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

66 -- TWO-MICRON CONTINUOUS-WAVE LASER SOL 8-1-9-HR-C4201 DUE 070799 POC Pamela D. White, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0337, Fax (256) 544-9354, Email pam.white@msfc.nasa.gov -- Elaine W. Hamner, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0308, Fax (256) 544-9354, Email elaine.hamner@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-HR-C4201. E-MAIL: Pamela D. White, pam.white@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Two-Micron Continuous-Wave Laser. The two-micron continuous-wave laser shall provide a continuous-wave, single-frequency, single longitudinal mode, diode-pumped, Tm,Ho:YLF laser including the necessary power supply and control electronics with the following performance and physical specificaitons: Lasing Material: TM,HO:YLF; Operating wavelength: Between 2.047-2.059 microns (within an atmospheric transmission band); Spatial mode: TEM00 Gaussian; Output power in a single frequency: Greater than 150 mW; Linewidth: Less than 10 kHz per 100 microseconds; Power stability: Less than 5% peak-to-peak over 1 minute; Short term frequency jitter: Less than 10 kHz per msec in standard laboratory environment; Long term frequency drift: Less than 500 MHz per 24 hours in standard laboratory environment; Output polarization: Greater than 98% linear; polarization should be parallel to laser mounting surface; Cooling: Air-cooled (no water or gas flow); Power requirements: 110V, 60Hz; Maximum Size and Weight Laser head: 12" x 6" x 6"; 10 lb. Power supply and controller: 12" x 12" x 6"; 10 lb. Display: Diode laser current and temperature; laser crystal temperature is desirable. Vendor shall furnish complete instruction manuals to sufficiently aid the user to install, operate, and maintain the laser. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Coherent Technologies, Lafayette, CO. Coherent Technologies is the only company that manufactures two-micron lasers suitable for coherent Doppler lidar remote sensing applications. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. See Note 22. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis 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 toconduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days 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". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 06/22/99 (D-SN345842). (0173)

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