FIBER LASER

The 96th Contracting Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of a Telesto pulsed fiber laser system. The required equipment includes the laser itself, along with a collimator, cable harness, and interface control box. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with the North American Industry Classification System code 334413 and a small business size standard of 500 employees. The anticipated award date was set for September 12, 2008. While this notice does not constitute a request for competitive proposals, the government allowed interested parties to submit capabilities packages for consideration within five days of publication. The final decision regarding whether to compete the contract remains at the sole discretion of the government. All inquiries and submissions were directed to the designated contract specialist, Manivanh S. Mundy.