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Notice ID Number NIST-SS25-64 Title:?Sources Sought Notice for Fast Steering Mirror System The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of com... Notice ID Number NIST-SS25-64 Title:?Sources Sought Notice for Fast Steering Mirror System The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of commercial products/services that satisfy the Government’s anticipated needs. BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division (MND) Physical Measurement Lab (PML) develops integrated microsystems by advancing the state of the art in nanofabrication, thereby enabling the transfer of NIST measurement technologies to the industrial, academic, and government communities. The MND’s Nanofabrication and Measurement group performs cryogenic optical microscopy and spectroscopy measurements of solid-state defect quantum emitters in chip-based silicon nanophotonic structures. A two-axis, high bandwidth, high resolution fast steering mirror system is required for scanning confocal photoluminescence microscopy of various types of quantum emitters in nanophotonic cavities. with a replaceable mirror.? Technical Requirements: The system shall meet or exceed the technical specifications identified below. All items shall be?new. Prototypes, first articles, demonstration models, used, refurbished or otherwise developmental systems, will not be considered for award.? The system shall consist of a fast steerable mirror head and controller unit.? The steerable mirror head shall support a replaceable mirror. A replaceable mirror is required to allow for optimal reflectivity for different wavelength ranges, reflecting the different wavelength ranges of the devices and quantum emitters to be investigated.?? The mirror shall be steerable around two independent rotation (tip and tilt) axes centered on a single pivot point in the mirror head.? The tip tilt mirror motion shall be achieved based on voice coils, piezoelectric actuators or equivalent.? The mirror head shall incorporate motion sensors based on a strain gauge or equivalent, with an angular resolution of 1 microradian or less.? To ensure the highest mirror motion reliability regarding stability and pointing accuracy, the system shall allow closed-loop motion control.?? The mirror head shall have dimensions of 250 mm x 100 mm? x 280 mm (width x depth x height) or less to be accommodated in an anticipated scanning confocal microscopy setup.? The full range of the mirror mechanical motion shall be of +/- 10 milliradians or more.?? The mirror RMS mechanical resolution shall be?? of 1 microradians or less.? The mirror RMS mechanical motion repeatability shall be of 5 microradians or less over the full motion range.?? The linearity error shall be of 1 % or less.? The mirror scanning bandwidth under closed-loop operation shall have a small-signal 3 dB bandwidth of 200 Hz or more.? The mirror motion shall be controlled with analog electronic signals from the controller box.? The controller box shall allow either direct digital programming of the mirror motion control signals or shall accept a low-voltage analog control signal. Better consideration will be given to systems offering both digital and analog mirror control from the controller.? NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a solution that will achieve the objectives described above. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response: Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. Please note that to be considered for award under any official solicitation, the entity must be registered and “active” in SAM at the time of solicitation response. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique Entity ID (UEI). Identify the equipment that your company sells that can meet the objectives addressed in the BACKGROUND section of this notice. For each product recommended to meet the Government’s requirement, provide the following: Manufacturer name Model number Technical specifications If your company is not the manufacturer, provide information on your company’s status as an authorized reseller of the product(s) Describe performance capabilities of the product(s) your company recommends to meet the Government’s requirements. Additionally, if there are other features or functions that you believe would assist NIST in meeting its objectives described above, please discuss in your response. Discuss whether the equipment that your company sells and which you describe in your response to this notice may be customized to specifications and indicate any limits to customization. Identify any aspects of the NIST market research notice, including instructions, and draft minimum specifications in the BACKGROUND section you cannot meet and state why. Please offer suggestions for how the market research notice and draft minimum specifications could be made more competitive. State whether the proposed equipment is manufactured in the United States and, if not, state the name of the country where the equipment is manufactured. Identify any plans/possibilities for changes in manufacturing location of the aforementioned equipment and provide relevant details, including timeline. For the NAICS code listed in this notice: Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business. See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information. If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement. Describe services that are available with the purchase of the aforementioned equipment from your company such as installation, training, and equipment maintenance. Describe standard terms and conditions of sale offered by your company for the recommended equipment such as: delivery time after your company accepts the order; FOB shipping terms; manufacturer warranty (including details regarding nature and duration); if available, description(s) of available extended warranty; equipment setup and test; operator and service instruction manual(s); cleanup after installation; and if applicable, other offered services. Provide a copy of manufacturer standard terms and conditions that typically relate to the sale of the specified equipment, if available. State whether your company offers facility renovation services related to installation of the recommended equipment at its delivery destination, if required per the NIST-identified minimum specifications, and provide description of said services. Indicate if your company performs the facility renovation services or typically subcontracts the work to another company. Indicate if your company would be interested in inspecting the intended installation site during the market research phase. State published price, discount, or rebate arrangements for recommended equipment and/or provide link to access company’s published prices for equipment and services. If the recommended equipment and related services are available for purchase on any existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts against which NIST may be able to place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information. Identify any customers in the public or private sectors to which you provided the recommended or similar equipment. Include customer(s) information: company name, phone number, point of contact, email address. Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for NIST to know as part of its market research for this requirement. State if you require NIST to provide additional information to improve your understanding of the government’s requirement and/or would like to meet with NIST representatives to discuss the requirement and the capabilities of the identified equipment. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE Questions regarding this notice may be submitted via email to the Primary Point of Contact and the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice. Questions should be submitted so that they are received by July 6,2025. If the Contracting Officer determines that providing a written amendment to this notice to document question(s) received would benefit other potential respondents, the questions would be anonymized, and a written response to such question(s) would be provided via an amendment to this notice. IMPORTANT NOTES This notice is for market research purposes and should not be construed as a commitment by NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. There is no solicitation available at this time. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s capability. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a synopsis and solicitation may be published on GSA’s eBuy or SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered an adequate response to any such solicitation(s). Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request.