High-Performance Optical Atomic Clocks

(I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (II) Solicitation number NB688000-26-02388 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is set aside for small business concerns. (III) This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov, and as otherwise noted in the attached provisions and clauses. (IV) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334519 – Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. (V) All quoters shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following Line-Item(s). Quoters may propose an alternative structure that is consistent with their standard commercial practice, if applicable: Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE APPLICABLE DISCOUNTS TOTAL CLIN 0001 – Optical Atomic Clock Systems IAW Attachment #1 Requirements and Specifications. 2 EA $ $ $ CLIN 0002: Redundant DC Power Input for Clock 1 EA $ $ $ CLIN 0003: Other transportation related charges to deliver to the US (Tariffs) (Not-to-Exceed amount) 1 EA $ $ NTE TOTAL: $ $ (VI) The requirements for the Line-Items to be acquired above are in the attached Requirements and Specifications. Attachment #1: Requirements and Specifications Attachment #2: Applicable Provisions and Clauses (VII) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point are required in accordance with the attached Requirements and Specifications. (VIII) Quoters/Contractors must possess an ACTIVE registration in the System for Award Management system, www.SAM.gov, when submitting a quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer shall confirm that quoters have an “active” registration at the www.sam.gov website upon receipt of a quotation. If the SAM.gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award. Notes: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. Contracting officers will rely on representations from offers based on provisions in the solicitation. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the proposed price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the Offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.    (IX) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION Jan 2026), applies to this acquisition. See Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 below. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS Quoters shall submit their quotations via email so that they are received at the following email addresses: Angela.Hitt@nist.gov by no later than 11:00 Mountain Time AM, August 21, 2026. Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of all email communications. Quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is received at the e-mail addresses set forth above. INQUIRIES: Quoters must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer, Angela Hitt at Angela.Hitt@nist.gov. Questions should be received at those email addresses no later than August 14, 2026. Contracting Officer responses to timely submitted questions, will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will be deemed as the Government’s formal response and govern performance of the contract. Quotation Preparation Instructions: Addendum to RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION Jan 2026): This addendum replaces paragraph (a) in provision 52.212-1. (a) Submission of quotations. Submit signed and dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include— (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, telephone number of the quoter; (3) The quoter’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator; (4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the evaluation factors for award as described in the solicitation; (5) Responses to provisions that require quoter completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and (6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments. (7) The Country of Origin (COO) where the product(s) are manufactured, (if applicable). ********************************************************************************* All quotations shall conform to solicitation provisions/clauses and be prepared in accordance with this section. The quotati…