Contract

for Multi-Channel Laser Interferometer for UHV Optomechanical Sensing

Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 5 days (Jul 23, 2026)
Posted: Jul 16, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 334516

What this contract is for

Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for Multi-Channel Laser Interferometer for UHV Optomechanical Sensing Notice ID: NIST-SS26-156 Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought Response Date: 7/23/26 Product Service Code (PSC): 6640 NAICS Code: 334516 BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting market research to identify alternative sources that (a) are capable of meeting NIST’s minimum requirements for the following commercial products and commercial services and (b) would be interested in competing for that requirement: The Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division at NIST is developing an optomechanical sensor to characterize the fundamental mechanisms of photo-charging on metal surfaces in ultra-high vacuum, enabling the control and mitigation of light-induced perturbations to trapped ions in quantum computing chips and to neutral atoms in optical clocks and Rydberg-based quantum processors. A compact, ultra-high-vacuum-compatible, multi-channel laser interferometer equipped with miniature in-situ measurement heads and providing picometer resolution is required to detect the three-axis displacements of the constituent cantilever transducer induced by charge accumulation and work-function shifts. NIST seeks a fiber-coupled laser interferometer system consisting of a three-channel Michelson interferometer controller, a breakout box for analog and digital signal access, and three (3) ultra-high-vacuum-compatible focusing sensor heads. The system must provide picometer-class displacement resolution with measurement bandwidth of at least 2.5 MHz across all three channels simultaneously, miniature all-optical (electronics-free) sensor heads rated to a base pressure of 1×10–11 mbar, and a st...

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