SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT ACTION:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to procure on a sole source basis a 6 GHz Vector Signal Generator from Ztech Instruments Inc., 7715 Tiburon St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government.

A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The NAICS classification is 334516 Analytical Lab. Instrument Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 500 employees.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing to Willa Mayns, Purchasing Agent at [email protected]. FAX AND OR PHONE REQUESTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Requests shall include complete company name, address, and telephone.

SOLE SOURCE TO ZTECH INSTRUMENTS. NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE

PURPOSE:

The Quantum Information and Measurements Project of the Quantum Devices Group performs research on superconducting quantum devices. The control, manipulation and measurement of quantum states requires extensive high speed electronics. We require a PXI-express (PXIe)-based Vector Signal Generator (VSG) with an I/Q internal baseband bandwidth of at least 250 MHz with carrier frequencies up to 6 GHz to control and measure circuits in superconducting quantum information experiments. It must be possible to synchronize multiple units within a PXIe chassis. The system must also be easily programmed using a provided Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the vendor must supply programming support and drivers for C/C++ code. This will allow us to operate this equipment with our existing Matlab code infrastructure.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
• PXIe-based Vector Signal Generator
• I+ OUT, I- OUT: Differential Baseband I Output (SMA), 50 Ω (single-ended)
• Q+ OUT, Q- OUT: Differential Baseband Q Output (SMA) , 50 Ω (single-ended)
• EXT IN: External input for trigger or reference (SMB)
• EXT OUT: External output for trigger, reference or event (SMB)
• RF OUT: RF output (SMA), 50Ω,
• RF Output VSWR: ≤1.4:1
• RF Output frequency range: 500 MHz to 6 GHz, 1 Hz resolution
• RF Output Level Range: -80 dBm to +10 dBm2
• RF Output Level Resolution: 0.5 dB
• RF Output Instantaneous IF Modulation Bandwidth (IFBW): Up to 250 MHz
• RF Output Instantaneous IFBW Flatness: ≤ ±1 dB, Phase Linearity ≤ ±2°
• RF Output Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (excluding harmonics): ≥ 80 dBc
• RF Output Third-Order Intermodulation Distortion: ≥ 80 dBc
• RF Output RF Output Harmonics: ≤ -40 dBc
• LO OUT: Local oscillator output (SMA)
• LO Phase Noise: (frequency ≤ 3 GHz) ≤ -115 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset
• LO Phase Noise: (frequency > 3 GHz) ≤ -110 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset
• LO Output Harmonics: ≤ -40 dBc
• I/Q Output VSWR: ≤1.3:1, DC to 300 MHz
• I/Q Output Voltage Ranges (no load) Single-ended: 40 mVpp to 4 Vpp
• I/Q Output Voltage Ranges (no load) Differential: 80 mVpp to 8 Vpp
• I/Q Output Current: ±50 mA minimum, ±200 mA maximum (short circuit)
• I/Q Analog Bandwidth: Passband Flatness (±1dB), DC to 200 MHz
• I/Q Analog Bandwidth: -3 dB Bandwidth, DC to 300 MHz
• I/Q Stopband Rejection: ≥ 70 dB at 800 MHz
• I/Q DAC Vertical Resolution: 16 Bits, 0.0015% of Full-Scale Range
• I/Q DAC Clock Frequency: 1 GS/s simultaneous sampling, 4X DAC interpolation
• I/Q DAC Clock Jitter: ≤ 500 fs rms
• I/Q Data Rate: 250 MS/s simultaneous

 

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