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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 01, 2006 FBO #1678
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- Optical Reference Cavities

Notice Date

6/29/2006
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

333314 — Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
 

ZIP Code

80305-3328
 

Solicitation Number

NB847000600128DT
 

Response Due

7/17/2006
 

Archive Date

7/15/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis a contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with Research Electro-Optics, Inc, (REO) 5505 Airport Blvd. Boulder, CO 80301. NIST's research on optical atomic clocks requires the highest performance optical reference cavities that are possible. REO has unique proprietary manufacturing technologies and have been the clear world leader in this technology. The ultra-low expansion (ULE) material required can be supplied by REO and their cavity Q (the figure of merit relevant to NIST's optical clocks and directly related to optical finesse) is better by a factor 300 than other commercial suppliers of optical Fabry-Perot cavities. The following specifications are required. 1. 30 cm ULE, optical Fabry-Perot super cavity with the following characteristics: a. finesse 300,000 at 578 nm, b. low loss fused silica mirrors, radius of curvature 1m, optically contacted, c. horizontal ledge mounting groves. 2. ULE mounting vee-block for item 1. 3. 10 cm ULE, optical Fabry-Perot super cavity with the following characteristics: a. finesse 300,000 at 578 nm, b. low loss fused silical mirrors, radius of curvature 1m, optically contacted, c. horizontal ledge mounting groves. 4. ULE mounting vee-block for item 3. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Under $100,000). Questions should be submitted in writing to the contracting officer either by fax or e-mail. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether or not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government's best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. Anticipated award date will be July 18, 2006.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO

Zip Code: 80305

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01080055-W 20060701/060629220431 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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