on the dye. b. At 40 picoseconds, the energy shall be at least 75 milliJoules per pulse for 1064 nanometers and at least 35 milliJoules per pulse for 532 nanometers. At 25 picoseconds the energy shall be at least 50 milliJoules per pulse for 1064 nanometers and at least 25 milliJoules per pulse for 532 nanometers. c. The repetition rate shall be 10 Hertz. d. The stability shall be less than 5 % root mean squared deviation at 1064 nanometers and less than 7 % root mean squared at 532 nanometers. e. The beam divergence shall be less than 0.4 milliradians and the beam diameter shall be less than 9.5 millimeters. f. The Signal to Noise Ratio shall be at least 40:1 at 1064 nanometers and 250:1 at 532 nanometers. g. The system shall employ an intracavity Pockels cell cavity dumper. h. The resonator shall employ intracavity spatial filtering and apodization to ensure a spatially smooth near diffraction limited Gaussian profile. i. The system shall include a sealed second harmonic generation unit and wavelength separation package to produce 532 nanometer output pulses with better than 50 % conversion efficiency. The harmonic generation crystals shall be thermostated. j. The pointing stability and long term drift shall be of high quality to provide compatability with an optical parametric oscillator which may be added in the future. k. Power supply must include Rack Mountable Control Unit, Power Supply, Capacitor Bank, and Cooling Unit. l. Lamps shall be easily removed and maintained. m. System must include 2 year warranty, 90 days on the optics and flashlamps, and full installation and training. Item No. 2 Second harmonic generation unit Item No. 3 Wave length separation package for second harmonic output This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Continuum, 3150 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051. This sole source is based on system compatibility The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested firms have until July 10, 1998, to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/ capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the July 10, 1998, or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 07/06/98. (0187)

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