SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- MEMS Tweezers and Force Sensing Probes
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2016
- 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 B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB643090-16-05291
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2016
- Point of Contact
- Karen Armstrong, Phone: 3019753671, Grace H. Garrity, Phone: 3019752345
- E-Mail Address
-
Karen.Armstrong@NIST.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov
(Karen.Armstrong@NIST.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought for MEMS Tweezers and Force Sensing Probes The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing seeking (5) Femto Tools FT-G32 microgrippers (MEMS tweezers) and (5) Femto Tools FT-S10000 force sensing probe. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of meeting these requirements. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and as such, is subject to change prior to issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available at this time. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST is aware of one vendor, who offers services meeting these requirements, and will use the results of this sources sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole source basis or competitively on a Brand Name or Equal basis if it is determined that other commercial vendors could potentially meet NIST's needs with products technically equivalent to the known brand. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible vendors, including large and small businesses. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they may be capable of meeting NIST's desired specifications detailed below should provide a capability statement demonstrating the ability of the vendor to meet all of NIST's requirements. Vendors may provide supplemental information within this document or as an attachment at their discretion. NIST is seeking alternative, technically comparable brands to the following Brand Name items:(5) Femto Tools FT-G32 microgrippers (MEMS tweezers) and (5) Femto Tools FT-S10000 force sensing probe as well as option pricing for additional items which meet the following minimum technical requirements: 1. Grippers (MEMS tweezers) a. The minimum opening of the tweezers is achieved at zero actuation voltage and must be 30, 60 and 100 µm for the G32, G62, and G102 models respectively. b. The 30 and 100 m models (G32 and G102) must provide a feedback voltage proportional to the gripping force with a sensitivity of 25 and 50 µN/V respectively. c. The gripping surfaces for the G32, G62 and G102 models must be 10 × 50 µm, 20 × 50 µm, and 100 × 50 µm respectively. d. The electrostatic actuation voltage for the grippers must be with the range of 0 to 200 V. e. The force feedback for the G32 and G102 models must be between 0 and 5 V. 2. Axial force sensing probes a. The force measurement must be in the direction that the probe extends from the printed circuit board. b. The force measurement must be bi-directional (tensile and compression) with a range of ±100 µN, ±1 mN, ±10 mN, and ±100 mN for the S100, S1000, S10000, and S100000 respectively. c. An output voltage range of 0 to 5 V. d. The sensitivity must be 50, 500, 5000, and 50000 µN/V for the S100, S1000, S10000, and S100000 respectively. 3. Lateral force sensing probe a. The force measurement must be perpendicular to the direction that the prove extends from the printed circuit board. b. The force measurement must be bi-directional with a range of ±1 mN for the S1000-LAT. c. An output voltage range of 0 to 5 V, with a sensitivity of 500 µN/V. NIST intends to include option item pricing for each of the following items: Part Number, Description, Quantity FT-S100, 100 µN axial force sensing probe, (5) each FT-S1000, 1 mN axial force sensing probe, (5) each FT-S10000, 10 mN axial force sensing probe, (5) each FT-S100000, 100 mN axial force sensing probe, (5) each FT-S1000-LAT, 1 mN lateral force sensing probe, (5) each FT-G102, 0 to 100 µm opening gripper with force sensor, (5) each FT-G62, 0 to 60 µm opening gripper, (5) each FT-G32, 0 to 30 µm opening gripper with force sensor, (5) each
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04217163-W 20160812/160810234654-c64ec8cb4ba4caf398260fbba1271de4 (fbodaily.com)
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