MS36 PERFORMANCE 2 TRANSMISSIVE SPIRAL PHASE PLATES
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division, is soliciting proposals for custom 2" transmissive spiral phase plates. This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside and aims to procure specialized optical components for experimental investigation of Laguerre-Gaussian beams. Proposals are due January 30, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for "VL Element" transmissive spiral phase plates with specific technical specifications:
- Wavelength: 1070nm
- Beam Mode: Single Mode TEM00
- Material: UV Fused Silica
- Diameter: 50.8 mm +/- 0.05 mm
- Clear Aperture: 46.0 mm (> Central 90%)
- Central Thickness: 2.3 mm
- Coating: AR/AR
- Surface Quality: 20/10 (scratch/dig)
- Flatness: < L/10 @ 633 nm
- Parallelism: < 1 arc min
- Vortex Order: Specified per line item (e.g., 1, 2, 5)
- Efficiency: Close to 100% Transmission, ~95% Overall
These plates are crucial for generating high power mode one and two Laguerre-Gaussian beams to understand their nonlinear effects. The solicitation includes specific line items (0001-0006) for various quantities and configurations.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Firm Fixed Price)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Response Due: January 30, 2026, 8:00 PM EST
- Published: January 23, 2026
- Delivery: On or before April 15, 2026
- Contract Award: Single purchase order, all-or-none requirement.
Submission & Evaluation
Offerors must be registered in SAM. Proposals, in PDF or MS Word format, must be submitted electronically to the email address provided in the posting. Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 30 days. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis to the responsible Offeror whose quote fully complies with the solicitation terms and conditions and whose price is determined fair and reasonable. Partial quotes will not be evaluated.
Additional Notes
Inspection and acceptance will occur at NSWC Corona Division, Norco, CA. Offerors are responsible for monitoring the website for any amendments. No telephone requests will be accepted.