66 -- LASER SYSTEM: SOLID-STATE FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PARAMETRIC GENERATION/ AMPLIFIER

Notice Date

March 2, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div.,100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572

ZIP Code

20899-3572

Solicitation Number

SB1341-01-Q-0484

Response Due

March 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Anita K. Tolliver, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6308, Fax (301) 963-7732; Tamara Grinspon, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-4390, Fax (301) 963-7732

E-Mail Address

NIST Contracts Office (Contract@nist.gov)

Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-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 AWARD WILL BE MADE USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-22. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However, this acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Solid-State Femtosecond Optical Parametric Generation/Amplifier. All interested offerors shall provide a quote for the following line items: 0001: Quantity one (1) Solid-State Femtosecond Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPA) which shall have the following specifications: 1) All solid-state femtosecond design using either white-light continuum or Optical Parametric Generation (OPG) for OPA seeding. Multiple passes in BBO or other appropriately chosen crystal(s) for amplification to obtain highest output power and shortest pulse duration. Computer controlled optical alignment and frequency tuning preferred but not required. 2) Input pulses to OPA shall be at 800 nm center wavelength, <50 fs in duration, 0.75 mJ and at 1 KHz repetition rate. 3) Output pulses shall be continuously tunable from 1.1 to >2.5 microns (signal and idler) for frequency mixing into the UV-VIS or Difference Frequency Generation (DFG) into the mid-Infrared. Pulse durations should not exceed 2-3 times input pulse duration. Expected output pulse energy to be >50 microjoule at 1.5 microns (signal), >25 microjoules at 2 microns (idler) and time-bandwidth product <2 times the transform limit. 4) Near TEM00 output beam, with < 0.5 mrad divergence. M-squared <1.5 and beam ellipticity <10%. 5) Pointing stability < 5 microrad/degree Celcius with similar stability over a four hour period. 6) Output power fluctuations <+/- 3% rms at 1 KHz repetition rate. Power stability drift +/- 1% or less over two hour period when running final amplification stage at saturation. 7) Polarization: Accepts vertical input orientation with output of either polarization and >1000:1 side-pulse extinction ratio. 8) Requires no water, cooling or other services except 120 Volt standard electric. Line Item 0002: Optional DFG mid-infrared generation package consisting of OPA signal and idler separation and re-timing optics and Silver Gallium Sulfide or equivalent mixing crystal(s) for highest output power (>2 microjoules) and shortest pulse duration (<150 fs) in the 3-10 micron region. Line Item 0003: One (1) Year parts and service warrantee. Warrantee must cover all nonlinear BBO and related mixing crystals for replacement due to damage. Line Item 0004: Manuals for the Solid-State Femtosecond Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPA) Specifications, Quantity: one set; Line Item 0005: Delivery FOB Destination: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the contract; and pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all line items FOB Destination, to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Delivery shall occur within 10 weeks In accordance with FAR Clause 52.211-9, the desired delivery time shall be less than 10 weeks after receipt of the purchase order. The required delivery time shall be a maximum of 10 weeks. after receipt of the purchase order. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to this synopsis/solicitation, will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following will be used to evaluate quotations: 1) Technical capability to meet agency need; 2) Past Performance based on five or more references to prior customers. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs: (1) 52.203-6. Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (18)(I) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program; (23) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer, downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All offerors shall submit the following: 1) Three (3) copies of a quotation which addresses Line Items 0001 through 0004; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); 5) A list of five (5) contracts/purchase orders completed during the past three years for similar equipment with the following information: Name of contracting activity, contract number, contract type, total contract value, contracting office, and telephone number, and program manager and telephone number; 6) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far; and 7) In accordance with FAR Clause 52.211-9, Desired and Required Time of Delivery, the offeror should provide their proposed delivery schedule. As stated above, the desired delivery time is less than 10 weeks after receipt of the purchase order and the Government's required delivery time is a maximum of 10 weeks after receipt of the purchase order. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Anita Tolliver, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on March 12, 2001. Faxed offers will not be accepted.

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