USAFA - TOPTICA HIGH-PERFORMANCE LASER SYSTEMS FA700025QHPLASERS

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE The US Air Force Academy (USAFA), Commodities and Services Flight, 10th Contracting Squadron intends to award a single source contract for the purchase of: - Two continuous-wave (CW) single-frequency tunable diode lasers (Toptica - DLC TA PRO "NIR") in a system with the following salient characteristics/specifications: - Laser 1 (Oscillator + Tapered Amplifier): Output power ≥ 2.5 W at 882 nm. - Laser 2 (Oscillator Only): Output power ≥ 90 mW at 882 nm. - Performance specifications: - Tuning Range: Minimum 80% of rated power across the 840-885 nm range. - Controller: Integrated computerized controller with frequency tuning and locking. - Linewidth: ≤ 100 kHz. - Resonator: Laser resonator machined from a single block of aluminum (Al). - Single-Mode Scan Range: Continuous single-mode scanning ≥ 20 GHz, mode-hop free. - Fiber Output: FC/APC fiber optic output coupler with single-mode polarization-maintaining (SMPM) fiber. - Two CW single-frequency tunable diode lasers (Toptica DLC TA PRO 780 "RED") in a system with the following salient characteristics/specifications: - Laser 1 (Oscillator + Tapered Amplifier): Output power ≥ 2.8 W at 780 nm. - Laser 2 (Oscillator Only): Output power ≥ 90 mW at 780 nm. - Performance specifications: - Tuning Range: Minimum 70% of rated power across the 775-790 nm range. - Controller: Integrated computerized controller with frequency tuning and locking. - Linewidth: ≤ 100 kHz. - Resonator: Laser resonator machined from a single block of aluminum (Al). - Single-Mode Scan Range: Continuous single-mode scanning ≥ 20 GHz, mode-hop free. - Fiber Output: FC/APC fiber optic output coupler with single-mode polarization-maintaining (SMPM) fiber The identified single source is: Toptica Photonics, Inc. 1120 Pittsford Victor Rd. Pittsford, NY 14534-3818 USA Cage Code: 3DFK4 Toptica Photonics, Inc. a small business, is the sole distributor of Toptica products in North America. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. This acquisition is being pursued on a single source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, the Government will consider all responses received to this notice by the closing date and time of this Notice. IAW FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer determined the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Attachments: Single Source Justification and Approval.