An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that SFU intends to award a contract for goods, services, or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the submission deadline stated in the ACAN, SFU may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. If other potential suppliers submit Statements of Capabilities during the posting period, and meet the requirements set out in this ACAN, SFU may proceed to a Request for Proposal process.
Minimum Essential Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a Statement of Capabilities that the integrated system meets the following requirements at the price noted below within the time frame specified:
The proposed system must:
- Have an intrinsic dark current less than 20 electrons per pixel per second
- Have a read noise less than 100 electrons per pixel
- Have a cold shield with an f-number of 2 or larger
- Have a well depth larger than 100,000 electrons
- Have a non-destructive read out mode
- Have an external shutter for automated background subtraction
- Have a horizontal pixel count of at least 640
- Have a quantum efficiency of at least 70% at 1300 nm
- Have a system resolution 0.1 nm or better
- Have a wavelength reproducibility 0.02 nm or less
Include the following components:
- A camera capable of imaging in the 900-1500 nm spectral range.
- A diffraction grating spectrometer with a single fibre-coupled input and two (2) outputs. One output should allow for coupling to an optical fibre and one output should allow for coupling to the camera.
- A ruled grating with 1200 G/mm.
- A spectrally calibrated light source for the 900-1600 nm spectral range.
- Software to control the camera, spectrometer, automate calibration, and background subtraction.
- All other components needed to operate both the camera and spectrometer and interface them with a computer.
The proposed system must include service as described below:
- At least one year of warranty.
- On-going remote technical support.
The system must be available:
- For a price equal to or below CAD $350,000, after educational discount and in-kind contribution, and before taxes, freight, shipping, customs, and handling.
- For delivery and completed installation and integration at SFU within eight (8) weeks of the order date.
