Galvanometer scanner system for Additive Manufacturing Metrology testbed

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.

Purpose

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed priced purchase order on a sole source basis with ScanLab America, Inc., located at 100 Illinois St, Saint Charles, IL 60174-1867. The purchase order will specifically procure an ExcelliSCAN20 galvanometer scanning system, manufactured by ScanLab, GmbH, located in Germany. Delivery of the galvanometer scanner system shall occur within 10 weeks after receipt of an order (ARO).

Authority

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106(b)(1) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, with small business size standard of 1,000 Employees.

Description

The Production Systems Group (PSG) at NIST conducts research in metals-based additive manufacturing (AM) to develop and deploy advances in measurement science that will enable rapid design-to-product transformation. In collaboration with NIST and outside scientists, the group develops, analyzes, and applies related control and monitoring methods and tools for AM measurement science at NIST. A Fundamentals of Laser-Matter Interaction (FLaMI) testbed was developed for this purpose. The FLaMI system is an open laser processing system to advance understanding of laser-matter interaction physics, monitoring, and metrology research.

PSG is committed to advancing research in metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes. The goal of our research is to study and improve AM process monitoring. To conduct experiments with the same building conditions as the real AM production system, the NIST FLaMI testbed must be equipped with compatible commercial machines containing similar capabilities. To remain at the forefront of AM technology and innovation, and in response to the current direction of AM development, PSG is undertaking an upgrade of the FLaMI system to integrate it with a Scanlabs Galvo Scanner. The Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT) system contains a Scanlabs Galvo Scanner, manufactured and produced by ScanLab, GmbH, located in Germany, that this requirement needs to be compatible with, in accordance with the minimum specifications below, for a ScanLab ExcelliSCAN20.

The contractor shall provide a quantity of (1) galvanometer scanner system meeting the following minimum specifications:

-ScanLab excelliSCAN20, 1030-1090 nm, SL2-100

-Part No. 0141753

-Galvo acceleration >= 160,000 rad/s^2

-Galvo speed > 2000 mm/s.

-Control interface: digital, XY2-100 or SL2-100 equivalent.

-Positioning resolution
-Repeatability (RMS)
-Position encoder: digital

-Maximum allowed average laser power: 1000 W

In addition, the system must have:

-PC interface board and software

-Power supply

-Objective Mounting Kit

-Data cable

Sole Source Determination

The sole source determination is based on the following:

ScanLab America, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of scanner systems manufactured by ScanLab, GmbH, located in Germany. No other source of supply is available that is authorized by ScanLab, GmbH to sell or distribute scanner systems manufactured by ScanLab, GmbH. The required galvanometer scanner system is available from only one responsible source, ScanLab America, Inc. and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. For purposes of continuity of science and compatibility of existing equipment, ScanLab America, Inc., is the only source that can fully achieve this requirement, and the required galvanometer scanner must be purchased directly through ScanLab America, Inc. No other sources exist that can achieve this requirement.

Information for Interested Parties

Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing by or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is NOT a solicitation.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Hunter Tjugum, Contract Specialist, at Hunter.Tjugum@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted via email to hunter.tjugum@nist.gov so that they are received not later than 12:00 PM, Eastern Time, on the 5th business day following release of this notice.

Each response should include the following Business Information:

a. Contractor Name, Address,

b. Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email address

c. Contractor (SAM) Universal Entity Identification (UEI)

d. Contractor Business Classification (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, HUBZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must have an active registration in www.SAM.gov.

e. Capability Statement