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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Optical Components to Generate and Guide Ultraviolet Light for The Nanoscale Device Characterization Division (NDCD) loc... The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Optical Components to Generate and Guide Ultraviolet Light for The Nanoscale Device Characterization Division (NDCD) located at the Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. The NDCD requires optical components that are compatible with a high, repetition rate, ultrafast Ti:saphhire laser system and these optical components will generate deep ultraviolet (UV) light, pick pulses, and guide the ultraviolet light from the optical table to an electron microscope system. The NDCD seeks a vendor that can provide the optical components capable of meeting the requirements stated below. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to identify capable organizations with the requisite qualifications to provide the services stated herein. Based on capability statements received in response to this Sources Sought Announcement this acquisition may be solicited as a 100% small business set aside. Business organizations of all sizes are encouraged to respond to this notice. The specific purpose of this sources sought announcement is to determine if there are any capable businesses that are able to provide the services identified below. The Contractor shall provide the following (1) harmonics generation box, (1) pulse selecting accessory, (1) spectrometer, and (1) UV beam guidance that meet the following minimum specifications: The Harmonics Generation Box Must be compatible with a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser system as the fundamental wavelength (?) from 760 nm - 920 nm that outputs a power of 3.5 W at 800 nm, pulse width between 100 fs – 150 fs, maximum repetition rate of 80 MHz Must generate and output the fourth harmonic (4?) by frequency mixing the 3? and 1? light. Must generate third harmonic (3?) light Must generate output fourth harmonic (4?) generated light in the tunable range between 195 nm and 210 nm. (Stronger consideration shall be given for outputting smaller wavelengths) Must have some optical alignment procedures that are motorized and software controlled to optimize output in the UV (4?). Stronger consideration shall be given for more automation procedures provided Must provide parameter (e.g., crystal angle and delay positions) for optimizing 4? (3? + ?) generation Must have minimum conversion efficiency of 0.05% in the 4th harmonic (using 3? + ?) resulting in 2.2 x 107 photons per pulse or 1.75 mW at the 4? with a laser system output power 3.5 W at 800 nm, pulse width 150 fs, repetition rate of 80 MHz. Stronger consideration shall be given for higher efficiencies Must have 4? spectral output bandwidth no greater than 2 meV Must have 4? output beam quality M2 less than 1.2 Must provide access to the output of 2nd harmonic (2?) generated light Must provide access to the output of 3rd harmonic (3?) generated light Must provide any power supply for any necessary component and powered by 120 VAC at 60 Hz Optical components must be self-contained in one housing unit not exceeding dimensions of 410 mm (width) by 590 mm (length) by 240 mm (height). The Contractor shall provide operations and maintenance manual (electronic or hard copy) that includes, at a minimum, proper operation, routine maintenance, troubleshooting the instrument, and controlling software. Pulse Selecting Accessory Must be compatible with a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser system as the fundamental wavelength (?) from 760 nm - 920 nm that outputs a power of 3.5 W at 800 nm, pulse width between 100 fs – 150 fs, maximum repetition rate of 80 MHz Must be able to continuously output repetition rate of 80/n MHz where n is an integer between 2 and 260,000 Must be able to select repetition rate with an interfaced controller Must select pulses using acousto-optical-based methods Must provide any power supply for any necessary component and powered by 120 VAC at 60 Hz Optical components must be self-contained in one housing unit not exceeding dimensions of 300 mm (width) by 400 mm (length) by 240 mm (height). The Contractor shall provide operations and maintenance manual (electronic or hard copy) that includes, at a minimum, proper operation, routine maintenance, troubleshooting the instrument. Spectrometer Must be compatible with a laser system that outputs a power of 3.5 W at 800 nm, pulse width between 100 fs – 150 fs, repetition rate of 80 MHz Must be able to measure between wavelength range 200 nm – 900 nm. Stronger consideration shall be given for larger wavelength range Must have a spectral resolution of 0.2 nm or smaller Must have a scan rate of 5 Hz or faster Must be able to accept free-space laser beam as input Must include connection by USB for computer communication Must include software to perform measurement and collect data All optical components are self-contained in one housing unit no larger than 400 mm (length) by 150 mm (width) by 100 mm (height) Must provide any power supply for any necessary component and powered by 120 VAC at 60 Hz The Contractor shall provide operations and maintenance manual (electronic or hard copy) that includes, at a minimum, proper operation, routine maintenance, troubleshooting the instrument, and controlling software. UV Beam Guidance The contractor shall provide beam routing, including necessary optics and appropriate enclosure, from output 4? beam from the harmonics box to the NIST-owned PEEM vacuum chamber to meet light spot size within PEEM stage The contractor shall provide (2) beam routing paths Path 1: through air (200 cm) and through vacuum (45 cm) Path 2: through air (265 cm) and through vacuum (16 cm) The spot size on the sample inside the NIST-owned PEEM will have user selected, variable spot size between 250 - 500 ?m will have to be guided to the PEEM where it retains its intensity, beam spot, and other optical properties and this will be designed and implemented by the contractor The Contractor shall provide operations and maintenance manual (electronic or hard copy) that includes, at a minimum, proper operation, routine maintenance, troubleshooting of the routing optics and enclosure The full system Must provide a cooling system to any previously listed component that requires it The Contractor shall provide installation of all previously listed components which includes, at a minimum, uncrating/unpacking of all equipment, set-up and hook-up of all equipment, start-up, demonstration of specifications, training of (2) NIST staff, and removal of all trash. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources. Companies that manufacture capable systems are requested to email a detailed report describing their abilities to forest.crumpler @nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. The report should include achievable specifications and any other information relevant to your product or capabilities. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of the company that manufactures the system components for which specifications are provided, to include a DUNS number that is associated with a SAM.gov account. 2. Name of company(s) that are authorized to sell the system components, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Indication of number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of such systems. 4. Indication of whether each instrument for which specifications are sent to forest.crumpler@nist.gov are currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts and, if so, the GSA FSS contract number(s). 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.