SOLICITATION NOTICE
Z -- Oxford ALD/ELLIPSOMETER UPGRADE
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 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
- NB620010-13-03921
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- Anna B. Suhrie, , Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
barbara.suhrie@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(barbara.suhrie@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Oxford Instruments America, Inc., 300 Baker Ave., Ste 150, Concord, MA for the acquisition of an Oxford ALD/Ellipsometer upgrade needed by the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Sole Source determination is based on the requirement for a custom upgrade of an existing Oxford Instruments FlexALRPT ALD system, to provide enhanced film thickness control using an existing ellipsometer. This purchase will include both hardware components proprietary to Oxford Instruments and design and installation services requiring expert knowledge of proprietary Oxford Instruments systems. The custom upgrade will integrate an existing spectroscopic ellipsometer owned by the CNST into CNST's existing Oxford Instruments FlexALPRT system to enable in-situ ellipsometric measurements to be performed during the ALD process. The integration of the ellipsometer will provide more sophisticated control of the ALD process and enable new processes to be performed, including deposition of multi-layer coatings. The existing system has been wholly designed, engineered, and built by Oxford Instruments with their proprietary components and software. The additional hardware, custom software, and engineering expertise required for this integration are only available from Oxford Instruments. This will be the first such Oxford Instruments ALD system ever upgraded with this capability, so there are no others with prior experience with such custom upgrades or the expertise to perform it. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard is $19.0. ******A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. However, responses received by July 20, 2013 will be considered by the Government.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB620010-13-03921/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03109148-W 20130707/130705233845-f24e5dbbc05e8b55b3eafc3fe6340b11 (fbodaily.com)
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