SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Fully-Integrated Programmable Optical Filter
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- 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
- NB688000-13-03954
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Christine M. Rogge, Phone: 3034975628
- E-Mail Address
-
christine.rogge@nist.gov
(christine.rogge@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Fully-Integrated Programmable Optical Filter National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing a Fully-Integrated Programmable Optical Filter that can perform both amplitude and phase control of light in the 1550 nm region of the optical spectrum. The Optical Filter must have the following technical specifications and cannot be a prototype: • Insertion loss of 4.5 dB • Amplitude and phase control from 1527 nm to 1567 nm • High spectral resolution (10 GHz filter bandwidth, 1 GHz frequency setting resolution) • Blocking attenuation of >30 dB • Attenuation control resolution of 0.01 dB • Group delay control: -25 ps to +25 ps • Fiber connectorized input/output with FC/APC connectors • Full communication and control via USB 2.0 • Sealed, robust housing with size smaller than 24 cm x 9 cm x 32 cm This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with 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 this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from ALL responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a small business size standard for such requirements of 500 employees. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the item required. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to ten (10) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name and size of company that will provide the item. 2. Name and size of the company that will manufacture the item. 3. Capability statement showing the ability to meet the criteria identified above, including specifications of item that meets requirement. 4. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than July 15, 2013. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to Christine Rogge, Contract Specialist, at christine.rogge@nist.gov.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB688000-13-03954/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor Facility with Delivery to NIST - Boulder Laboratories, United States
- Record
- SN03109512-W 20130710/130708234252-2021edec54b21ed88f185afab2e0811a (fbodaily.com)
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