Federal Bid

Last Updated on 09 Sep 2015 at 8 AM
Sources Sought
Institute West virginia

Cavity Diode Laser

Solicitation ID NB688000-15-04878
Posted Date 20 Aug 2015 at 2 AM
Archive Date 09 Sep 2015 at 5 AM
NAICS Category
Product Service Code
Set Aside No Set-Aside Used
Contracting Office Department Of Commerce Nist
Agency Department Of Commerce
Location Institute West virginia United states
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Acquisition Management Division
Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing a Tunable external cavity diode laser that has the following technical specifications: Linewidth: <100 kHz, 50 kHz best effort (5 us integration time);Output power: >= 70 mW (before optical isolation); and Diode current noise: 280 pA/sqrt(Hz) at 1 kHz, < 50 nA pk-pk (0.1 to 10 Hz).

This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see Technical Specifications above), NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 333314. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the product identified.

Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to ten (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information:

1. Name of company that will provide product.
2. Name of company that will manufacture the product.
3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications.
4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order.
5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.

Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 11 a.m. MST Tuesday, August 25, 2015. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization.

Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Angela Hitt, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Direct all questions to this e-mail.

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