SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Quartz Constant Temperature Baths Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333249
— Other Industrial Machinery 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
- NB620010-13-01859
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2013
- Point of Contact
- Eric Bubar, Phone: 3019753635
- E-Mail Address
-
eric.bubar@nist.gov
(eric.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), intends to negotiate with Reynolds Tech Fabricators Inc.; E. Syracuse, NY, on a sole source basis under the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1) and FAR Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, to purchase quartz constant temperature baths. The NIST CNST NanoFab facility has a need for replacement quartz constant temperature baths for the hot phosphorus bath wet deck and the CMOS CS-1 Etch Bath wet deck. These unique quartz etch baths provide sustained constant temperature of the etch chemistry necessary for predictable substrate etch rates to fit our customer's needs. The existing temperature baths are no longer capable of reaching temperature or sustaining a constant temperature due to heater element failures. This type of failure trips the internal circuit breaker supplying power to the baths. These baths are unique in that they have the ability to etch various substrates with high aspect ratio features at predictable rates. The required parts will fit into our bench directly. These quartz temperature baths are directly replacing the broken ones we have now. The Quartz baths that have failed have a unique design configuration and must be replaced by an exact replacement part. They fit all the existing plumbing and pneumatic systems in the bench. The electrical connections are currently aligned and configured correctly and the safety wiring connections are exactly matched for these quartz baths. NIST has one bath right now. The loss of capability when this instrument is not functional is a significant setback for NanoFab users. Market research has shown that no other commercially available type of bath has this capability. No standard bath is configured for our wet decks and no other baths can be substituted. The NAICS Code is 333249- Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 500 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Reynolds Tech Fabricators Inc. for this requirement. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Eric Bubar at eric.bubar@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at eric.bubar@nist.gov no later than March 18, 2013 at 12:00 pm. Contracting Office Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1640 Place of Performance: 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 United States Primary Point of Contact: Eric Bubar, Contract Specialist eric.bubar@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-3635
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