SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Raman Spectrometer/Microscope
- Notice Date
- 2/16/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-10-SS50
- Archive Date
- 3/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
todd.hill@nist.gov
(todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on commercial vendors that are capable of providing a high-resolution Raman spectrometer/microscope. It will be employed to perform thermometry and investigate a wide range of materials and nanostructures in three modes: (1) as a stand-alone instrument/confocal microscope, (2) via integration with an existing atomic force microscope, and (3) using a fiber optic port for remote sensing. High-resolution spectral analysis and mapping will be required. Multiple laser lines in the near infrared (NIR), visible and ultraviolet (UV) spectrum are also required. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for a Raman spectrometer/microscope that can meet NIST's minimum requirements, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a Purchase Order. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then any competitive procurement that resulted would be conducted as a small business set-aside. NIST has a need for a Raman spectrometer/microscope that would meet the following requirements: Spectrometer: •The spectrometer shall include laser lines at or close to each of the following wavelengths: 244 nm, 364 nm, 475 nm, 532 nm, 633 nm, and 785 nm. •Shall consist of mirror-based optics suitable for use of laser lines ranging from the UV to the NIR. •Shall have a total focal length of 1.5-2.5 meters. •Shall include gratings suitable for the laser lines included and for achieving the maximum spectral resolution for each line. •Shall be capable of introducing a calibration line (e.g., a Hg line) into the spectra in all three modes. •Shall include one or multiple detectors (CCD, photomultiplier, or other) providing highest available detection efficiency and spectral resolution at each of the specified laser lines. •The vendor must supply noise specifications (dark noise, readout noise, etc) and detection efficiency vs. wavelength curves for the detector(s). •Must supply dispersion vs. wavelength data for the focal length/grating combination for each laser line requested. Integration with existing AFM: •The spectrometer optics shall be compatible with integration into an existing AFM, i.e. supply a collimated beam (UV, visible, NIR) on an exit port. The collimated beam at the exit port will be about 12 mm in diameter. The exit port must be at a particular height (approximately 400 mm, with the exact value to be determined) and at a location up to 500 mm from the spectrometer. The beam shall be shielded on the path to the exit port. The Raman vendor is not expected to provide/perform mechanical or optical integration beyond this exit port. •The control electronics shall have the capacity to communicate with an external device (1) that would provide triggers to the spectrometer for initiating spectral sweeps and (2) to which the spectrometer would provide a signal at the conclusion of each spectral sweep (as in a point-by-point map performed in coordination with an AFM topographic scan). This trigger is preferably in the form of a TTL pulse, but alternatively may be in the form of an RS232 communication protocol with an open SDK to be provided by the Raman vendor. •The control electronics/software should also be capable of varying spectral scan parameters (e.g. laser power) based on the trigger signal provided by the external device. Remote sensing: •The spectrometer shall include a fiber optic port for performing remote sensing in the visible and NIR wavelengths. •Shall include a remote sensing unit for visible and NIR wavelengths. •Shall be capable of introducing a calibration line when remote sensing is used. Microscope: •The microscope shall include one or multiple objectives suitable for all laser lines included (UV, visible, NIR). Objectives with long working distances (greater than 10 mm) with the highest available NA are of particular interest. •Shall be capable of mapping spectra point-by-point over a spatial range of 10-100 mm in x and y (i.e., the axes defining the sample surface plane) with a step size of approximately 100 nm. •Shall have confocal capability. Control software: •Shall be fully integrated and capable of controlling the functions of the spectrometer, microscope, lasers, and detectors in a user-friendly fashion. Data analysis software: •Shall include quantitative data analysis software using the most common data analysis algorithms. •Shall be user-programmable. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large, foreign, and small businesses. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 334516, as those domestic sources having 500 employees or less. Please include your company’s size classification in any response to this notice. Companies that manufacture such systems are requested to email a detailed report describing their abilities to todd.hill@nist.gov no later than the response date for this Sources Sought Notice. The report should include achievable specifications and any other information relevant to your product or capabilities. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this Sources Sought notice: 1. Name of the company that manufactures the system components for which specifications are provided. 2. Name of company(ies) that are authorized to sell the system components, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Indication of number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of such systems. 4. Indication of whether each instrument for which specifications are sent to todd.hill@nist.gov is currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts and, if so, the GSA FSS contract number(s). 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Point of Contact Todd Hill, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 975-8802, Email todd.hill@nist.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02066296-W 20100218/100216234819-0f0889499f916fe1f2ca56d4d837034e (fbodaily.com)
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