The 10th Contracting Squadron, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Colorado intends to make a Brand Name as a Sole Source award to IPG Photonics Corporation for the purchase of one (1) 100W green fiber laser. This procurement is for the acquisition of a brand name as a sole source commercial item using simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 334516 and the size standard is 500 employees.

Requirement:
Requirements for the one (1) GLR-100 Green fiber laser are:

A green, center wavelength of 532nm
Single longitudinal frequency operation - or a line width less than 1 MHz
A minimum power of 100 Watts (variable from 10% to 100% of full scale output)
A circular beam profile with M-squared<1.1
Air cooling with a compact bench-top footprint
Solid-state laser and not a gas or liquid laser
Complete system including laser head, power supply, and Ethernet connections
Capable of ≥ 12 hour/day continuous use

Justification:
Only one responsible source and no other item will satisfy the USAFA requirement.
IPG Photonics is the only manufacturer we have found that can produce a solid-state air-cooled, high power, high coherence length laser to our specifications. While some companies can match some or all of the power, wavelength or beam quality requirements they cannot do so with the single-frequency (high coherence length) requirement included, small footprint, and in-air cooled system. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. DO NOT submit a bid/quote at this time.

Any offerors believing they can provide the required brand name IPG Photonics Corporation green fiber lasers with all specifications of the requirement described above may provide evidence for consideration. Evidence must support the offeror's claim. All qualified sources may submit a response, which if timely received, will be considered by this agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement can be conducted. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received NLT 1:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) on 20 January 2015.

The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Contractors must have a current registration within the System for Award Management (SAMS) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Questions should be addressed to the Primary POC: Melanie Caines, Contract Specialist, (719) 333-0809 or send via e-mail to [email protected]. Alternate POC is Diana Myles-South, Contracting Officer, (719)-333-8650, [email protected].

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (April 2014):

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the USAF Academy Ombudsmen, Kelly Snyder
8110 Industrial Drive, Ste 103
USAFA, CO 80840
Telephone number 719-333-2074
FAX 719-333-9018
email: [email protected]

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer
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