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This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under RFO Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The Government requires the procurement of a Stable Optical Cavity Absolute Reference System, and intends to negotiate a sole-source award for this requirement with Stable Laser Systems, 4946 63rd Street Suite B, Boulder, CO, 80301-3285. Relevant part numbers and associated product descriptions are as follows: Item 1, qty. 1 each – Part #: 6010-4 Cylinder Cavity Assembly Item 2, qty. 1 each – Part #: VH6010-4 Vacuum Housing for Cylinder Cavity Assembly Item 3, qty. 1 each – Part #: N/A Measurement of Zero Crossing Temperature of Notched Cavity Assembly Item 4, qty. 1 each – Part #: N/A Temperature Controller Unit Item 5, qty. 1 each – Part #: N/A Ion Pump Unit The Government has determined that other companies' products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. Stable Laser Systems is the only known commercial vendor capable of offering a Stable Optical Cavity Absolute Reference System that meets the Government's following essential requirements: Item 1 – Cylinder Cavity Assembly Spacer Specifications: 50 mm outer diameter x 100 mm length, FSR between 1.4-1.6 GHz, Premium grade ULE glass to stabilize a laser to drift less than 0.1 MHz/day Mirror Pair Specifications: ULE glass 1” diameter x 0.25” thick plano/plano, ULE glass 1” diameter x 0.25” thick concave/plano with 50 cm radius of curvature. Super polished finish on S1 and a surface quality of 10-5 or better, S2 will have a surface quality of 20-10 or better. Mirror coating specifications on side S1 of mirrors Operational wavelength: 493 nm and 650 nm simultaneously Finesse: between 750 - 2000 S2 AR percentage at normal incidence: less than 0.25% Item 2 – Vacuum Housing for Cylinder Cavity Assembly includes Zerodur mounting block with viton balls positioned (with recess). Vacuum can with notch for mounting block. Indium seal on the back flange and O-ring seal on the front flange. Thermal insulation and outer shell with heaters and thermistors. 1.33” Conflat tee is provided for coupling to vacuum components positioned on the back flange. Windows will be AR coated as in Line #1. The cavity is horizontal with equivalent optical access from either end of the vacuum housing. Vacuum housing pressure to be at least 10^-7 Torr or less Thermistor model to be used: MC65F103BTuning range: 1480 - 1640 nm or wider Item 3 – Measurement of Zero Crossing Temperature of Notched Cavity Assembly A frequency vs temperature graph will be provided for optimal cavity temperature use. Optima…