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A -- RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND MATERIALS SOL N00173-99-R-KK03 POC Kevin M. King, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.KK (202) 767-1495, Wayne A. Carrington, Contracting Office, (202) 767-0393 WEB: click here, http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm. This is a modification of a previous synopsis dated 26 MAY 99. This modification adds an additional task and revises the estimated level of effort. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for contractor support to be performed at the Naval Research Laboratory for research efforts on electronic devices, materials, circuits and assemblies and radiation effects experimental work. This effort is both theoretical and experimental and involves the development of analytical, fabrication, diagnostic, and characterization techniques. The objective of this electronics research is to provide new state of the art electronic devices and circuits for experimental systems used to solve problems of military significance. Major tasks include microwave solid state technology support, development and evaluation of infrared materials and devices, nanoelectronics facility support, radiation effects experimental work, and microelectronic technology support. Microwave solid state technology support includes such tasks as reliability testing of devices, fabrication of solid state devices, maintenance, operation, and upgrading of a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) facility, maintenance, operation, and upgrade of the 300 KeV ion implanter, performing microwave measurements, microwave device modeling and simulation, microwave circuit design, fabrication and testing, and consulting services. Development and evaluation of infrared materials and devices includes fabrication and characterization of infrared imaging devices and using MBE to grow heterostructure layers. Support for the nanoelectronics facility includes e-beam lithographic services, assembly of integrated circuit devices, supplying clean wafers, high resolution photolithographic services and glass blowing. Radiation effects experimental work includes performing irradiations on various electronic devices and semiconductors, characterizing properties of semiconductor materials and devices over a range of temperature and other environmental conditions, extending modeling and statistical techniques to energy deposition in semiconductor and dielectric materials, and performing calculations using various computer codes on the response of test structures and integrated circuits to energetic ion and pulsed laser perturbations on a picosecond time scale. Microelectronic technology support includes development of analog circuits, circuit design and optimization, designing experiments for the fabrication of microelectronic devices and electric characterization. The task also includes wafer bonding fabrication and characterization. An Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type of contract is anticipated. The total estimated minimum level of effort is 90,400 labor hours and the total estimated maximum level of effort is 206,800 labor hours for the five year period at this time, but, is subject to be revised at the time of solicitation issuance. The statement of work, labor categories, and personnel qualifications will be included in the solicitation package. The period in which task orders may be written is for a period of five years. The incumbent contractor is SFA, Inc. of Largo, Md. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after solicitation is issued. Numbered Note 25 applies. This procurement is a full and open competitive procurement. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue RFPs and amendments to RFPs. This solicitation and any amendments to it will be available via the internet at the URL address shown below. Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided. Posted 06/10/99 (W-SN341576). (0161)

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