Submitted

ppKTP Crystals

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (1341) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 5999 | Last Modified: 06/13/2025

Procurement Summary

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physical Measurements Laboratory (PML), Applied Physics Division (APD), Magnetic Imaging Group (MIG) requires six (6) periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate (ppKTP) crystals with anti-reflection (AR) coatings at 1550 nm from Raicol Crystals Ltd. These crystals will be used in a heralded single-photon source for quantum optics experiments that require highly indistinguishable photons.

Waiver Rationale Summary

Consistent with market research results, no domestic product has been identified that can meet the Government's requirements. The required ppKTP crystals is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities, of satisfactory quality.

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

PENDING

Product

MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

NAICS

334419 - Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

Date Submitted

06/13/2025

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

Solicitation ID

N/A

Procurement Stage

Pre-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

0 - 6 months

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY