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This optical parametric oscillator allows for the spectral translation of near-infrared laser light into the mid-infrared spectral region. The mid-infrared region contains strong absorption features of a wide variety of atomic and molecular species of interest to the chemistry and physics communities. A singly-resonant, continuous wave optical parametric oscillator is well suited for this type of spectroscopy due to its wide tunability, high optical power, narrow linewidth, and the ability to translate modulation with high fidelity. Technical Specifications: The oscillator shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer's packaging and include all original documentation. CLIN: 0001 The optical parametric oscillator (OPO) must have the following functionalities: The OPO must be continuous wave and singly resonant on only the signal beam. The OPO idler output must be capable of tuning from 2.3 to 4.0 µm. The OPO idler output must be 1 W or greater between 2.3 and 3.4 µm. The OPO idler linewidth must be 2 MHz or less. The needed seed laser and optical amplifier must be included. The seed laser must be fiber coupled to the optical amplifier. In addition, there must be a connection between the seed laser and optical amplifier such that additional fiber optic components can be inserted. The pump wavelength must be in the range of 1050-1070 nm. The optical amplifier should contain optical isolation. The depleted pump and signal beams should have fiber coupled outputs. The idler output must have a mode-hop free tuning range of at least 30 GHz. The idler tuning must be computer controllable and utilize a provided touchscreen. The system must run off 120 V power (i.e., standard USA power). The bid should include installation costs. 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 specialist listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. 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 laboratory equipment that your company sells that is of the nature addressed in the BACKGROUND section of this notice. Include brand name, make, model, and/or other distinguishing information. State if your company is the manufacturer of the identified equipment or is a retailer or wholesaler that normally sells the identified equipment. If the latter, indicate whether the manufacturer authorized in writing for your company to sell the identified equipment on behalf of the manufacturer. Describe performance capabilities and relevant or beneficial physical and functional features for any equipment you identified to satisfy the NIST-identified minimum specifications described in this notice. Identify any aspects of the NIST market research notice, including instructions, and draft minimum specifications in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or contain unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your ability to fully participate and indicate why. In such a scenario, please offer suggestions for how the market research notice and draft minimum specifications could be made more inclusive and competitive. 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. 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 aforementioned 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 aforementioned equipment at its delivery destination, if required per the NIST-identified minimum specifications, and provide description of 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 inspecting the intended installation site during the market research phase. State published price, discount or rebate arrangements for aforementioned equipment and/or provide link to access company’s published prices for equipment and services. State whether the aforementioned 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. If the aforementioned 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 place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information. Identify any customers in the public or private sectors in which you provided the aforementioned 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. IMPORTANT NOTES The information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations. No award will be made as a result of this notice. NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate. Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB6810102400263","place_of_performance":{"zip":"20899","city":{"name":"Gaithersburg"},"state":{"code":"MD"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6640"},{"dates":{"posted":"2024-02-20","response_deadline":{"raw":"2024-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","utc":"2024-02-26T05:00:00Z","date":"2024-02-26","time":"00:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-18000}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d64d6898443f432e8945d2c944fb4c58/view"},"naics":{"codes":["334516"],"primary":"334516"},"title":"Amended: Continuous Wave Optical Parametric Oscillator","agency":{"office":{"code":"1333ND","name":"DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST"},"subtier":{"code":"1341","name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"},"department":{"code":"013","name":"COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF"},"office_address":{"zip":"20899","city":"GAITHERSBURG","state":"MD","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2024-03-12","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Elizabeth Timberlake","role":"primary","email":"elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov","phone":"3019756002"},{"name":"Tracy Retterer","role":"secondary","email":"Tracy.retterer@nist.gov"}],"base_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"notice_id":"d64d6898443f432e8945d2c944fb4c58","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2024_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d582488fe153a9f11bf629913d176ffc-137\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","row_sha256":"bcf87089f63082fb8da51caddf04b173683d50a5fdf6d9958efeec0fe8076bb9","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:47:40Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z"},"description":{"text":"AMENDMENT TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SEE ATTACHED AMENDMENT DOCUMENT AMD-SS24-17 - NB6810102400263 6640 / 334516 Primary POC: Elizabeth Timberlake (Elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov) Secondary POC: Tracy Retterer (tracy.retterer@nist.gov) Title: Continuous Wave Optical Parametric Oscillator BACKGROUND As part of our research on mid-infrared spectroscopy we require a singly-resonant, continuous wave optical parametric oscillator. This optical parametric oscillator allows for the spectral translation of near-infrared laser light into the mid-infrared spectral region. The mid-infrared region contains strong absorption features of a wide variety of atomic and molecular species of interest to the chemistry and physics communities. A singly-resonant, continuous wave optical parametric oscillator is well suited for this type of spectroscopy due to its wide tunability, high optical power, narrow linewidth, and the ability to translate modulation with high fidelity. Technical Specifications: The oscillator shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer's packaging and include all original documentation. CLIN: 0001 The optical parametric oscillator (OPO) must have the following functionalities: The OPO must be continuous wave and singly resonant on only the signal beam. The OPO idler output must be capable of tuning from 2.3 to 4.0 µm. The OPO idler output must be 1 W or greater between 2.3 and 3.4 µm. The OPO idler linewidth must be 2 MHz or less. The needed seed laser and optical amplifier must be included. The seed laser must be fiber coupled to the optical amplifier. In addition, there must be a connection between the seed laser and optical amplifier such that additional fiber optic components can be inserted. The pump wavelength must be in the range of 1050-1070 nm. The optical amplifier should contain optical isolation. The depleted pump and signal beams should have fiber coupled outputs. The idler output must have a mode-hop free tuning range of at least 30 GHz. The idler tuning must be computer controllable and utilize a provided touchscreen. The system must run off 120 V power (i.e., standard USA power). The bid should include installation costs. 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 specialist listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. 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 laboratory equipment that your company sells that is of the nature addressed in the BACKGROUND section of this notice. Include brand name, make, model, and/or other distinguishing information. State if your company is the manufacturer of the identified equipment or is a retailer or wholesaler that normally sells the identified equipment. If the latter, indicate whether the manufacturer authorized in writing for your company to sell the identified equipment on behalf of the manufacturer. Describe performance capabilities and relevant or beneficial physical and functional features for any equipment you identified to satisfy the NIST-identified minimum specifications described in this notice. Identify any aspects of the NIST market research notice, including instructions, and draft minimum specifications in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or contain unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your ability to fully participate and indicate why. In such a scenario, please offer suggestions for how the market research notice and draft minimum specifications could be made more inclusive and competitive. 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. 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 aforementioned 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 aforementioned equipment at its delivery destination, if required per the NIST-identified minimum specifications, and provide description of 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 inspecting the intended installation site during the market research phase. State published price, discount or rebate arrangements for aforementioned equipment and/or provide link to access company’s published prices for equipment and services. State whether the aforementioned 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. If the aforementioned 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 place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information. Identify any customers in the public or private sectors in which you provided the aforementioned 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. IMPORTANT NOTES The information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations. No award will be made as a result of this notice. NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate. Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB6810102400263","place_of_performance":{"zip":"20899","city":{"name":"Gaithersburg"},"state":{"code":"MD"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6640"},{"dates":{"posted":"2024-03-14","response_deadline":{"raw":"2024-03-29T12:00:00-04:00","utc":"2024-03-29T16:00:00Z","date":"2024-03-29","time":"12:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-14400}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3aa2dece6bbf44c6ba66b50218b642d0/view"},"naics":{"codes":["334516"],"primary":"334516"},"title":"Continuous Wave Optical Parametric Oscillator","agency":{"office":{"code":"1333ND","name":"DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST"},"subtier":{"code":"1341","name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"},"department":{"code":"013","name":"COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF"},"office_address":{"zip":"20899","city":"GAITHERSBURG","state":"MD","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2024-04-13","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Elizabeth Timberlake","role":"primary","email":"elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov","phone":"3019756002"},{"name":"Tracy Retterer","role":"secondary","email":"Tracy.retterer@nist.gov"}],"base_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"notice_id":"3aa2dece6bbf44c6ba66b50218b642d0","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2024_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d582488fe153a9f11bf629913d176ffc-137\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","row_sha256":"5356079e9a93a329bd73ba2e76750063eb7191fed7abb642284bf9fe03cf78b4","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:47:40Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z"},"description":{"text":"Announcement Type: Special Notice PSC Code: 6640 Announcement Number: 1333NDQNB680060 Subject: Notice to Sole Source Continuous Wave Optical Parametric Oscillator The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis with Company Toptica Photonics (UEI: EYC4JKCBA7J9) for a singly resonant, continuous wave optical parametric oscillator. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 3304(a)(1), as implemented under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 Employees. The Contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price quotation for the following: Continuous wave optical parametric oscillator, Quantity 1 The optical parametric oscillator shall meet or exceed the technical specifications listed below. All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. The use of “gray market” components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the proposer is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer’s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. Technical Specifications: The optical parametric oscillator (OPO) must have the following functionalities: The OPO must be continuous wave and singly resonant on only the signal beam. The OPO idler output must be capable of tuning from 2.3 to 4.0 µm. The OPO idler output must be 1 W or greater between 2.3 and 3.4 µm. The OPO idler linewidth must be 2 MHz or less. The needed seed laser and optical amplifier must be included. The seed laser must be fiber coupled to the optical amplifier. In addition, there must be a connection between the seed laser and optical amplifier such that additional fiber optic components can be inserted. The pump wavelength must be in the range of 1050-1070 nm. The optical amplifier should contain optical isolation. The depleted pump and signal beams should have fiber coupled outputs. The idler output must have a mode-hop free tuning range of at least 30 GHz. The idler tuning must be computer controllable and utilize a provided touchscreen. The system must run off 120 V power (i.e., standard USA power). The bid should include installation costs. NIST conducted market research from October 23, 2023, to January 3, 2024, including web searches for Optical Parametric Oscillator on SAM, GSA, Google, and Dynamic Small Business to determine what sources could meet NIST’s minimum requirements. Sources Sought Notice posted on SAM 2/7/2024 with 1 response; Toptica Photronics Notice ID: NB6810102400263. to determine what sources could meet NIST’s minimum requirements. The results of that market research revealed that only Toptica Photonics UEI number EYC4JKCBA7J appears to be capable of meeting NIST’s requirements. An optical parametric oscillator is a specialized enough piece of equipment that there are very few sellers. In addition, the need for high power, broad tuning range, and a wide mode hop free tuning range as well as the need to insert additional components between the pump and the oscillator further reduce the range of possible suppliers. However, any sources that believe they are capable of meeting NIST’s minimum requirements are encouraged to respond to this notice by the response date to provide the following information at a minimum: Company Unique Entity Identifier number in https://sam.gov; details about what your company is capable of providing that meets or exceeds NIST’s minimum requirements; whether your company is an authorized reseller of the product or service being cited and evidence of such authorization; and any other information that can help NIST determine whether this requirement may be competitively satisfied.?","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB6810102400263","place_of_performance":{"zip":"20899","city":{"name":"Gaithersburg"},"state":{"code":"MD"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6640"}],"due_at":"2024-02-26T05:00:00Z","due_date":"2024-02-26","closes_at":"2024-02-26T05:00:00Z","awardable":false,"dept_key":"d-013","dept_name":"COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF","sub_key":"s-1341","sub_name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY","office_key":"o-1333ND","office_name":"DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST","state":"MD","county":"24031","county_name":"Montgomery County","city":"2431175","city_name":"Gaithersburg","country":"USA","winner_key":null,"amount":null,"linked_awards":0,"cancelled":false,"archived":false,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T21:18:12.857524Z","principal_notice_id":"3aa2dece6bbf44c6ba66b50218b642d0","description":{"text":"Announcement Type: Special Notice PSC Code: 6640 Announcement Number: 1333NDQNB680060 Subject: Notice to Sole Source Continuous Wave Optical Parametric Oscillator The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis with Company Toptica Photonics (UEI: EYC4JKCBA7J9) for a singly resonant, continuous wave optical parametric oscillator. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 3304(a)(1), as implemented under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 Employees. The Contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price quotation for the following: Continuous wave optical parametric oscillator, Quantity 1 The optical parametric oscillator shall meet or exceed the technical specifications listed below. All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. The use of “gray market” components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the proposer is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer’s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. Technical Specifications: The optical parametric oscillator (OPO) must have the following functionalities: The OPO must be continuous wave and singly resonant on only the signal beam. The OPO idler output must be capable of tuning from 2.3 to 4.0 µm. The OPO idler output must be 1 W or greater between 2.3 and 3.4 µm. The OPO idler linewidth must be 2 MHz or less. The needed seed laser and optical amplifier must be included. The seed laser must be fiber coupled to the optical amplifier. In addition, there must be a connection between the seed laser and optical amplifier such that additional fiber optic components can be inserted. The pump wavelength must be in the range of 1050-1070 nm. The optical amplifier should contain optical isolation. The depleted pump and signal beams should have fiber coupled outputs. The idler output must have a mode-hop free tuning range of at least 30 GHz. The idler tuning must be computer controllable and utilize a provided touchscreen. The system must run off 120 V power (i.e., standard USA power). The bid should include installation costs. NIST conducted market research from October 23, 2023, to January 3, 2024, including web searches for Optical Parametric Oscillator on SAM, GSA, Google, and Dynamic Small Business to determine what sources could meet NIST’s minimum requirements. Sources Sought Notice posted on SAM 2/7/2024 with 1 response; Toptica Photronics Notice ID: NB6810102400263. to determine what sources could meet NIST’s minimum requirements. The results of that market research revealed that only Toptica Photonics UEI number EYC4JKCBA7J appears to be capable of meeting NIST’s requirements. An optical parametric oscillator is a specialized enough piece of equipment that there are very few sellers. 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