FY25_Ultrastable Optical Cavity Tender, USA - 117219739

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : FY25_Ultrastable Optical Cavity

Deadline : 11 Apr 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 117219739

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Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The contracting office for this notice is the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy, CO 80840. The US Air Force Academy (USAFA) intends to award a sole source commercial contract to Stable Laser System Inc, a small business, for an ultrastable laser optical cavity.

Description of Services:

The ultrastable laser optical cavity must produce an optical cavity with the stability of less than 13 kHz absolute frequency drift per day.

In addition, the ultrastable optical cavity should meet the minimum standards:

• Wavelength range 750 - 1050 nm, or a range that includes this range• Finesse of optical cavity of at least 5000, up to 20000• Mirror pair anti-reflection coated on outside• Mirrors mounted on a Zerodur block• Ion pumped vacuum chamber and vacuum fittings and valve to contain optical cavity• Ion pump controller• Windows of vacuum chamber anti-reflection coated• PID temperature controller to actively temperature stabilize optical cavity to within 0.01 °C• Optical cavity measured to find optimum temperature for minimum thermal expansion• Insulated housing for vacuum chamber for optical cavity

The market research results indicate that Stable Laser Systems Inc is the only known responsible source capable of fulfilling all aspects of this requirement.

The identified sole source is:

Stable Laser Systems Inc4946 63rd Street Ste BBoulder CO 80301-3285CAGE Code: 6Q2E6UEI: NDTBJQDB1NG8

THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source. 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. Any responses to this notice received after...
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Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command : U
Sub Command : S
Sub Command 2 : AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Office: FA7000 10 CONS LGC
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Apr 03, 2025 12:43 pm MDT
Original Response Date: Apr 11, 2025 09:00 am MDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Apr 26, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Product Service Code: 6650 - OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Boulder, CO 80301 USA

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