99 -- Laser System

SYNOPSIS-LASER-SYSTEM. This is a Request For Quote (RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Use PAN # 30044-03 as your reference number on your quotation. The NAICS code is 334413 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. There is only one contract line item: 0001 Laser System. The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency/Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA/MSIC), has the following requirement: Laser System with the following specifications: 1) Laser type: Frequency Doubled Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG), 2) Output Wavelength: 532 nanometers (nm), 3) Pump source: Laser diode, 4) Frequency doubler placement: Intracavity, 5) Output waveform: either pulsed or continuous wave (CW), 6) Beam diameter: 1-2 millimeters (mm) nominal, 7) Beam divergence: Less than 10 milliradians (mr), 8) Output mode structure: Multimode acceptable, 9) Average output power: Variable up to a maximum of 10 watts (W), 10) Long-term Drift: Less than 5%, 11) Maximum output pulse energy: 2 millijoules (mJ) (if pulsed), 12) Physical configuration: Laser head separate from power supply and cooler, 13) Head configuration: Enclosed; output beam axial with laser head, 14) Maximum head dimensions: 8 x 8x 40 inches, 15) Maximum head weight: 80 pounds, 16) Integrated; Co-bore sighted helium-neon (HeNe) alignment laser: minimum output power 2 milliwatts (mW), 17) Integrated power meter (absolute power): Required; digital readout, 18) Maximum dimensions of power supply/cooler: 28W x 34D x 40H (inches), 19) Minimum umbilical length: 10 feet, 20) Electrical power requirements: 220 volts; 60 hertz; single phase, 21) Cooling: Closed cycle; no external water, and 22) Warranty: 1 year or 3000 hours. The delivery is FOB destination and is due within 60 days of contract award. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Quotations are due by 1600 hours March 7th, 2003 and can be sent by facsimile, electronic mail, or mailed to Virginia Contracting Activity, Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Contracts Office, Attn: Major Scott D. Micklewright, Building 4545 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5500. Email address: contact@example.gov, or FAX # +1 (555) 000-0000. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6. Only offeror?s submitting a bid, proposal, or quotation in response to this synopsis will be further considered for award.