Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
BL18 In-Vacuum Undulator
Department of Energy · Sol. 367893(RE)
Due in 26 days
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (operated by Stanford for the Department of Energy) wants a U.S. domestic source for a BL18 In-Vacuum Undulator, a piece of accelerator equipment. This is a lab subcontract rather than a federal procurement. The requested delivery is 19 months after award, and proposals are due October 30, 2026 after two amendments.
Watch out for
- Requirements only in attachments. The RFP, technical requirements and evaluation sections are attachments, so you cannot judge feasibility from the notice text.
invites interested vendors to submit a proposal in accordance with the attached RFP preparation requirements
- Signed amendments required. A missing signed amendment could make your proposal noncompliant.
A signed Amendment of Solicitation is required with submittal of the proposal package.
- Long delivery schedule and specialized equipment. A 19-month delivery for custom accelerator equipment suggests specialist manufacturing capability is needed.
Extend the SLAC Requested Delivery Date from 18 Months ARO to 19 Months ARO
- Conflicting dates in the text. The main text still shows an earlier proposal date, but Amendment 02 moved it to October 30, 2026.
Extend the proposal due date from October 16, 2026 to October 30, 2026
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Supply the BL18 In-Vacuum Undulator described in the attached RFP
- Deliver 19 months after receipt of order (ARO)
- Provide a U.S. domestic end item source
- Complete and return the documentation in the cover letter
- Return a signed copy of each solicitation amendment with the proposal
- Contract type
- Subcontract from a DOE management and operating contractor (not a federal procurement)
- Period of performance
- Requested delivery 19 months ARO (after receipt of order)
- Place of performance
- Menlo Park, CA (SLAC)
- Offers due
- Friday, October 30, 2026, 5pm PDT
- How to submit
- Provide documentation to the attention of Ryan Enos; no email or portal is given in the text
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 4: Schedule (other factors are in Section M of the attached RFP)
What to include when you submit
- Follow the RFP preparation requirements in the attached RFP_367893(RE)_BL18 IVU
- Complete and return all documentation in the cover letter
- Include a signed Amendment of Solicitation with the proposal package
- Include the Section L Qualifications Matrix
You must have
- The item must come from a U.S. domestic end item source.
SLAC has a requirement for a U.S. domestic end item source
Not in the notice text
- Technical specifications of the undulator
- Evaluation factors besides Schedule and their weights
- Contract value
- Qualifications and past-performance requirements (in the Qualifications Matrix)
- Email or portal for submitting the proposal
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 367893(RE)
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Office
- Slac Natl Accel Lab -DOE Contractor
- NAICS
- 333248
- Product/service code
- 5999
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Place of performance
- Menlo Park, CA, 94025
- Contracting contact
- Ryan Enosryan.enos@slac.stanford.edu
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is operated by Stanford University for the Department of Energy. As a management and operating contractor, subcontracts awarded by the Laboratory are not Federal procurements, and are not directly subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations in 48 CFR. Nonetheless, certain Federal laws, Executive Orders, and regulations may affect our DOE approved purchasing system, as required by statute, regulation, or contract terms and conditions. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory invites interested vendors to submit a proposal in accordance with the attached RFP preparation requirements for BL18 In-Vacuum Undulator. Requests for clarification must be returned by Friday, September 25, 2026. Your full proposal must be received no later than Friday, October 16, 2026, 5pm PDT. SLAC has a requirement for a U.S. domestic end item source of the following: Attached RFP_367893(RE)_BL18 IVU NOTE: The following documents are attached in this solicitation. RFP_367893(RE)_BL18 IVU Must complete and return all documenation in the cover letter AMENDMENT 01 Included is Amendment 01 to the BL18 In-Vacuum Undulator RFP to update the following: (1) Revise Section F - Deliveries or Performance - Extend the SLAC Requested Delivery Date from 18 Months ARO to 19 Months ARO (2) Revise Section L - Instructions to Offerors - Amend Factor 4, Schedule, to account for 19 Month ARO delivery schedule and consideration of alternative proposed schedules (3) Revise Section L - Attachment 01 - Amend Matrix to account for changes to Factor 4 (4) Revise Section M - Evaluation of Offers - Amend Factor 4, Schedule, to account for 19 Month ARO delivery schedule and consideration of alternative proposed schedules (5) Incorporate Technical Responses to Request for Clarifications dated 9/15/2026 A signed Amendment of Solicitation is required with submittal of the proposal package. This is no change to the proposal delivery date of Friday, October 16, 2026, 5pm PDT. NOTE: Below is a list of updated documents: (1) Section F- Deliveries or Performance - Amendment 01 dated 9/15/2026 (2) Section L - Instructions to Offerors - Amendment 01 dated 9/15/2026 (3) Section L - Attachment 01 - Qualifications Matrix - Amendment 01 dated 9/15/2026 (4) Section M - Evaluation of Offers - Amendment 01 dated 9/15/2026 (5) Responses to Request for Clarifications dated 9/15/2026 AMENDMENT 02 Included is Amendment 02 to the BL18 In-Vacuum Undulator RFP to update the following: (1) Revise Section L - Instructions to Offerors - Extend the proposal due date from October 16, 2026 to October 30, 2026 (2) Incorporate Technical Responses to Request for Clarifications dated 9/29/2026 A signed Amendment of Solicitation is required with submittal of the proposal package. This is a change to the proposal delivery date from Friday, October 16, 2026, 5pm PDT to Friday, October 30, 2026, 5pm PDT NOTE: Below is a list of updated documents: (1) Section L - Instructions to Offerors - Amendment 02 dated 9/29/2026 (2) Responses to Request for Clarifications dated 9/29/2026 Please provide required documentation to the attention of Ryan Enos.