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Lasers & Amplifiers

ID: 80NSSC25895949Q • Type: Special Notice • Match:  100%
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Description

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Lasers & Amplifiers.

NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Xsoptix 71 Bradley RD STE 12B Madison Connecticut 06443-2662 United States under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Xsoptix is the sole provider of Lasers & Amplifiers

NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).

The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334515

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 3/4/2025. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .

Primary Point of Contact:

Kacey Hickman

Procurement Specialist

Kacey.l.hickman@nasa.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Kimberlynn Lancaster

Contracting Officer

Kimberlynn.m.lancaster@nasa.gov

Background
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Lasers & Amplifiers and intends to issue a sole source contract to Xsoptix, located at 71 Bradley RD STE 12B, Madison, Connecticut 06443-2662, United States. It has been determined that Xsoptix is the sole provider of these items. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort, which aligns with their mission to advance space exploration and scientific discovery.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide the following items for building a lidar prototype that operates at 780 nm:

1. Diode Laser:
- Wavelength: 780.2 nm
- Laser Type: DFB
- Laser Linewidth: <1 MHz
- Output power: 20 mW
- CW operation
- Packaging: 14-pin butterfly housing with hermetic seal
- Features: Monitor Diode, thermoelectric cooler, fiber-coupled output (polarization maintaining fiber)
- Quantity needed: 2

2. Tapered Semiconductor Amplifier:
- Wavelength: 780.2 nm
- Laser Linewidth: <1 MHz
- Output power: 3 W
- Required operating duty cycle: 35%
- Packaging: 14-pin butterfly housing with hermetic seal
- Features: Monitor Diode, thermoelectric cooler
- Beam diameter output: 1 mm (1/e2)
- Beam divergence output: 3 mrad (1/e2)
- Quantity needed: 4

Place of Performance
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD

Overview

Response Deadline
March 4, 2025, 4:00 p.m. EST Past Due
Posted
Feb. 27, 2025, 1:43 p.m. EST
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Not Provided
Source

Current SBA Size Standard
750 Employees
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
On 2/27/25 Shared Services Center issued Special Notice 80NSSC25895949Q for Lasers & Amplifiers due 3/4/25.
Primary Contact
Name
kacey Hickman   Profile
Phone
None

Additional Contacts in Documents

Title Name Email Phone
None Kimberlynn M. Lancaster Profile kimberlynn.m.lancaster@nasa.gov None

Documents

Posted documents for Special Notice 80NSSC25895949Q

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION > NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION > NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
FPDS Organization Code
8000-NSSC0
Source Organization Code
100164058
Last Updated
March 19, 2025
Last Updated By
kacey.l.holifield@nasa.gov
Archive Date
March 19, 2025