Photonic Crystal Fiber
This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
AFRL/RITE requires the following photonic crystal fiber supplies:
Item P/N Description QTY
1 E301-222-200 LMA-5, 2.00 m FC-PC / FC-PC, 3mm PVC 2
2 E301-332-000 LMA-5, 10.00 m FC-APC / FC-APC, 3mm PVC 5
3 E301-332-200 LMA-5, 2.00 m FC-APC / FC-APC, 3mm 3
4 E301-332-100 LMA-5, 1.00 m FC-APC / FC-APC, 3mm PVC 7
5 E321-332-200 LMA-PM-5, 2.00 m FC-APC / FC-APC, 3mm 5
6 E321-332-100 LMA-PM-5, 1.00 m FC-APC / FC-APC, 3mm PVC 5
7 K50-1202 Customs import processing expenses 1
8 K50-1200 Handling and shipping Freight 1
The single-mode photonic crystal fiber is optimized to exhibit low loss from 400nm to above 1700nm while keeping an almost constant mode field diameter. The fiber is endlessly single-mode with no higher order cut-off. A sole-source contract action with NK Photonics, 3514 N Vancouver Ave, Ste 310, Freehold, NJ 07728, is contemplated. NK Photonics is the only known source that manufactures the required items.
This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to richard.childres @us.af.mil. Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.
Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 26 JUN 2017.
A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award.
Richard C Childres, Contract Specialist, Phone 315-330-4194, Fax 315-330-2555, Email richard.childres@us.af.mil
