Federal Bid

Last Updated on 09 Jun 2016 at 8 AM
Solicitation
Force Pennsylvania

Photon Correlation System

Solicitation ID FA8751-16-Q-0307
Posted Date 10 May 2016 at 4 PM
Archive Date 09 Jun 2016 at 5 AM
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Agency Department Of Defense
Location Force Pennsylvania United states
This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.


AFRL requires QTY- 1 Photon Correlation System, PN: 930021 and QTY-2 Quantum Random Number Generator, PN: QRN

The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with PicoQuant Photonics North America, Inc, 9 Trinity Dr. West Springfield, MA 01089

The Government has determined that no other known source has commercial offerings that reach the desired resolutions of (1ps and 4ps) respectively. Furthermore, components must be compatible with existing picoquant/hydraharp equipment already in use by AFRL researchers allowing for code reuse and experimental consistency.

This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to the POC listed in this notice. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.

Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 10 June 2016.

A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.

Bid Protests Not Available

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