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This RFP closed on September 4, 2026 and is no longer accepting submissions.

It was issued by National Institute of Standards and Technology. The work is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States; Boulder, Colorado, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Manufacturer or specialized supplier of time-tagging and photon-counting electronics. Experience with single-photon detection and time-correlation measurement systems. Demonstrated capability in high-throughput event processing and ultra-low-jitter timing. Strong engineering support for computer-controlled scientific instrumentation.

Multi-Channel Time Tagging Electronic System (Closed)

This requirement is for a computer-controlled time-tagging system with at least 16 channels for single-photon detector signals. The system must support high-speed event streaming, timing jitter of 10 picoseconds or less, and real-time multi-start, multi-stop correlation histograms.

Must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
Must be a small business
Must provide a high-resolution 16-channel time-tagger
System must be computer controlled
System must stream events at a sustained rate of at least 90 million events per second
System must achieve a time resolution of 10 picoseconds or less
System must be compatible with Windows operating systems
System must be capable of performing real-time, multi-start, multi-stop time-correlation histograms
Equipment must be a current year production model, not a prototype
Must have at least 10 working units of the proposed make and model operating in the field
Must provide technical description or product literature identifying manufacturer, make, and model
Must provide evidence of authorization from the original equipment manufacturer if not the manufacturer

Questions due by August 28th, 2026.

Offers due by September 4th, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT.

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The vendor must provide a computer-controlled, multi-channel time-tagging electronic system with at least 16 channels. The system must process signals from single-photon detectors and compute time-correlation histograms.

The system must stream events to a computer at a sustained rate of at least 90 million events per second and achieve a time resolution, measured as root-mean-square timing jitter, of 10 picoseconds or less. It must also support real-time, multi-start, multi-stop time-correlation histograms.

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