Fiber Optic Draw Tower

The Naval Research Laboratory under the Department of Defense is soliciting a fully turnkey Specialty Fiber Optic Draw Tower through a Request for Quote issued under FAR Subpart 12.2, with solicitation number N0017326QCM01. The procurement is for new equipment only, with no remanufactured or gray market items permitted, and must include all necessary hardware, software, and ancillary components to meet precise technical specifications. The system must fit within a 1.2m wide by 1.2m deep by 9m tall footprint and feature a resistive heated furnace, preform feed mechanism, startup belt tractor, take-up capstan, and fiber spooling system with automatic closed-loop documentation. Critical technical capabilities include four independent channels of preform pressurization/vacuum, two independent fiber coating systems with 365nm LED UV curing, two independent coating measurement systems, and support for multiple fiber types including step index MM, graded index MM, single mode, microstructured PCF, and microstructured hollow core. Software access must allow for future in-house hardware additions, and this component is listed as Not Separately Priced. The equipment must be delivered to the Naval Research Laboratory at 4555 Overlook Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20375 with an estimated delivery window of 10 months from award, and all items must be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. All offers must be submitted electronically via email by 4:00 PM EST on June 22, 2026, with a mandatory requirement that offerors be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors must demonstrate they are an Original Equipment Manufacturer or authorized dealer, distributor, reseller, or partner to ensure OEM warranty and service support. Proposals must include pricing in US Dollars, product literature, warranty details, country of origin, and documentation of authorized status. The evaluation will be based on three equally important factors: compliance with specifications in Attachment 1, supplier’s past performance, and cost/price, with award determined via a Price/Technical Tradeoff analysis to select the most advantageous offer to the government. Contract administration requires payments through Wide Area WorkFlow and Electronic Funds Transfer per DFARS and FAR clauses; the award will be Firm Fixed-Price and subject to numerous FAR and DFARS clauses covering cybersecurity, supply chain risk, export control, prohibited procurement regions including Xinjiang and the Maduro regime, trafficking in persons