RFI for Spectroscopic CCD Camera Supply

The government authority located in Gaithersburg, Maryland is seeking a vendor to supply a spectroscopic Charge-Coupled Device camera. The agency needs this camera for a virtual imaged phased array-based spectrometer to determine the Heisenberg exchange in ultrathin films with high accuracy. The camera will record spectra and must provide a sufficiently high spectral resolution to meet the measurement requirements. The scope of work requires a backside-illuminated CCD camera with at least 1020 by 120 pixels and a pixel size between 12 by 12 micrometers and 28 by 28 micrometers. The camera must feature a high read-out rate per pixel of at least 1 megahertz in a fast mode, with a typical read-out noise of less than 20 electrons at that rate. Additionally, the camera must allow full vertical binning and unbinned operation, achieve a quantum efficiency larger than 90 percent at a wavelength of 532 nanometers, and cool the CCD chip to at least minus 60 degrees Celsius. Bidders must meet the eligibility requirement restricting participation to onshore vendors within the United States. The agency requires the performance of the work to take place onsite. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget, and the source document does not specify further evaluation criteria or key dates.