59 -- LASER SYSTEM

Notice Date

September 18, 2001

Contracting Office

Naval Research Laboratory, Code 3220, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20375-5326

ZIP Code

20375-5326

Solicitation Number

N00173-01-R-AT04

Point of Contact

Evangelina Toledo, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.AT (202) 767-2021, Wayne A. Carrington, Contracting Officer, (202) 767-0393

E-Mail Address

CLICK HERE (TOLEDO@CONTRACTS.NRL.NAVY.MIL)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, N00173-01-R-AT04 is a request for proposal (RFP). The incorporated provisions and clauses of this acquisition are those in effect for Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Naval Acquisition Procedures Supplement (NAPS) in effect through 14 May 2001. The small business size standard for this acquisition is 500 and the NAICS is 334413. This acquisition is unrestricted. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for a laser system for use in high resolution spectroscopy of single semiconductor quantum dots. The laser system must consist of off-the-shelf commercial items as described in detail below. The solid state green laser serves as a "pump" to provide energy for a tunable Ti:Sapphire/dye laser. The specified performance for the Ti:Sapphire/dye laser depends critically on the performance of the solid-state pump laser. In order to guarantee the long-term reliability and optimum performance of the laser system, a single vendor must be able to sell, service, and guarantee the performance of the entire system. It is essential that both components be sold as standard off-the-shelf items from the same company. The laser system must meet or exceed the following specifications: I. Solid-State continuous green laser: 1) The laser must provide output of up to 10 W at 532 nm. The power must be continuously adjustable. 2) The laser output must maintain a constant beam diameter and beam divergence for all powers at which it would be used to pump the Ti:sapphire laser (>5 W). 3)The laser intensity noise must be lower than 0.02% rms (10 Hz to 1 GHz). Low pump intensity noise is critical to obtaining low intensity noise and narrow frequency bandwidth in the Ti:Sapphire laser. 4) Laser output must be a single longitudinal mode, which is critical for obtaining the narrowest possible frequency linewidth from the Ti:Sapphire laser. 5) In order to ensure maximum pump diode lifetime, the diodes must be fabricated with an aluminum-free active area and the laser must maximize optical conversion efficiency through continuous active optimization of the pump diode wavelength. 6) Pump diodes modules must be user-replaceable, contained within the remote power supply unit, and coupled via an optical fiber to the laser head. The pump diode module and the delivery fiber must detach from each other, so that the user can change the diode module without disruption to the experimental setup. Replacement of the diode modules must not involve movement of the laser head position, change of the beam propagation path, or any laser cavity realignment. 7) The laser cavity must be hermetically sealed to prevent contamination and damage to the cavity optics and the non-linear doubling crystal. All optical elements must be permanently fixed and aligned in the optical cavity for long term ease of use and reliability. Adjustable optic mounts of any kind are not acceptable. 8) The laser must have an active power stabilization mechanism to provide fast warm-up and mode hop-free performance. 9) The laser must operate on 110 V AC. 10) The seller must provide a warranty lasting at least a year or 5000 hours of operation, whichever comes first. 11) The laser must be a standard off-the-shelf product. The company must provide customer contacts and written evidence of having sold at least 100 such lasers. The seller must provide local service and support (company personnel stationed within 100 miles.) All responders must provide previously-existing published product literature to document the above listed specifications. Non-compliance with any of the above must be specified in writing. II. Actively-Stabilized Single Frequency Tunable Ti:Sapphire/dye Laser: 1)The laser must provide a single frequency output power of 800 mW at 780 nm using a 10 W solid state green pump laser. The power must be stable to within 5% per day. 2) The single-frequency output must have a linewidth less than 2 MHz rms with a frequency drift of less than 50 MHz/hour. 3) The laser beam must have a TEMoo spatial mode with a divergence below 0.1 degree. 4) The laser must have a modular design to allow for broadband or single frequency operation in both Ti:sapphire and dye gain media. Continuous tunability over the wavelength range of 300 nm to 1100 nm must be achievable with standard optics and other standard options. 5) The laser must include an onboard wavemeter and microprocessor-based control system, enabling automated tuning of the laser with wavelength accuracy better than 200 MHz. The system must have the ability to obtain and store contiguous stacked data scans of up to 100 cm-1 total width under fully automated control in the wavelength region 550-900 nm. 6) All laser cavity components and the high-resolution wavemeter must be mounted in the same unit to ensure maximum stability. All cavity components must be mounted on a single solid metal bar to provide mechanical and thermal stability. 7) In the dye configuration, the dye jet nozzle must be horizontally mounted to eliminate turbulence that is induced in vertically mounted designs by the sharp bend in the catcher tube. 8) Purchase of the laser system must include an extensive (2 week) training course in the theory, setup, operation, and routine maintenance of the Ti:Sapphire/dye laser and the high resolution wavemeter. 9) The laser must be a standard off-the-shelf product. The company must provide customer contacts and written evidence of having sold at least 100 such lasers. The seller must provide local service and support (company personnel stationed within 100 miles.) All responders must provide previously-existing published product literature to document the above listed specifications. Non-compliance with any of the above must be specified in writing. The contractor must provide standard commercial warranty, including an offer of extended warranty as provided in customary commercial practice. All capabilities must be demonstrated during the initial installation and will be reviewed prior to final acceptance of the materials. Delivery and acceptance is at the Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue, S. W. Washington D.C. 20375-5326, FOB Destination, no later than 98 days from date of award. The FAR and DFAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. The proposal must demonstrate an understanding of all requirements covered in the RFP's terms and conditions. General statements that the offer can or will comply with the requirements, that standard procedures will be used, that well-known techniques will be used, or paraphrases the RFP's Specifications in whole or in part will not constitute compliance with these requirements concerning the content of the technical proposal. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to that responsible offeror proposing the lowest price for the Supplies that has been determined to comply with the requirements of the solicitation. Offerors are advised to include with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions:FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Website: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/reps&certscomm.pdf) and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The additional clauses that are applicable to this acquisition are FAR 52.203-6, FAR 52.203-8, FAR 52.203-10, FAR 52.219-4, FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.222-26, FAR 52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, FAR 52.222-37, and FAR 52.247-64. The clauses at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. The additional clauses cited applicable to this acquisition are DFARS 252.225-7001, DFARS 252.225-7007, DFARS 252.225-7012, and DFARS 252.204-7004. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO rated order for national use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) (15CFR700). Any questions generated, as a result of this solicitation must be received no later than 10 calendar days before closing date. Original and two (2) copies of the Offeror's proposal must be delivered to Contracting Officer, Bldg 222, Rm 115A, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 3220. AT, 4555 Overlook Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20375-5326 no later than 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. on September 27, 2001. The package should be marked RFP N00173-01-R-AT04, closing date September 27, 2001. Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as provided in FAR 52.215-5, "Facsimile Proposals." Paragraph ( c ) is completed as follows: (202) 767-5896 (primary) or (202) 767-0494 (alternate); in addition facsimile proposals may be transmitted by e-mail to toledo@contracts.nrl.navy.mil (primary) or carrington@contracts.nrl.navy.mil (alternate). For more information regarding this solicitation contact Evangelina R. Toledo, Contract Specialist (202) 767-2021. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Synopsis number AT04.

Record

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