36 -- Bipolar-pulse ternary coded pattern generator

NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis with Sympuls GmbH of Aachen, Germany for the purchase of a Sympuls BPG 30G-TER Pattern Generator for collaboration with our partner metrology institutes in Europe. The sole source determination is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) requirement for a pulse generator that produces three pulse states (positive and negative pulses and no pulses) that are clocked at 15 GHz. The instrument must have memory capable of producing programmable digital waveforms with at least 60 million ternary digits (128 Mbits). The unit must have a TTL word frame trigger with a long pulse width for synchronizing external low-speed waveforms. The instrument will be used to bias superconducting integrated circuits that contain arrays of Josephson junctions and will become a key integrated component of a state-of-the-art AC Josephson Voltage Standard (ACJVS) system. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets the Government?s requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.