Optical Parts

This federal solicitation (N0017326Q5280), issued by the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), is a Request for Quote (RFQ) to procure brand-name optical parts and opto-mechanical components manufactured by Newport Corp/MKS Instrument. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside with proposals due by September 21, 2026. The procurement consists of 14 distinct, firm-fixed-price line items. Key deliverables include a delay line power supply, a delay line stage and controller, a broadband hollow retroreflector, clamping forks, mirror mounts, laser beam dumps, microscope objective mounts, a phase-locked optical chopper, FS-OPTO silver mirrors, kinematic flip bases, iris diaphragms, and a fiber-optic photoreceiver. These items are required to support ultrafast pump-probe experiments conducted by the NRL. All components must be delivered to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., on or before September 30, 2026. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the destination. Vendors must submit electronic payment requests and receiving reports through the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system. Standard federal contracting clauses apply, including Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements for Item Unique Identification (IUID) marking and valuation.