Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Swabian Time Tagger
Deadline: 18 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 04 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 142616282
Document Ref. No.: NB771030-26-01579
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Contracting Opportunities Announcement Type: Special Notice
Announcement Number: NB771030-26-01579
Subject: Swabian time tagging units for single photon counting
Introduction
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.
Purpose
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed priced purchase order on a sole source basis with Swabian Instruments USA, Inc. located at 4 Lucy St, Boston, MA 02125-2698. The purchase order will specifically procure two (2) TimeTaggerX that is manufactured by Swabian Instruments, GmbH located in Germany. Delivery shall occur within 30 days after receipt of an order. The TimeTaggerX will be used for single photon counting and will assist with NIST-s research of developing a measurement test suite for quantum network component and protocol testing, verification, and characterization.
Authority
This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR 12.102, citing the statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 to solicit from only one source using simplified procedures. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals with the small business size standard of 750 Employees.
Description
NIST requires a quantity of two (2) Swabian Time Tagger X Systems (and software). The Swabian Time Tagger X System & Software time tagging unit for single photon counting shall consist of the following specifications:
5 channel streaming time tagging system
2 ps resolution (rms jitter)
A channel deadtime of less than 1.5 ns
Full software package, to include development kit with programming examples for implementation into Matlab, Python, Labview and C++, and lifetime software and firmware updates. Software needs to be co...
Notice ID: nb771030-26-01579
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national institute of standards and technology
NAICS Code: 334515 - Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
Inactive Dates: jul 03, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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