SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Closed-cycle optical cryostat with integrated temperature-stabilized microscope objective
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2022 8:21:28 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20899
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-SS22-12
- Response Due
- 3/16/2022 8:59:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Tracy M Retterer, Forest Crumpler
- E-Mail Address
-
tracy.bisson@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(tracy.bisson@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response.� This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the NIST for conducting a follow-on acquisition.� NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested.� No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST�s use of such information.� NIST recognizes that proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information.� In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data provided in the response. � NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. � NIST is seeking information from sources that are capable of providing one (1) Closed-cycle optical cryostat with integrated temperature-stabilized microscope objective. Summary of Requirements: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Nanoscale Device Characterization Division (NDCD) develops and advances the measurement and knowledge infrastructure to characterize nano- and atom-scale engineered materials and solid-state devices for innovation in information processing, sensing, and future quantum technologies. The NDCD�s technical activities span atom scale devices, nanoscale spectroscopy, advanced electronics, nanoscale processes and measurements, and alternative computing. To meet mission requirements, the NDCD requires a closed-cycle optical cryostat with integrated temperature-stabilized microscope objective. This acquisition will enable new capabilities in ultrafast nonlinear optical spectroscopy and device characterization. Scope The optical cryostat will be used to characterize novel semiconductor materials, nanostructures, and devices using linear and nonlinear optical spectroscopy techniques. The primary experimental technique that will be used is optical multidimensional coherent spectroscopy, which relies on a sequence of phase-stabilized pulses that coherently excite the sample. The need for phase stability leads to certain requirements for vibration of the sample. Many samples of interest are small so we require an integrated microscope objective. The need for averaging over long times leads to certain requirements for the stability of the spot over long times. The need for precise, stable polarization control over a wide range of temperatures leads to certain requirements. The system shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All items must be new.� Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered.� The use of �gray market� components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable.�� All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer�s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. The Contractor shall provide the following optical cryostat that meet the following minimum specifications: The cryostat must not require an external source of liquid helium. The cryostat must allow the sample temperature to be varied between 3.7 K and 350 K. The cryostat must have a cooling power of at least 100 mW. The cryostat must have an integrated vacuum pump. The cryostat must have software-controlled cooldown and temperature control. The sample temperature stability must be 10 mK or better. The platform vibrational stability must be 5 nm or better. The sample space must be at least 50 mm in diameter. The sample position change with temperature change must be <1 micrometer per degree K. The cryostat must include 5 fused silica windows, four oriented to allow the beam to enter the sample space horizontally and the fifth to allow the beam to enter the sample space from above and enter the microscope objective. The side windows must have an acceptance angle of at least 60 degrees with the sample at the center of the chamber. The microscope objective�s numerical aperture must be 0.75 or greater. The microscope objective must be temperature stabilized (independent of the sample temperature) to avoid temperature-induced birefringence and drift of the laser spot position and focus. The cryostat must include a 3 axis nanopositioner system with at least 5 mm travel. The cryostat must include at least 10 DC electrical connections. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible business sources to include small businesses AND U.S. manufactured items. Small businesses are defined under the size standard of 1,000 employees associated with the applicable NAICS code, 334516� Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Please include company�s size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Interested parties shall describe the capabilities of their organization as it relates to the requirements described herein.� Businesses able to provide the requested equipment are directed to email a detailed response describing their capabilities to tracy.bisson@nist.gov no later than the response date for this source sought notice. The report shall include any information relevant to the organization�s capabilities to meet the requirements detailed in Summary of Requirements. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of company/companies that are authorized provide product, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of product. 4. Indication of whether the product is currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts or any other government-wide contracts. If so, please provide the applicable contract number(s). 5. Indication of whether the product proposed is a commercial item, currently offered in the market place.� 6. Interested vendors shall address their capability of providing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum performance requirements. Responses are limited to a total of twelve (12) pages in MS Word or PDF format. NIST invites all interested vendors to submit any questions or comments regarding the Draft Summary of Requirements via email to tracy.bisson@nist.gov within 3 calendar days of the posting of this notice. NIST intends to then post an amendment providing responses to any questions received. Official responses to the Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted by March 16, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN06254340-F 20220303/220301230105 (samdaily.us)
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