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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on August 2, 2021. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Chemical, Phosphor, Rare Earth, Inorganic Oxysulfide, Infrared-to-Visible Upconverter

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W911QY-21-R-0018Federal

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The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) in Natick, Massachusetts, is seeking a contractor to provide custom designed rare earth phosphor materials under solicitation W911QY-21-R-0018. The scope of work involves the procurement of three specific types of luminescent up-converter materials, identified as variants H, O, and W, which function as additives. These inorganic oxysulfide materials must feature narrow infrared excitation and emit in narrow visible wavelengths, specifically emitting in the IR wavelength when excited by a near-infrared source. Technical requirements include strict adherence to purity levels of 99.99 percent, specific particle size distributions, and precise chromaticity and spectral response specifications, including defined emission peak wavelengths and color coordinates. The government intends to award a single Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract consisting of a one-year base period followed by four one-year option periods, with all delivery orders issued as Firm Fixed Price. All materials are to be delivered F.O.B. Destination to Natick, MA. This procurement falls under NAICS code 325130 for Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing. Interested and responsible offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management to be considered for the award.

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325130 - Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

Place of Performance

MA, USA

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Material Information - Chromaticity and Spectral Specifications

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick
Contacts2 people available
OfficeNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA
Office AddressNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA
Contacts
Brandon James Rivett
Shawn P. Haubner

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The Government anticipates that this solicitation, in the form of a Request For Proposal (RFP), will be available on or about 01 April 2021 from the Beta.sam.gov website on-line at beta.sam.gov. The solicitation, specifications, and associated information will be available only on the beta.sam.gov website. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Contractor will provide all plant, labor, supplies, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to provide three types of custom designed materials. The following materials will be procured, via delivery orders, in the proposed acquisition for use as additives: three luminescent materials (up-converters) that include rare earth phosphors that have narrow energy (IR) excitation and emitting in a narrow VIS wavelength. All three rare earth phosphors, will have an emission in the IR wavelength when excited by an N-IR source. All work required shall be in strict accordance with the detailed requirements of the technical provisions and specifications. All deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Natick, MA. The Government anticipates awarding a single Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract with a base period of one (1) year and four (4) one-year option periods and that all delivery orders under this IDIQ contract will be Firm Fixed Price. The applicable North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this solicitation is 325130 - Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing and the small business size is 1000 employees. All responsive offers from responsible offerors will be considered. Interested offerors must be registered with in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) system. SAM registration information can be accessed on-line at https://www.sam.gov. Interested offerors are required to post their representations and certifications on-line within SAM.

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