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8. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Th... 8. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The name of the company the Government intends to award a contract to is SANTEC USA CORP, 433 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601-6319 (CAGE 052P0). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX22Q0179. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07 dated 8/10/2022. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 333314. The small business size standard is 500 employees. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001 – One (1) SANTEC TSL-570-C-355485-P-F-AP-00-1 tunable laser type C specification with a wavelength tuning range between 1355 nanometers (nm) and 1485 nm and a wavelength resolution of 0.1 picometre (pm) with signal-to-noise ratio of 90 decibel (dB) to 0.1nm, to include shipping costs. CLIN 0002 – One (1) SANTEC TSL-770-P-490630-P-F-AP-00-1 Ultimate Performance tunable laser with a wavelength tuning range between 1490 nm and 1630 nm and a wavelength resolution of 0.1 pm with signal-to-noise ratio of 90dB to 0.1nm, to include shipping costs. (vi) Description of requirements: The Government requires two (2) Tunable Lasers with the following minimum requirements: First Tunable Laser shall have the following minimum requirements: Wavelength Tuning Range: 1355 nanometer (nm) - 1485 nm Wavelength Resolution: 0.1 picometer (pm) Wavelength Sweep Speed: 150 nm / sec Laser Power: 10 decibel milliwatts (dBm) Power Stability: 0.01 decibel (dB) Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 90 dB/0.1nm Communication: General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) with Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) commands External triggering Polarization maintaining optical fiber input Second Tunable Laser shall have the following minimum requirements: Wavelength Tuning Range: 1490 nm – 1630 nm Mode-hop-free continuous tuning. Wavelength Sweep Speed: 200 nm / sec Laser Power: 13 dBm Narrow linewidth: 60 kilohertz (kHz) Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 90 dB/0.1nm Communication: GPIB with SCPI commands External triggering Fine tuning scan range: 10 gigahertz (GHz) Polarization maintaining optical fiber input (vii) Delivery shall be made to ADELPHI LABORATORY CENTER (ALC). Truck shipments are accepted at Building #102, Receiving Room, Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM only. The F.O.B. point is Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: N/A (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018) 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (NOV 2021) 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (SEP 2021) 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13126) 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015) 52.222-26 ALT 1 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (FEB 1999) 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021) 52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018) DFARS: *252.203-7005: REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7015: DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016) *252.204-7016: COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) *252.204-7017: PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.204-7018: PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (JAN 2021) 252.204-7022: EXPEDITING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT (MAY 2021) 252.223-7008: PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013) 252.225-7036: BUY AMERICAN—FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (JUN 2022) *252.225-7974: REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH THE MADURO REGIME (DEVIATION 2020-O0005) (FEB 2020) 252.244-7000: SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.247-7023: TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (FEB 2019) (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): FAR PROVISIONS: 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020) 52.204-20 PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020) 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FAR/DFARS CLAUSES: 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020) 52.204-19 INCORPORATON BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014) 52.232-39 UNEFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013) 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) 52.243-1 CHANGES—FIXED PRICE (AUG 1987) 52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991) 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7002 REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (SEP 2013) 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016) 252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT (APR 1992) 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERDED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (DEC 2019) 252.211-7003 ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2022) 252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (DEC 2018) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) 252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.232-7017 ACCELERATING PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS—PROHIBITION ON FEES AND CONSIDERATION (APR 2020) 252.243-7001 PRICING OF CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS (DEC 1991) ADELPI LOCAL INSTRUCTION PROVISIONS: EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL AWARD OF CONTRACT ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING PAYMENT TERMS SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE ADELPHI LOCAL INSTRUCTION CLAUSES: ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT TYPE OF CONTRACT GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL) RECEIVING ROOM -- ALC DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: The Government is contemplating a commercial firm-fixed price (FFP) contract type for this procurement under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot not be provided for this acquisition. (xvi) Offers are due Five (5) business days after solicitation posting, by 11:59 AM Eastern Standard Time via email to Contract Specialist Adrian Barber, adrian.t.barber.civ@army.mil. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Contract Specialist Adrian Barber, adrian.t.barber.civ@army.mil, (301) 394-1503.

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(11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the releas... (11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. B. Salient Characteristics The Government requires Four (4) High Powered Laser Diode Arrays in a Stack of 8 with the following minimum specifications: Diode Array Stack shall meet the minimum specifications listed below: Output Power > 1500 Watts Quasi Continuous Wave (QCW) Operating Duty Cycle – up to 5 % Number of diode arrays in a stack – 8 Vertical array pitch < 800 micrometers Fast-Axis Collimation (FAC) < 0.8 deg at Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM) Wavelength – 973 +/- 1 nanometers (nm) Emission bandwidth < 2 nm Warranty: One (1) year C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: To what extent each of the specifications can be met. Include your type of business (i.e., commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 500-employee size standard that accompanies NAICS code 333314. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.]. Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. (12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later than 5:00 pm eastern standard time 22 August 2022. Submissions should be emailed to Adrian Barber, adrian.t.barber.civ@army.mil. Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Adrian Barber at adrian.t.barber.civ@army.mil or 301-394-1503. Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted. (13) Place of Contract Performance: Vendor’s location and 2800 Powder Mill Road, Army Laboratory Center (ALC), Adelphi, MD 20783. (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: 20 Weeks After Receipt of Order (ARO).