Femtosecond Fiber Laser

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under 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. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees. The Government requires the purchase of a Femtosecond Fiber Laser with the following specifications: Wavelength tunable from 1527 nm to 1565 nm Pulsewidth: ~ 3 ps (One 5 nm Bandpass Filter Cartridge included) Pulsewidth tunable 1 ps to 20 ps with optional cartridges Pulse repetition rate: 20 MHz ± 2 MHz Average output power: > 2 mW Polarization Maintaining output with PER > 20 dB High Speed Electrical Sync Output The Government intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with PriTel, Inc., PO Box 4025, Naperville, IL 60567-4025 as it has determined that other companies' products do not meet, or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. The Government requires a compact turnkey telecom (1530-1560nm) tunable picosecond pulse laser with adjustable pulse widths. PriTel, Inc.is the only known manufacturer of a completely turnkey system with no alignment or calibration required. The experiments planned and taking place at the in house quantum lab require a pulsed tunable telecom source with variable pulse width, from 1 to 20ps. This is required to fully pump various tunable resonances in order to create photons that do not require extra filtering. The different types and sizes of resonators being studied mean different pulse widths are required as well as the capability to rapidly change between widths. Also, high repeatability of between changes in widths is required. No other known manufacturer is able to meet these specifications. The Government has determined that no other manufacturers or products exist that are capable of meeting the specifications of this requirement due to the necessity for rapid and repeatable pulse width changes. PriTel, Inc is the sole manufacturer of the required laser. No other vendor offers a product similar in specifications or function. 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 [email protected]. Responses to this notice 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 30 September 2018. A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation. Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate 26 Electronic Parkway Rome, New York 13441 United States

Femtosecond Fiber Laser; Model: FFL-TW; Qty: 1 Wavelength tunable from 1527 nm to 1565 nm Pulsewidth: ~ 3 ps (One 5 nm Bandpass Filter Cartridge included) Pulsewidth tunable 1 ps to 20 ps with optional cartridges Pulse repetition rate: 20 MHz ± 2 MHz Average output power: > 2 mW Polarization Maintaining output with PER > 20 dB High Speed Electrical Sync Output Secondary optical output Includes the following: Additional Filter Cartridges for FFL-TW (Available filter bandpass: 8 nm, 3 nm, 2 nm, 1.6 nm, and 1 nm)