USAFA - TOPTICA HIGH-PERFORMANCE LASER SYSTEMS

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE The US Air Force Academy (USAFA), Commodities and Services Flight, 10th Contracting Squadron intends to award a single source contract for the purchase of:

Two continuous-wave (CW) single-frequency tunable diode lasers (Toptica - DLC TA PRO "NIR") in a system with the following salient characteristics/specifications: Laser 1 (Oscillator + Tapered Amplifier): Output power ? 2.5 W at 882 nm.

Laser 2 (Oscillator Only): Output power ? 90 mW at 882 nm. Performance specifications:

Tuning Range: Minimum 80% of rated power across the 840-885 nm range.

Controller: Integrated computerized controller with frequency tuning and locking.

Linewidth: ? 100 kHz.

Resonator: Laser resonator machined from a single block of aluminum (Al).

Single-Mode Scan Range: Continuous single-mode scanning ? 20 GHz, mode-hop free.

Fiber Output: FC/APC fiber optic output coupler with single-mode polarization-maintaining (SMPM) fiber. Two CW single-frequency tunable diode lasers (Toptica DLC TA PRO 780 "RED") in a system with the following salient characteristics/specifications: Laser 1 (Oscillator + Tapered Amplifier): Output power ? 2.8 W at 780 nm.

Laser 2 (Oscillator Only): Output power ? 90 mW at 780 nm. Performance specifications:

Tuning Range: Minimum 70% of rated power across the 775-790 nm range.

Controller: Integrated computerized controller with frequency tuning and locking.

Linewidth: ? 100 kHz.

Resonator: Laser resonator machined from a single block of aluminum (Al).

Single-Mode Scan Range: Continuous single-mode scanning ? 20 GHz, mode-hop free.

Fiber Output: FC/APC fiber optic output coupler with single-mode polarization-maintaining (SMPM) fiber The identified single source is:

Toptica Photonics, Inc. 1120 Pittsford Victor Rd.

Pittsford, NY 14534-3818 USA Cage Code: 3DFK4 Toptica Photonics, Inc. a small business, is the sole distributor of Toptica products in North America. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. This acquisition is being pursued on a single source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, the Government will consider all responses received to this notice by the closing date and time of this Notice.

IAW FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer determined the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Attachments: Single Source Justification and Approval.