60--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Twenty-one (21) Erbium Fiber Amplifier Modules

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source based on compatibility with current technology. The equipment that uses these Amplifier Modules will be used with is manufactured by IPG Photonics, who have proprietary rights to the equipment design. These items are needed for Phase 2 of the DARPA Excalibur-Adaptive Photonics Phase-Locked Elements project and only IPG Photonics can provide amplifier modules that are fully compatible with the Phase 1 system. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with IPG Photonics, 50 Old Webster Rd, Oxford, MA 01540, for Twenty-one (21) Erbium Fiber Amplifier Modules. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.