Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Wavelengthlocked Laser Systems
Deadline: 22 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 06 Jun 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 142763783
Document Ref. No.: NIST-RFQ-26-7701519
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT (i.e. STANDARD FORM) WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the RFO.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The small business size standard of 1, 000 Employees. This is a restricted small business set-aside competition. Only small businesses under the applicable NAICS code are eligible to respond.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS
Background
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks to obtain two narrow-band, wavelength-locked laser systems. One system should be locked around 1530 nm, while the second system should be locked around 1550 nm. Locking is achieved through HCN reference cells. The wavelength/frequency locked laser systems will be used to measure the optical phase drift of deployed optical fibers in our metropolitan quantum network. Locking each system of two lasers to a specific wavelength with linewidth of around or less than 5 kHz will allow us to measure phase drift in optical fiber point-to-point, and not as usual accomplished by back-reflection at the far end and subsequent beating with the original laser beam. The intended use of these systems is to understand the feasibility of scalable phase stabilization approaches in quantum networks. The two narrow-band, wavelength-locked laser systems will further assist with NIST-s research of developing a moveable meas...
Notice ID: nist-rfq-26-7701519
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national institute of standards and technology
Office: dept of commerce nist
Product Service Code: 6640 - laboratory equipment and supplies
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: jul 07, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
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