The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Materials Measurement Science Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), with Coherent, Inc, Santa Clara, CA, for the purchase of an upgrade to NIST's existing Material Luminescence Laser System with a Coherent Laser Group's Chameleon Vision-S, Ti:S Laser system with a 75 fsec pulse. Sole Source determination is based on the following: The Material Measurement Laboratory's Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group (MMRG) conducts research on the development of innovative metrologies and measurement protocols for micro/nano-scale heterosystems analysis. Measurement techniques are used to determine sample composition as well as structural, electronic, and chemical properties of a wide variety of organic, inorganic and biomolecular systems where materials of interest are typically present as either micro/nano-scale features or monolayer/multilayer films. To meet mission requirements; the MMRG requires an upgrade to NIST's existing Material Luminescence Laser System with a Coherent Laser Group's Chameleon Vision-S, Ti:S Laser system with a 75 fsec pulse width to be used in conjunction with Coherent Laser Group's Chameleon Optical Parametric Oscillator, Harmonic generator, and pulse shaper systems. This upgrade will augment NIST's existing Material Luminescence Laser System already in use at the NIST/MML laboratory, which will increase the stability, temporal response, and useable spectral coverage of the existing Luminescence Microscope. Coherent, Inc., is the proprietary owner and only supplier of hardware and software that is 100% compatible with NIST's existing lasers and control systems purchased through Coherent. Due to the proprietary nature of this system, Coherent, Inc., is the only vendor capable of providing the required upgrade to NIST's existing Material Luminescence Laser System in order to satisfy the Government's minimum requirements. Coherent, Inc., is the sole manufacturer and distributor. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by August 15, 2014, 3:30 p.m. EST. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition 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.

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