Frequency Resolved Optical Gating Scanning Type System

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Mesa Photonics
1550 Pacheco Street
Santa Fe New Mexico
United States
87505
Nature of Requirements: 

Frequency Resolved Optical Gating Scanning Type System

31184-164375/A
Quinn, Laurie
Telephone No. - (873) 469-3184
Fax No. - (819) 956-3814

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) 

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 

2.Definition of the requirement 

The National Research Council’s (NRC), Measurement Science and Standards (Frequency and Time Group), has a requirement for the supply of a Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating (FROG) system.

3.Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) 

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its FROG system meets the following requirements: 
?Must be capable of characterizing laser pulses in the range of 12 fs to 5 ps;
?Must have a temporal resolution of 2 fs or better;
?Must have a spectral resolution of 1.3 nm or better at 800 nm and 1.2 nm or better at 1550 nm; 
?Must have a central wavelength spectral range of at least 600 nm to 1206 nm and 1300 nm to 1796 nm;
?Must be capable of characterizing pulses with a time-bandwidth product of up to 50;
?Must have a sensitivity of at least 4 W^2 (real time) and 0.01 W^2 (average).

4.Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement 

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s) 
oAgreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
oNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5.Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The FROG system has the following unique technical features not availablethrough other vendors which are required for the NRC’s Measurement Science and Standards (Frequency and Time Group) 

Must be capable of characterizing laser pulses in the range of 12 fs to 5 ps.
The instrument will be used to characterize the pulsesfrom two different laser systems: a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser with pulse lengths below 15 fs and a mode-locked Er:fibre laser with pulse lengths below 30 fs.  There is also the need to characterize pulses which have been spectrally and temporally broadened in normal and highly-nonlinear fibre.  Pulse lengths of hundreds of femtoseconds to picoseconds will be generated in this manner.

Must have a temporal resolution of 2 fs or better
The instrument will be used in the setup and optimization of the performance of ultra-fast laser systems. It must be capable of characterizing pulses with durations below 15 fs, and must therefore have sufficient temporal resolution to detect changes in pulse length of under ~2 fs. 

Must have a spectral resolution of 1.3 nm or better at 800 nm and 1.2 nm or better at 1550 nm. 
The instrument will be used to characterize and optimize the pulses from ultra-fast laser systems and therefore must have high spectral and temporal resolution to detect small changes inthe character of the laser pulses.

Must have a central wavelength spectral range of at least 600 nm to 1206 nm and 1300 nm to 1796 nm.
The instrument will be used characterize laser pulses from lasers at 800 nm and 1550 nm.   Pulses directly from the lasers and pulses which have been broadened in highly-nonlinear fibre will be measured.   Such pulses can have spectra that extend over hundreds of nanometers.   The instrument may also be used in future work with lasers at other central wavelengths, and therefore a broad spectral range is desired.

Must be capable of characterizing pulses with a time-bandwidth product of up to 50.
The instrument will be used to tune-up ultra-fast laser systems and to characterize pulses which are highly chirped and broadened. An instrument capable of characterizing pulses with large time-bandwidth products is required.

Must have a sensitivity of at least 4 W^2 (real time) and 0.01 W^2 (average)
The instrument will be used to set up ultra-fast lasers and to measure pulse trains with an average power of below 10 mW and a pulse repetition frequency of 100 MHz.

6.Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) 

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".


7.Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons 

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s)specified:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article(s) 506 12.(b) where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or substitute exists;

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article(s) 1016 2.(b) where for works of art, or for reasons connected with the protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or proprietary information or where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.

8.Ownership of Intellectual Property

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

9. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date 
The equipment is requested to be delivered by October 3, 2016.

10.Cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract,including options is $35,033.39US (GST/HST extra). 

11.Name and address of the pre-identified supplier 
Name: MesaPhonotics
Address: 1550 Pacheco St. , Santa Fe, NM 87505

12.Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities 

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

13. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities.

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is August 25, 2016 

14. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities 

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: 

Laurie Quinn, Supply Specialist 
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division
Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate
6A2 (36) Place du Portage, Phase III
11 rue Laurier, Gatineau Quebec K1A 0S5
Telephone: 873-469-3184
Facsimile: 819-956-3824
E-mail: laurie.quinn@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.a

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.

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Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

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