Imaging Spectrograph and Camera

Sources Sought Notice

RAMAN IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH AND CAMERA

Sources Sought #1121941-SS

This is a Sources Sought notice Only.  This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.  This Sources Sought is issued for information and planning purposes only as part of USDA ARS market research and does not itself constitute an RFQ.

Background:

The ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory (EMFSL) in Beltsville, Maryland plans to purchase an imaging spectrograph and a highly sensitive camera to develop a new compact macro-scale line-scan Raman chemical imaging system for food safety research. Since the spectrograph and the camera will need to work with a recently purchased 808 nm high-power diode line laser to form the whole measurement system, these two hardware components must work and optimize at 808 nm excitation to ensure high-quality Raman scattering signals to inspect food and agricultural products.

Requirements:

The Raman imaging spectrograph and camera must be capable of the following:

• Spectrograph laser excitation wavelength: 808 nm
• Spectrograph wavenumber range: 200 to 2800 cm-1
• Spectrograph spatial channels: >= 1024
• Spectrograph spectral resolution: <= 16 cm-1 (using a 35 μm slit)
• Spectrograph field of view: >= 250 mm at 400 mm working distance
• Spectrograph size: <= 75×150×150 mm3
• Spectrograph weight: <= 4 kg
• Camera quantum efficiency: >= 75% at 900 nm and >=30% at 1000 nm
• Camera active pixels: >= 1024×1024
• Camera frame rate: >= 4 fps at full frame
• Camera digitization: >= 16-bit
• Camera linearity: >= 99%
• Camera air cooled temperature: <= -80 ºC
• Camera lens mount: C-mount
• Camera interface: USB
• Camera software development kit (SDK) support: LabVIEW

The Contractor shall:

This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of USDA ARS market research. The Government does not intend to make an award based on responses to this inquiry. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government.

Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.  

The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources including any Small Businesses; HUBZone small business; service-disabled, veteran-owned small business; 8(a) small business; veteran-owned small business; woman-owned small business; or small disadvantaged businesses. Please state if you are a large business or a small business according to the NAICS code listed in this Sources Sought.

All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response defines how it can specifically meet the specifications for the items requested.  Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.  After review of the responses received, a Combined Synopsis solicitation notice may be published on Sam.gov.

Submit the Following:

• Your response should define how you can specifically meet the specifications for item(s) requested.

• SAM.gov UEI Number

• Please state Place of Manufacture for item submitted.

• Identify if you are a large business or a small business with NACIS 334516.

Original Point of Contact: All responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be received by March 29, 2024, by 2:00 PM EDT, the specified due date and time to be considered. 

Email responses to Jennifer Peterson at Jennifer.L.Peterson@usda.gov .

Responses will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Inquiry.