Contract

Telecom Lasers

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: Rome, NY
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 6 days (Jul 24, 2026)
Posted: Jul 9, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)

What this contract is for

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 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The Government requires the procurement of telecom lasers, and intends to negotiate a sole-source award for this requirement with Toptica Photonics 1120 Pittsford Victor Rd, Pittsford NY 14534. Relevant Toptica Photonics part numbers and product descriptions are as follows: Item 1, qty. 2 each—Part # DLC CTL 1550 FD3 S, Continuous Tunable Laser with all digital control electronics. Specifications: -Tuning: 1510-1630 nm, no mode-hops -Output power: >11 mW over the range -Isolation: >60 dB over the range -Max scan speed: 10 nm/s -Absolute wavelength accuracy: <150 pm -Relative accuracy (repeatability): <10 pm -Typical instantaneous linewidth: 0.3 kHz -Typical short term linewidth (5 us): <10 kHz -Motor micro step size: 0.5 pm -Piezo scan: up to 33 GHz -Piezo step size: <5 kHz -Output beam characteristics: TEM00, typ. Between 1mm x 1 mm and 1 mm x 3 mm -Low power consumption: typically 50 W Laser head includes · Hands-off diode laser newly designed for widest mode-hop-free tuning (patented) · Integrated laser diode · Special optical isolator for protection across the full tuning range without realignment · FD3 Fiber Delivery with 3m PM AR fiber Fiber coupling efficiency typically > 50% at gain maximum. AR coated fibers should not be used for physical contact (PC) coupling. · Motor- and piezo scanning always mode-hop free...

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