SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Pulsed Electron Deposition Vacuum Coating System
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, 429 E. Bowen Rd. Stop 4015 - CL, 575 'I' Ave, Bldg 36, Ste 1116 - PM, China Lake/Pt Mugu, California, 93555-6108, United States
- ZIP Code
- 93555-6108
- Solicitation Number
- N6893616R0021
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2017
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Purvis, Phone: (760) 939-3250, Jessica Rodriguez, Phone: 760-939-3974
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.a.purvis@navy.mil, jessica.r.rodriguez1@navy.mil
(christopher.a.purvis@navy.mil, jessica.r.rodriguez1@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Intend to award sole source based on FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. The United States Navy, Naval Air Warfare Weapons Center Division, China Lake, CA is seeking potential sources that are capable of providing a vacuum coating system that incorporates pulsed electron deposition (PED) to deposit a wide range of materials during laboratory research and development. The coating system must incorporate pulsed electron deposition (PED) rather than conventional technologies such as sputtering and evaporation. The PED System must be able to deposit materials such as silicon dioxide (SiO2). Sources responding must specify that their product meets or exceeds the Government requirements provided below. Sources shall also provide detailed product information to show clear technical compliance. Additionally, sales history including recent commercial companies sold to should be included to determine commerciality. Technical Requirements: • The vacuum must consist of an 18-inch-diameter stainless-steel chamber equipped with two pulsed electron beam (PEB) sources that point downward at a 55-degree angle toward the target materials that are being ablated. • It must come equipped with a four-inch-diameter rotating heated stage that holds the substrate(s) facing downward and that has an adjustable target-to-substrate distance of up to four inches. • A rotating target carousel must accommodate four two-inch-diameter targets to enable the deposition of single layers, multilayers and superlattices of as many as four different materials. • The chamber must have a hinged quick-access viewport door on an eight-inch-diameter conflat flange that has an opening at least 5.7 inches in diameter. • The chamber must be supplied with additional conflat flanges that can accommodate additional deposition sources, valves and sensors as needed. • The vacuum pumping package must be able to pump the chamber down to a base pressure of 5 x 10-7 torr or lower, must consist of a 300-liter-per-second turbomolecular pump backed by a 250-liter-per-minute roots pump and must be equipped with a Meivac throttle valve and a gate valve. • A multi-sensor gauge such as the MKS 999 cluster gauge must be included and must be capable of monitoring the pressure from atmosphere to a minimum base pressure of 5 x 10-10 torr. • The four-inch-diameter rotatable substrate stage must be capable of reaching 850°C using radiative heating and must be oxygen compatible. • The system must be equipped with three mass flow controllers (MFCs) for argon, oxygen and nitrogen each with maximum flow of 100 standard cubic centimeters per minute. • The system software must have easily accessible windows for monitoring and controlling of all of the system components and process parameters including the repetition rate and pulse energy of the pulsed electron sources, the motors used for substrate rotation, target rotation and rastering, the feedback between the MFCs and pressure gauges to optimize gas pressure during the deposition process, and the ramp rate and temperature of the heated substrate stage. Other Requirements: The PED system must meet the following acceptance criteria for deposition rate, thickness uniformity and ultimate vacuum. • Using just one of the PEB sources, the vacuum coating system must be able to deposit SiO2 at a deposition rate of at least 2 nanometers per minute from a single 2-inch-diameter fused silica target. • The thickness uniformity of the SiO2 film must not vary more than 5% from the center to the edge of a 2-inch-diameter substrate. • When the vacuum coating system is clean and dry, it must achieve an ultimate base pressure of 5 x 10^-7 torr or lower. • It must be possible to pump the vacuum system down to a base pressure of less than 1 x 10^-6 torr within 45 minutes. Delivery Requirements: • This procurement must include installation, training, and all necessary cables, controllers, pumps, valves, gauges, readouts, interfaces, hardware, software, and warranty to permit complete system operation and maintenance. • The complete system must be assembled and tested at the factory before it is shipped to NAWCWD. All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities to produce the requested equipment to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, or a woman owned business. The general definition of a small business is one that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is proposing; and the number of employees does not exceed 500. The NAICS Code to be used for this acquisition is 541712. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, etc.). Capabilities package: All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities-indicating examples of commercial sales-and product specifications related to this effort. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: christopher.a.purvis@navy.mil in a Microsoft Office or Adobe Reader compatible format to be received no later than 3:00 PM Pacific Time, 29 March 2016. Direct all questions concerning this acquisition to Contract Specialist Christopher Purvis at christopher.a.purvis@navy.mil. The solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about (insert date). All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Written responses shall be submitted by e-mail to christopher.a.purvis@navy.mail or mailed to Commander, Code 254130D Christopoher Purvis, NAVAIRWARCENWPNSDIV, 429 E. Bowen Rd. Mail Stop 4015, China Lake, CA 93555-6108 on 29 March 2016. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response which shall be considered by the agency. The written response shall reference solicitation number N68936-16-R-0021 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm's experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: China Lake, CA 93555, United States
- Zip Code: 93555
- Zip Code: 93555
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