MODIFICATION
66 -- SOURCES SOUGHT: Low-Energy, Low-Angle Argon Ion Mill
- Notice Date
- 12/31/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-13-SS14
- Archive Date
- 1/22/2013
- Point of Contact
- Paula Wilkison, Phone: 301-975-8448, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
paula.wilkison@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(paula.wilkison@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 low-energy, low-angle argon ion mill. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on commercial vendors that are capable of providing a low-energy, low-angle argon ion mill. This instrument will be used for final thinning of transmission electron microscopy specimens and for removal of the amorphous damage layer on FIB-prepared TEM specimens. An ion mill that can focus the ion beam down to a size of 5 µm or less is required to remove this amorphous damage layer without sputtering the support substrate material onto the TEM lamella. The mill must be capable of holding both 3-mm TEM specimen support grids and Omniprobe half grids. To minimized damage to the specimen during milling, a variable ion beam energy of 50 eV to 2 keV and specimen cooling capabilities are required. For cleanliness of the samples in the TEM, the argon ion mill must have an oil-free vacuum system. Since the ion mill will be installed in a multi-user facility, ease of use and quick sample exchange and cooling/warming times are necessary. The required low-energy, low-angle argon ion mill meets the following requirements: 1. Argon gas source, with a purity of 99.999% 2. Capable of holding both 3-mm TEM specimen support grids and Omniprobe half grids 3. Variable beam energy continuously adjustable from 50eV or less, up to a maximum of 2 keV 4. Ion beam size at the specimen of 5 µm or less throughout the entire operating voltage range 4. Variable milling angles of +/- 10 degrees 5. Oil-free vacuum system 6. Capable of liquid nitrogen cooling during milling 7. Specimen exchange times under 3 minutes for room temperature milling and under 20 minutes for liquid nitrogen cooling during milling 8. Redeposition of the milled material on the area of interest must be minimized 9. Secondary electron based imaging for precise placement of the ion beam on the specimen 10. Computer controlled, with the ability to monitor the milling process and to store milling recipes After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for the low-energy, low-angle argon ion mill, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a Contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then any competitive procurement that results would be conducted as a small business set-aside. 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 capable of providing a low-energy, low-angle argon ion mill are requested to email a detailed report describing their capabilities to paula.wilkison@nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. 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 provides the equipment for which specifications are provided. 2. Name of company(ies) that are authorized to provide the equipment, their address(es), 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 equipment. 4. Indication of whether the equipment for which specifications are provided 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 Paula Wilkison, Contracting Specialist, Phone (301) 975-8448, Email paula.wilkison@nist.gov
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/AMD-13-SS14/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
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