SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Upgrade to NanoIR1 and NanoIR2 instrument
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2017
- 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
- AMD-SS17-28
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2017
- Point of Contact
- Forest Crumpler, Phone: 3019756753
- E-Mail Address
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forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Contracting Office Address: The development of new measurement tools and methods for nanoscale characterization that can subsequently be made available to users is a critical part of the CNST mission, and the ease of use and the measurement repeatability is important for user facility. Measurements of topography, material and chemical composition with nanoscale spatial resolution are needed in many areas, including the development of new materials and technologies for energy conversion and storage. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement to upgrade the NanoIR-1 and NanoIR2 instruments (by Anasys instruments) installed in the CNST with new electronics, software and a mid-IR wavelength tunable laser source (with tunable repetition rate) to enable tapping-mode AFM-IR capability. Additionally, NIST has a requirement to upgrade the NanoIR-1 instrument to enable AFM-IR measurements in water and to upgrade the NanoIR-2 instrument with a sample stage/enclosure that allows AFM-IR experiments in a range of controlled temperature and non-condensing humidity conditions. The main purpose of the upgrade is to expand and improve CNST capabilities for recording IR absorption spectra and chemical maps of materials with nanoscale resolution. The upgraded instrumentation will support research in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) user facility as a shared resource accessible to researchers from industry, academia, NIST, and other government agencies through collaboration. The upgrade for the NanoIR-1 and NanoIR-2 is needed to add the capability of performing AFM-IR measurement using the AFM tip in tapping-mode imaging modality (tapping mode AFM-IR), which is required for measuring samples with rough topography and to improve instruments spatial resolution for chemical imaging to 10 nm. Because tapping AFM-IR requires pulsed laser sources with high repetition rate (>100 kHz) the CNST also require purchasing, installation and integration of an additional pulsed, wavelength- tunable laser with the NanoIR-1 and NanoIR-2 instruments. The new laser must be controlled with the NanoIR-1 and NanoIR-2 software (Analysys Studio by Anasys Instrument) to ensure measurement compatibility. Additionally, the CNST requires a new sample stage/enclosure for the NanoIR-2 instrument to perform AFM-IR measurements with controlled temperature and non-condensing humidity conditions. The CNST also requires a fluid imaging accessory for the NanoIR-1 instrument that enable AFM-IR measurement of a solid sample in liquids. 1.SPECIFICATIONS: The items to be upgraded must be commercially available and not be a prototype. The minimum specifications and capabilities required for the proposed acquisition are listed below: 2.1 Tapping AFM-IR upgrade: •The vendor shall provide electronic and software upgrade to add tapping-mode AFM-IR capabilities to CNST NanoIR-1 and NanoIR-2 instruments. Such capability must enable measurement of IR absorption spectra and maps with up to 10 nm chemical imaging spatial resolution based on the IR photothermal technique. Said imaging modality requires: high repetition rate (> 100 kHz) wavelength-tunable laser(s) and computer control adjustment of the laser repetition rate faster than 1 ms, over a broad range of repetition rates (from 100 kHz to 500 kHz or wider range). •The vendor should provide proof of chemical imaging capability with 10 nm spatial resolution or better •The mechanism used for IR absorption used in the tapping-mode AFM-IR measurement must be fully disclosed and not in conflict with any registered patents. •The tapping-mode AFM-IR based photothermal technique must be insensitive to non-local background forces, meaning that the driving force of the cantilever excitation (tapping mode AFM-IR signal) is only sensitive to the local sample expansion and not by the background contribution due to direct light absorption in the cantilever. 2.2 Laser source Specifications: •The laser system must emit light pulses with wavelength tunable between 2700 cm-1 (3.7 µm) and 3600 cm-1 (2.78 µm) without gaps (or a broader range) •The laser system must emit light pulses with repetition rate tunable at least between 100 kHz to 250 kHz or wider range at increments as small as 0.1 kHz. •The laser system must emit light pulses with a line width between 5 cm-1 and 10 cm-1; •Using a repetition rate of 150 kHz the laser system must emit light pulses with an energy per pulse of at least 0.5 µJ per pulse across the whole spectral (from 2700 cm-1 to 3600 cm-1) •The laser system must emit light pulses with a pulse length of 10 ns • The laser shall include a collinear visible laser output for alignment and troubleshooting purposes. 2.3 NanoIR-2 sample accessory for AFM-IR with temperature and humidity control: •The sample accessory shall allow performing AFM-IR experiments under user defined temperature and humidity conditions using the nanoIR2 hardware and software. •The sample accessory must include an enclosure compatible with the NanoIR-2 instrument which operates in concert with the sample temperature control stage, to enable control of the dew point and of the relative humidity between 4% and 95% in non-condensing conditions. •The sample accessory must include a sample stage compatible with the NanoIR-2 instrument which operates in concert with humidity control stage to enable control of the sample temperature between -20 °C and + 80 °C. 2.4 NanoIR-1 Accessory for AFM-IR in fluids: •The sample accessory shall allow performing AFM-IR experiments under user defined temperature and humidity conditions using the nanoIR2 hardware and software. 2.5 Installation, training and warranty: •The vendor must have demonstrated experience in installing, upgrading the nanoIR-1 and NanoIR-2 instruments (by Anasys Instruments) and must have demonstrated experience in integrating tunable laser sources with said instruments. If any other vendor other than Anasys Instruments (the original manufacturer) located in the US has the capability to perform this upgrade they must supply information, including written documentation that they have received training and have been authorized by Anasys Instruments as a service provider in the US. •The vendor shall provide in quote installation and training details. The vendor shall provide on-site installation, training, demonstration of all required specifications. This include the integration of the laser with the NanoIR1 and NanoIR2 instruments software (Analysis studio by Anasys Instrument) to enable software control, collinear alignment and calibration of each single wavelength emitted by the laser. Specific task to be performed by the vendor during installation include: oThe collinear alignment and calibration of the wavelengths emitted by the laser with respect to the nanoIR-1 and nanoIR-2 AFM tip. oDemonstration that the laser coupled with the nanoIR-1 and NanoIR-2 instrument allows recording infrared (IR) absorption spectra and IR absorption maps with 10 nm lateral resolution or better using commercially available cantilevers. The quality of the spectra must be comparable with the absorbance spectra typically acquired by the two instruments, to enable materials identification via direct comparison with commercially available FTIR libraries. •The upgraded items described above MUST NOT negatively impact any of the nanoIR-1 or NanoIR-2 functionalities and performances described above or in the manual. •The upgraded items described above MUST NOT void the warranty of the nanoIR-1 or NanoIR-2 instruments or of any of their parts. •Upgraded items must be new, NOT used or refurbished. •The vendor shall provide a warranty for a minimum of one (1) year. Warranty must include unlimited telephone/e-mail support during the warranty period for questions regarding operation. This warranty must cover non-consumable parts and travel/labor on-site should this become necessary within the warranty period. •The warranty shall commence upon final acceptance by the Government. Optional components separately bought, delivered, and installed at later date shall also be covered by a 12-month warranty which shall commence upon final acceptance of each individual component. 2.DELIVERY: Required delivery is within 12-16 weeks ARO. 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 1500 employees or less. Please include your company's size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Companies that can provide service/upgrades to the Anasys NanoIR1 and NanoIR2 instruments and can meet the stated requirements are requested to email a detailed report describing their abilities to forest.crumpler@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 forest.crumpler@nist.gov is 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. Point of Contact: Forest Crumpler, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6753, Email forest.crumpler@nist.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
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