SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Micro-magneto-optical superconducting magnet system
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2013
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-13-SS38
- Archive Date
- 5/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Joni L Laster, Phone: 301-975-8397, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
joni.laster@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(joni.laster@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks information on commercial vendors that are capable of providing a complete tool or essential subsystems of a Micro-magneto-optical superconducting magnet system to support the Nanoeletronics Group in the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) which conducts basic research to advance the optical and electrical measurement science infrastructure necessary for innovation in future nanoelectronic and thin-film devices, and their component materials. The system will be used for the development of new measurement methods in the field of optical spectroscopy, specifically Raman spectroscopy, on microscopic samples at magnetic fields of at least 9 Tesla in both Faraday and Voight geometries with sample temperatures spanning approximately 2 to 300 K. This is a sources sought notice for market research purposes. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, and specifications developed, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a Purchase Order(s) for the complete system and/or for the essential sub-systems. 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. The development of new measurement tools and methods for advanced nanoelectronics and devices is a critical part of the NIST/PML mission. Measurements that enable optical probes of microscopic samples at controlled temperatures and fields are needed in many areas, including the development and validation of new device geometries, materials and technologies. This specialized magneto-optical system shall meet the following functional requirements in these two areas 1. Magnet, and 2. Sample holder which compose the system. 1. Superconducting Magnet a. Cryogenic-free superconducting magnet i. If no cryogen-free system can meet our sample vibrational specification, we may accept a recondensing superconducting magnet system which uses a cryocooler to recondense liquid helium boil-off during operation to result in a near zero loss system b. Magnetic fields of at least 9 tesla or above without the use of lambda plates c. Slit coil system d. Persistent mode held for at least 8 hours e. Magnetic stability to better than 1% f. Magnetic field spatially uniform field at the sample location to be at least 1 cm3 g. Sample area isolated from vibration and thermal drift such that position can be held to 1 micron for at least 60 minutes or better h. Bore diameter greater than 2.75 inches i. Four (4) horizontal, optical ports assessing sample area j. BOTH Faraday and Voight measurements are possible in the sample area k. Height of magnet shall be less than 75 inches l. Sample position less than 0.5 meters from base 2. Sample holder a. Two possibilities i. Either have a magnet system (#1) that works with our existing Janis cryostat Model ST-200, serial 8193 sample cryostat ii. Equivalent sample cryostat to accommodate commercial nanopositioning unit Attocube XYZ ANPz 100 with size of 30mm X 30 mm X 100 mm 1. Sample spatial position stability to be 1 micron for at least 60 minutes or better a. Total stability includes those due to both vibration and thermal drift 2. Faraday and Voight measurements must be possible at sample site 3. Temperature controller (and heater) for sample temperatures of ~2 k to ~300 k 4. Time required for changing samples should be hours not days 5. Sample size at least 30 mm x 30 mm 6. 24 pin minimum; 12 with shielding; for connectivity 7. If separate sample pucks or packages are necessary, then at least 5 must be included 3. General a. All electronics included, example magnet power supply, pumps, circulators, etc. b. Freestanding 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 and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Companies that manufacture a Micro-magneto-optical superconducting magnet system or its essential subsystems are requested to email a detailed report describing their abilities to joni.laster@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 joni.laster@nist.gov are 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03050559-W 20130503/130501235228-fe8366d1f48a4fecbef5eebc13e6959a (fbodaily.com)
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