Description

The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of commercial equipment/services that satisfy the Government's anticipated needs. BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Quantum Information Group performs research and maintains expertise in fundamental mathematics, physics, and measurement science necessary to enable the exploitation of quantum phenomena for information processing tasks. As part of this mission, the group is planning to develop new schemes and protocols for quantum networking including studying transmission of quantum and classical data in the O-band wavelength range. Requirements: NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a solution that will achieve the objectives described below: Line Item 0001: Quantity: 2 Description: O-band tunable optical filters meeting or exceeding the following specifications: Manually tunable optical filters covering the wavelength range 1260 nm to 1300 nm Pass bandwidths (measured at -3 dB) of 0.15 nm or narrower Very low insertion loss (IL) with typical IL value 1.6 dB or better and worst-case IL not to exceed 2.0 dB over the full tuning range The polarization-dependent loss of the filter shall not exceed 0.25 dB The out-of-band suppression shall be 45 dB or better The input and output of the filter shall be compatible with SMF-28 FC/APC fibers Line Item 0002: Quantity: 2 Description: O-band tunable optical filters meeting or exceeding the following specifications: Manually tunable optical filters covering the wavelength range 1260 nm to 1300 nm Pass bandwidths (measured at -3 dB) of 0.25 nm or narrower Very low insertion loss (IL) with typical IL value 1.6 dB or better and worst-case IL not to exceed 2.0 dB over the full tuning range The polarization-dependent loss of the filter shall not exceed 0.25 dB The out-of-band suppression shall be 45 dB or better The input and output of the filter shall be compatible with SMF-28 FC/APC fibers HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION . Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or .pdf format, in the response: Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. Please note that to be considered for award under any official solicitation, the entity must be registered and “active” in SAM at the time of solicitation response. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company's Unique Entity ID (UEI). Identify the equipment that your company sells that can meet the objectives addressed in this notice. Fo…

Classification

Place of Performance

Contracting Office

Contacts