Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Optical Fiber Automation Equipment
Deadline : 24 Mar 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 116373912
Document Ref. No. : NB686010-25-01044
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with ExFO America Inc., located in Richardson, Tx, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for Optical Fiber Automation Equipment.
Specific Requirements are as follows:
NIST will be purchasing a system of switches, shutters and attenuators from which to build an automated version for the optical power meter calibration setup. This automation equipment will be delivered to the Army which will replace the over 20-year-old equipment in current use as part of the Optical Fiber Modernization effort.
The following technical specifications are required for Optical Fiber Automation Equipment.
The Contractor shall deliver:
The Contractor shall provide a system that meets all technical specifications identified below. All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. The use of “gray market” components are not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer-s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable.
Line Item 0001:Description: Optical Fiber Automation EquipmentQuantity: 1
A. Technical Specifications for entire system1. A compact system such as a mainframe with the following subcomponents a. 3 x 1 fiber switchb. 2 x 1 fiber switchc. 2 fiber optical shuttersd. 2 optical attenuators.The technical specifications for each of the subcomponents will be described separately.2. The system must be optical fiber based, with SMF-28 fiber and FC/APC connections.3. The system should be addressed by a single computer connection via GPIB 4. It must be possible to control the instrument via custom LabVIEW or Python software.5. The sum of insertion losses ...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : NB686010-25-01044
Related Notice : NB686010-25-01044
Department/Ind. Agency : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Mar 17, 2025 11:36 am MDT
Original Response Date: Mar 24, 2025 01:00 pm MDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Apr 08, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Boulder, CO 80305 USA
Documents
Tender Notice
Notice-of-Intent-Optical-Fiber-Automation.pdf