Microchip 53100A-IR Phase Noise Analyzer

The National Research Council of Canada is seeking to procure a single new and unused Microchip 53100A-IR Phase Noise Analyzer for use in evaluating its proprietary “any frequency” coherent clock distribution system over long-haul aerial fiber spans ranging from 100 to 1000 kilometers, with the goal of achieving jitter levels at or below 1e-13 seconds relative to the source reference clock. The instrument must include an ultra-low phase-noise internal reference accessible for external use and must support simultaneous, fully automated measurement of phase, frequency, and amplitude without requiring manual phase-locking or calibration, while correlating two independent internal measurement paths to suppress internal noise. It must operate across a frequency range of 1 MHz to at least 200 MHz, accommodate non-integer frequency ratios between reference and device-under-test inputs, and deliver a cross-correlated time deviation floor of no more than 3e-14 seconds at Tau=1000 seconds and a noise floor of no more than 100 femtoseconds for maximum time interval error at the same interval. The accompanying software must run on a third-party PC, generate real-time ADEV, TDEV, MDEV, and MTIE plots with acquisition lengths exceeding 1e5 seconds, produce SSB phase noise plots, and export all data to CSV files with comprehensive instrument and setup headers. The equipment must function within an ambient temperature range of 15–35°C and be powered via an internal AC-to-DC supply. This procurement is structured as an Advance Contract Award Notice under NAICS code 334517, with a maximum estimated value of $100,000 including GST/HST, and is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, though exemptions under Article 513(1)(b)(iii) and subsection 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations apply due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and the determination that only one supplier is capable of meeting the highly specialized requirements. The solicitation requires potential suppliers to submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating full compliance with all minimum essential requirements, failure to meet any of which disqualifies the proposal. The contract will be awarded either to the first qualified respondent or, if none meet the criteria, directly to the pre-identified supplier. Deliveries are due no later than August 28, 2026, at the National Capital Region in Canada. Ownership of any foreground intellectual property developed