Monochromator Instrument

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The Government is conducting market research to gather information and identify potential sources for the requirement identified herein. This announcement shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The information obtained from this announcement will be utilized in the development of an Acquisition Strategy for this requirement. The Government will not reimburse interested sources for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. Information provided herein does not bind the Government to solicit for or award a contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) site for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought Synopsis. Based on the results of this market research, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST is seeking responses from ALL responsible sources, including large and small businesses in all socially economic categories identified in FAR Part 19. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research the requirement may be solicited as a small business set aside. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses capable of meeting the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this announcement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 333314, "Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing" with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Information Technology Laboratory seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing a Monochromator Instrument that meets the following specifications: 1)The Monochromator shall meet the following minimum specification requirements: - Computer controlled one input port entrance and two output ports with adjustable slits from 0.01 to 7 mm. - Three gratings blazed at the wavelengths indicated below and capable of on-axis tuning for minimum coma and other aberrations. - Focal length: 300 mm (or near 1/3 meter). - Aperture: near f/4.0 (from f/4.1 to f/3.9). - Lineal dispersion*: 2.3-2.4 nm/mm. - Wavelength Accuracy: +/- 0.2 nm. - Stray light to input ratio must be less than 5x10-4 - All optics inside the monochromator including mirrors and gratings shall be gold coated to ensure the maximum throughput. - Purge port for UV and NIR, motorized exit swing mirror. - USB 2.0 computer interface and controlling software shall be included. *When with 1200 g/mm grating @ 435.8 nm. The three gratings in size of 68 x 68 mm shall be blazed as follows: - 1200 g/mm blazed at 750 nm - 600 g/mm blazed at 1.0 - m - 600 g/mm blazed at 1.5 - m 2) Two (2) fiber optic interfaces for input and output fibers with FC/PC connectors. Each of the interfaces shall include XY positioner and aperture-matching quartz lenses capable of fiber collimation adjustment, and shall be fully enclosed in a metal box to avoid light leakage. 3) Software development kit for Windows 7, (64 bit desirable). This shall enable the user to develop own software based on the COM object of the platform. 4) LabVIEW driver for data acquiring and processing. Interested parties capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Vendor responses should include the following information: 1. Name, physical location, point of contact and telephone number and business size of company that will provide the item. 2. Name, physical location point of contact and telephone number and business size of the company that will manufacture the item. 3. Specifications of proposed item that meets requirement, delivery lead time, product warranty Information and inclusion/exclusion of freight charges in price quote.. 4. Contractor's DUNS Number and CAGE Number 5. Vendor's certification and verification that it is an authorized reseller of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and that it has the certification/ specialization level required by the OEM to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with the applicable OEM certification/ specialization requirements. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received no later than 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Only electronic capability statements will be accepted and shall be emailed to the attention of Desiree Blakey at desiree.blakey@nist.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Any questions related to this announcement shall be sent by email NO LATER THAN 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 26, 2013 to the attention of Desiree Blakey at desiree.blakey@nist.gov. Respondents will not receive any notification or feedback on any information submitted as a result of this announcement. ?