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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 17, 2020 SAM #6805
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Triple Spectrometer system (Teledyne/Princeton Instruments)

Notice Date

7/15/2020 2:08:24 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
 

ZIP Code

20899
 

Solicitation Number

NIST-NOI-20-
 

Response Due

7/30/2020 12:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

08/14/2020
 

Point of Contact

Forest Crumpler, Phone: 3019756753
 

E-Mail Address

forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
 

Description

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Teledyne/Princeton Instruments of 3660 Quaker Bridge Road, Trenton, NJ 08619-1208 for the purchase of a Trivista + Pylon Camera Triple Spectrometer system. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division (MND) within the National Institute of Standards and Technology�s (NIST) Physical Measurement Lab (PML) develops integrated microsystems by advancing the state of the art in nanofabrication, thereby enabling the transfer of NIST measurement technologies to the industrial, academic, and government communities. The MND�s Nanostructure Fabrication and Measurement Group performs cryogenic optical microscopy and spectroscopy measurements of single quantum emitters in chip-based photonic structures. A high resolution, high sensitivity triple spectrometer is required to further advance projects vital to the research goals of the laboratory. Research has found that only one (1) company can offer a Triple Spectrometer system that can meet all of the specifications below.� �� The Triple Spectrometer system shall be composed of a Triple Spectrograph and a nitrogen-cooled CCD sensor, both provided by a single vendor. The system shall be fully automated, and the two components shall be fully controllable and coordinated seamlessly through a single graphical user interface-based software. The system shall allow additive, subtractive and single-spectrometer operation modes, and shall allow seamless and software-based switching between the modes, not requiring any manual addition, removal, alignment or reconfiguration of system parts. The system shall provide a CCD spectral resolution of� 0.015 nm or less in additive mode and 0.05 nm or less in subtractive mode, and 0.05 nm or less in single-spectrometer mode over a band of at least 10 nm, in the 400 nm to 1000 nm spectral range. Triple Spectrograph specification: The triple spectrograph shall be composed of three single Czerny-Turner spectrographs configured in tandem on a single pre-aligned base plate. The total focal length of the Triple Spectrograph shall be 1750 mm or more, and the last stage before the CCD sensor must have a focal length of 670 mm or more. The aperture of the first two spectrographs shall be f/7 or better, and that of the last spectrograph shall be f/10 or better. The system shall have a dispersion at 500 nm, with an 1800 g/mm grating, of 0.7 nm/mm or better in subtractive mode, and 0.25 or better in additive mode. The total system transmission shall be of 15 % of more. The Triple Spectrograph shall be capable of operating in additive, subtractive� and single-spectrometer modes, and switching between the modes shall be seamless, automated via software from a single computer, and without the need to manually reconfigure, realign� or add to or remove parts from the instrument. The system shall allow full, independent and simultaneous operation of the three single spectrographs via the control software run in a single computer. This is important because, in addition to measurements in additive, subtractive and single-spectrometer modes, the individual spectrographs may be used as individual tunable narrow band-pass filters in single-emitter photoluminescence experiments where multiple spectral lines will be analyzed simultaneously via single-photon counting techniques.� Each single spectrograph shall have two input ports with manual and/or motorized, variable slit widths, and two output ports for mounting camera sensors. The spectrograph shall also have motorized flip mirrors that allow redirecting the light between the input and output ports. The slit widths shall be allowed to vary at least between 10 microns and 1000 mm. In the normal configuration, the free output of each of the single spectrographs shall be capable of receiving camera sensors. The tree individual spectrographs shall each come equipped with three diffraction gratings mounted on an interchangeable mounting turret. Grating selection by rotation of the turret shall be motorized and automatically controlled via the user interface software. Having three gratings diffraction gratings in each spectrograph is desirable to allow selection of optimal spectrum resolution, wavelength span and signal-to-noise for the widest possible type of samples. Grating turrets shall be changeable in the laboratory without losing calibration, with a repeatability of 0.05 nm or better. The system shall allow individual grating calibration position adjustment via the control software. Spectrograph dimensions shall be of less than 4 ft long 3 ft wide 1.5 ft high. The equipment will be placed on an optical table alongside other equipment such as lasers and microscopes, as well as a variety of other optical setups. Saving space in all three dimensions in this experimental setting is a necessity. Sensor specification: The sensor shall be a Liquid Nitrogen cooled, back illuminated, deep depletion CCD. The CCD shall consist of an array of 1300 x 400 pixels or more in each direction, with a pixel size of 26 mm x 26 mm or less. The CCD sensor shall be vacuum sealed. The quantum efficiency shall be of more than 90 % between 600 nm and 850 nm, more than 80 % between 400 nm and 900 nm, and more than 30 % between 400 nm and 1000 nm. The dark current shall be of 2 electrons/pixel/hour at the minimum achievable temperature. The intensity of fluorescence signals produced from single emitters is expected to be extremely low. Lower dark current noise is essential for detecting such weak signals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 � Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued.� This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern on July 29, 2020. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to forest.crumpler@nist.gov . No telephone requests will be honored.�� A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/4fb0e751656542158d45611c2bbc7d6e/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05721628-F 20200717/200715230146 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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