SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Femto Tools, MEMS Tweezers and Force Sensing Probes
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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
- NOI-NB643090-16-05291
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2016
- 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
- FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT ACTION CODE: SPECIAL NOTICE CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment SUBJECT: Purchase of Femto Tools MEMS Tweezers and Force Sensing Probes SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB643090-16-05291 RESPONSE DATE: 5:00 pm EDT August 27, 2016 Synopsis: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Nanoscience Instruments located at 9831 S. 51st Street, Suite C119, Phoenix, AZ 85044 to purchase: (5) Femto Tools (part number FT-G32 microgrippers (MEMS tweezers) and (5) Femto Tools part number FT-S10000 force sensing probe. Additionally, the resultant purchase order will include the option to purchase a quantity of 5 of the following additional items: part number FT-S100, 100 µN axial force sensing probe; part number FT-S1000, 1 mN axial force sensing probe; part number FT-S10000, 10 mN axial force sensing probe; part number FT-S100000, 100 mN axial force sensing probe; part number FT-S1000-LAT, 1 mN lateral force sensing probe; part number FT-G102, 0 to 100 µm opening gripper with force sensor; part number FT-G62, 0 to 60 µm opening gripper; and part number FT-G32, 0 to 30 µm opening gripper with force sensor. Specific characteristics of these items include: 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. The sole source justification is based on the following: The Nanomechanical Properties Group of the Materials Measurement Science Division works extensively with extremely small mechanical parts (MEMS devices, colloidal tips for AFM cantilever, etc) that are too small and delicate to be handled and probed by hand. Using specialized tools that are mounted on micromanipulators and operated under the view of a microscope allows researchers to accomplish sample preparation and testing tasks. The Femto tools will enable tasks that integrate microfabricated MEMS force and displacement transducers into a package that can be mounted on a micromanipulator and allow researchers to perform sample preparation tasks that were previously impossible. In addition to the silicon MEMS components, the Femto tools are integrated on to a printed circuit board that facilitates easy electrical and mechanical connections. Market research has shown that Nanoscience Instruments is the sole company who can provide these instruments to NIST. Given these facts, Nanoscience Instruments is the only source reasonably available to provide the required supplies. The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 9:30 am EDT August 29, 2016, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiry POCs: Karen.Armstrong@nist.gov Primary Grace.Garrity@nist.gov Secondary National Institutes of Standards and Technologies NIST Acquisition Management Division (AMD) 100 Bureau Dr. Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-1640
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 101 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04228165-W 20160819/160817235053-dba3540f0ecb30cac4f1c46cc58b50c7 (fbodaily.com)
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