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Laser Wavelength Meter

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (1341) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6640 | Last Modified: 08/11/2023

Procurement Summary

The Neutral Atom Optical Clocks Group at NIST requires a wavelength meter for measuring laser frequency with an accuracy at the 2 MHz level. The wavemeter must also be capable of frequency stabilizing multiple lasers simultaneously.

Waiver Rationale Summary

I hereby determine that a Laser Wavelength Meter is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of satisfactory quality that will meet PML’s requirement. Authority is hereby granted to procure the Laser Wavelength Meter of foreign origin (Germany), which shall be treated as a domestic article for this procurement, at a price of $129,010, inclusive of shipping/delivery costs to the destination.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

Yes

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

Yes

OMB Determination

Consistent with Policy

Product

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Date Submitted

07/20/2023

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

NB688000-23-02170

Solicitation ID

NB688000-23-02170

Procurement Stage

Post-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

0 - 6 months

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY