SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- LASER DIODE SYSTEMS - AMD13SS09
- Notice Date
- 11/29/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD13SS09
- Archive Date
- 12/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Eric Bubar, Phone: 3019753635
- E-Mail Address
-
eric.bubar@nist.gov
(eric.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- LASER DIODE SYSTEMS Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640 The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on commercial vendors that are capable of providing laser diode systems. The Electron Physics Group in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at NIST requires laser diode systems to perform research on high brightness ion sources for focused ion beam applications based on laser cooling. This research supports the CNST's mission to develop new measurement tools that enable critical applications of nanotechnology in the Nation's economy. Diode laser systems provide a very cost effective means to produce the required laser power with the necessary continuous wave (CW) stability, narrow linewidth and tunability to both laser cool atoms and ions and also ionize cold atoms. The proposed acquisition will enable new developments in barium ion sources and cesium ion sources. The laser diode systems will be used in laser cooling and ionization of cold atoms. High power is required because the laser light will be frequency-doubled in existing systems that require high power for good efficiency. The linewidth and stability of the lasers are essential for fine frequency control of the cooling laser light and long-term reliable operation. An integrated system with a small footprint is necessary to meet space constraints of the experimental apparatus. Computer control is also required to enable full flexibility of operation. NIST requires a tunable diode laser system that operates in continuous wave (CW) mode for use in laser-cooling of barium ions. In particular, NIST requires a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) consisting of a tunable, single-frequency external cavity diode laser (ECDL) that is amplified by a tapered amplifier (TA) diode laser. The specified laser system is essentially identical in all aspects except for wavelength and output power to an existing laser system in the NIST laboratory purchased from Toptica Photonics (TA PRO 850 HP) in 2012. It is essential that the new laser system match the existing equipment. The system is modular in construction and it will be necessary to exchange modules between laser systems during the course of operation. CNST is a multi-user facility in which this equipment is used on a daily basis. This laser diode system will be the primary backup. Should one system fail, the redundancy of having two identical systems such that parts can be exchanged is essential to continued operations and meeting the agency's goals in a timely manner. The system shall be capable of: 1. Minimum Specifications a. Wavelength range: 980 nm to 988 nm b. Output power @987 nm: >2000 mW, measured before output isolator c. Linewidth (over 5us): <150 kHz d. ASE background: < -40 dB e. Mode-Hop-Free Tuning Range: > 40 GHz f. Output mode M^2 < 1.5 g. Optical Isolation between ECDL and TA: 60 dB h. Output Optical Isolation: 60 dB or greater with a transmission >80% i. ECDL tunable diode laser (master oscillator) and the tapered amplifier laser (power amplifier) integrated into a single laser head for maximum frequency stability and minimum linewidth j. The system must include all electronics and cables necessary to run the laser with the above specifications k. The system must include all software and hardware necessary for computer control of the laser via USB interface. At a minimum, the following controls must be present via computer: i. Diode current ii. ECDL grating piezo voltage iii. Laser frequency modulation with at least 20 MHz bandwidth iv. Frequency stabilization based on saturated absorption spectroscopy signal provided by user with the following features: 1. "Side-of-fringe" and "top-of-fringe" frequency stabilization options 2. Dual channel PID control for feedback to diode current and ECDL grating voltage 3. Automatic locking and relocking to selected feature in spectroscopy signal 4. Measurement and display of error signal spectrum l. Warranty: 3000 hours or 1 year, whichever comes first m. Acceptance period: 4 weeks after delivery of entire system After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for the laser diode systems that can meet NIST's minimum requirements, 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 any competitive procurement that resulted would be conducted as a small business set-aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large, foreign, and small businesses. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 334516, as those domestic sources having 500 employees or less. Please include your company's size classification and socioeconomic status in any response to this notice. Companies that manufacture such systems are requested to email product literature describing their capabilities to eric.bubar@nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. The following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of the company that manufactures the system components for which specifications are provided. 2. Name of company(ies) that are authorized to sell the system components, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Budgetary info for a system that is capable of meeting the aforementioned specifications. 4. Indication of number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of such systems. 5. Indication of whether each instrument for which specifications are sent to eric.bubar@nist.gov is currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts and, if so, the GSA FSS contract number(s). 6. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Point of Contact Eric Bubar, Contracting Specialist, Phone (301) 975-3635, Email eric.bubar@nist.gov
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