This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is set-aside for small business only. The NAICS Code for this synopsis/solicitation is 334611, Size Standard 500 employees. Solicitation/Purchase Request number F2KBAD7135A001 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16 effective 22 Mar 2007. The Government intends to award 5 (five) contract line item numbers (CLINs) as follows: CLIN 0001: 1 EA, GLAD Version 5.2 or equivalent Industry standard resonator and beam modeling code with graphical user interface. Must be widely used in industry for interface with our research partners. CLIN 0002: 1 EA, GLAD version 5.2 or equivalent Modeling capabilities: Simple conventional systems or complex multiple laser beam trains Coherent and incoherent interactions Nonlinear gain models Lenses and mirrors: spherical, toroidal or cylindrical General aperture shapes Near and far-field diffraction propagation Stable and unstable resonator modeling Aberration effects including: Seidel, Zernike, phase grating, and smoothed random wavefronts. CLIN 0003: 1 EA, GLAD version 5.2 or equivalent Lens and mirror arrays Variable size arrays to 1024 x 1024 and beyond Rectangular arrays and separable diffraction theory Propagation of multiple, independent laser beam trains Automatic propagation technique control (may be overridden) Special features for resonator design Gain sheets, rate equation kinetics Global coordinate system and geometrical aberrations Arbitrary mirror locations and rotations Raman, four-wave mixing, frequency doubling CLIN 0004: 1 EA, GLAD Version 5.2 or equivalent High Fresnel numbers Kolmogorov model of atmospheric aberration Thermal blooming Self-focusing effects Zonal adaptive optics model Phase conjugation Polarization modeling Partially coherent modeling Variable index of refraction modeling ABCD propagators Fiber optics and 3-D waveguides Binary optics and gratings Vector diffraction for high NA objective lenses M^2 characterization Phase retrieval method Finite-element thermal modeling Phase retrieval and simulated annealing optimization Lens groups may be defined and analyzed using conventional geometrical optics methods CLIN 0005: 1EA, GLAD, Professional, Version 5.2 or equivalent All characteristics of items 1-3 in addition to: Advanced physics modeling: Rate equation gain, nonlinear optics, atmospheric aberration and thermal blooming. Optimization: Damped least squares optimization of all aspects of the laser system. Geometrical optics: detailed ray tracing of lenses and mirrors to combine traditional lens design methods and physical optics. DESIRED DELIVERY DATE: 12 July 2007 FOB: DESTINATION Inspection and acceptance: DESTINATION. The following provisions and clauses apply to this procurement: FAR 52.204-7, Central Contract Registration FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items ( all offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. [in paragraphs (b) and (c) the following clauses apply 52.219-6; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.225-13, 52.232-33;] FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/; DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions 252.225-7001, 252.225-7002, 252.232-7003, 252.247-7023, 252.247-7023 Alt III; 252.225-7000 Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificates. OFFERORS: RESPOND TO ENTIRE REQUEST; IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION USED TO EVALUATE QUOTES. FAILURE TO INCLUDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION/INFORMATION MAY RENDER YOUR OFFER NONRESPONSIVE. OFFER, FILL-INS, AGREEMENTS, PUBLISHED PRICE LISTS, TECHNICAL LITERATURE, ETC, MAY BE SENT TO MRS. FIGEN LONG, PHONE: 505-846 4571, FAX: 505-846 2150 OR EMAIL:
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