Laser Diode System

Solicitation Number: F2KBAA4226A001 Solicitation Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and authorized by FAR Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS Code for this synopsis/solicitation is 333314, Size Standard 500 Employees. Solicitation/Purchase Request Number F2KBAA4226A001 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5. This document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76 effective 25 July 2014. The Government intends to award (1) one Purchase Order with (1) one Contract Line Items (CLIN 0001) Laser Diode System Quantity : 2 each Specifications: Laser diode system output power needs to be greater than or equal to 2 Watts. Laser output needs to be 795nm. - Frequency needs to be tunable from 785nm to 805nm with mode free hopping range greater than 10GHz. - Vertical to horizontal polarization ratio out of the final laser needs to be 100:1. Current noise in the electrical supply for the master laser needs to be in the range of 300picoamps per square root of Hertz and 0.3microamps in 1 Megahertz of bandwidth and -145dBm into 50 ohms. Please include graph of current noise level from DC to 1 MHz. Laser absolute linewidth needs to be less than 200kHz full width at half maximum at 75% of maximum output power when integrated over 1 second when locked to an atomic resonance. Laser mount must be solid and should be free of acoustic resonances. To verify, please include graph of frequency noise from 30 Hz to 90KHz for the unlocked laser. Vendor shall provide documentation that laser has and can be used for locking to atomic resonance. Electronic power supply needs to be single unit rack mount, 3U or less, box for everything. Electronic power supply needs to have a minimum of two high voltage piezo drivers. Power supply needs to have a minimum of three channel feedback for both cavity piezo control and current feedback with greater than 80dB noise suppression. - Power supply needs to contain temperature controller, differential high-bandwidth, low-noise photo-detector with power to photo-detector supplied by the power supply, and sweep generator, and the low noise current supply. - Power supply needs to have front panel display and output for external oscilloscope. - Power supply needs to contain modulator and demodulator for AC modulation without broadening the laser line-width. Modulator output maximum should be at least +/-8 Volts amplitude, can be adjusted, and can supply up to +/-500milliamps Laser diodes needs to be user replaceable without having to replace entire module. High (>2Watts) and low power (>100milliwatts) optical isolators with >35dB isolation are required. Optical noise for the diode laser (technical documentation - graph) needs to be provided as well. Single mode fiber coupling efficiency needs to be >70%. If the system consists of an amplifier, then noise data (technical documentation - graph) for the amplifier needs to be provided. The optical noise measurement will be done as follows: First, split the beam 50/50 and send each beam into a photodiode and measure the difference signal on an RF spectrum analyzer. This difference measurement will cancel the classical noise and will determine the shot noise level. Now that you know the shot noise level for this power level, send the beam with the same total power into a photodiode with at least 10 MHz bandwidth. The signal from this photodiode needs to then be sent into an RF spectrum analyzer. How far the 2nd measurement is above the 1st measurement determines the excess noise above shot noise. Please provide graphs of this difference vs frequency from 10kHz to 10MHz, including graphs of each measurement and electronic noise floor for reference. Caution: Make sure that the sum of the power from the two beams in the first measurement equals the power of the beam in the second measurement. Please do these measurements for the beam from the seed laser and from the amplifier. We will accept data at 780nm if the vendor warrants the noise spectra at 795nm. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Breakout Pricing for each component of the Laser Diode System 2. Laser Use Documentation identified in 3. Technical documentation - graphs a. Electronic noise of master laser current supply Paragraph 3 b. Frequency noise of laser output beam, when unlocked c. Seed laser shot noise data - please include graph of dark current of the photo-detector circuit vs frequency. d. Amplifier (if included) shot noise data - please include graph of dark current of the photo-detector circuit vs frequency. FOB: DESTINATION Inspection and Acceptance: DESTINATION Desired Delivery Date: 30 days after Award In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(a)(2) offerors are notified that award will be made on the basis of best value. In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(1), offerors are notified that each may be required to provide documentation supporting the price, cost and/or cost realism supporting the quoted prices. Failure to furnish supporting documentation expressly requested and necessary for the agency to perform price, cost and/or cost realism analysis is grounds to reject the quote. The provision FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items, the Government will award a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The other factors considered will be the ability to meet the salient characteristics of the requirement above. Award shall be based on the best values to the Government Quotes may be submitted via: mail to AFNWC/PZIA, ATTN: Susan Myers, 8500 Gibson Blvd. SE, Bldg. 20202, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117; or email susan.myers@us.af.mil. Electronic documents shall be submitted in .pdf, .doc, or .xls and less than 30 MB. Communication containing documents in any other format may be blocked or stripped by the Government's server and may not be received by this office. Files in .zip format or file(s) exceeding 30 MB will not be received by this office. Quotes are due no later than 4:00 PM, MDT, 24 October 2014. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database in order to receive payment for products/services rendered to the Government as the result of an award. If you are not registered you may request an application at (334) 206-7828 or though the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov. All payments are to be paid via the Internet through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system. WAWF may be accessed at https://wawf.eb.mil. WAWF training may be accessed online at http://wawftraining.com. Payment information may be accessed using the DFAS website at https://www.dfas.mil. Your purchase order/contract number or invoice will be required to inquire status of your payment. The following provisions and clauses apply to this procurement: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, [in paragraphs (b) and (c) the following clauses apply: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.232-33] FAR 52.219-1 Alt I, Small Business Program Representations FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A, System for Award Management DFARS 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.225-7036, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program. DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances The following full text provisions and clauses apply to this procurement: FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (all offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal); An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically at http://www.sam.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (m) of this provision FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.252-2, Clauses and provisions incorporated by reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ FAR 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. DFARS 252.209-7993 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations. Include the attached provision in all solicitations that will use funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 and by the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76, Divisions C and J), including solicitations for the acquisition of commercial items under FAR part 12. REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-000009) (FEB 2014) (a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, and sections 414 and 415 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76, Divisions C and J), none of the funds made available by those divisions (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. Class Deviation-Prohibition Against Using Fiscal Year 2014 Funds to Contract with Corporations that Have an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under Federal Law (2) It is [] is not [] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM, AFISRA ombudsmen, or AFNWC Ombudsmen: Primary: Ms. Jeannine Kinder AFNWC/PK E-Mail: jeannine.kinder@kirtland.af.mil Phone: (505) 846-1924 Fax: (505) 846-0122 Alternate: Mr. Anthony Kaiser AFNWC/PZC E-Mail: anthony.kaiser.us.af.mil Phone: (505) 853-7666 Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU, AFISRA level, or AFNWC level may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2397, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause)