SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Integrated Circuit Fabrication Runs
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST AMD Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305
- Solicitation Number
- NB672030-18-02035
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2018
- Point of Contact
- Michael G. Fredericks, Phone: 3034977763
- E-Mail Address
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michael.fredericks@nist.gov
(michael.fredericks@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, Boulder, CO Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase - Integrated Circuit Fabrication Runs The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) High Speed Measurement Group wishes to procure integrated circuits to be used in the development at NIST of a THz synthesized source. This will require amplifier circuits with a gain of 10 dB and an output power of 0.4 mW operating at 1 THz. The designs will be modifications of prior designs developed by the vendor. The vendor will supply access to those designs in the Keysight Advanced Design System format, as well as previous test chips to help guide the selection of the amplifiers. Specifications General: The circuits will be based on InP HEMT transistors capable of producing amplifiers with not more than 10 stages and providing 0.4 mW of output power and 10 dB of gain at 1 THz. The vendor will supply proof that amplifiers fabricated in the technology have already achieved these specifications. The conductors on the top surface of the wafer must be robust enough to allow wire bonding, on-wafer probing, and solder connections. New designs resulting from this effort will remain confidential property of NIST. Item 1. Design kit and consultation. Vendor will provide circuit libraries to NIST with a complete set of transistor designs, electrical models and corresponding layouts. Vendor will provide NIST with sample amplifier designs, electrical models and corresponding layouts. Models and layouts will include amplifier designs with not more than 10 stages and providing at least 0.4 mW of output power and 10 dB of gain at 1 THz. Vendor will consult with NIST personnel in the use of the libraries and provide guidance on amplifier and other component designs. Item 2. Integrated circuit fabrication. Contingent upon delivery of designs from NIST, the vendor will fabricate integrated circuits as designed by NIST with design assistance from the vendor using their standard foundry technology, and deliver approximately 1/4 wafer area per run, diced to NIST specifications. DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE and ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA: Item 1: Delivery of Kit and Consultation begins - 10 days from placement of order Acceptance Criteria - NIST has a Design to Submit for Fabrication Item 2: Delivery of an Integrated Circuit - 30 days after completion of the multi-project fabrication run Acceptance Criteria - Integrated Circuit meets Design Specifications proved by NIST This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify small businesses with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum requirement (see Technical Specifications above), NIST may conduct a small business set-aside competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition will be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible businesses, including small business sources (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334413 (Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing), size standard 1250. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the product identified. Interested small business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to three (3) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our minimum specifications and finalizing our market research. Any proprietary information should be clearly marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist no later than 2:00 pm MST Monday, August 6, 2018. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send emails and any inquiries to Michael Fredericks, Contracting Officer, at michael.fredericks@nist.gov. Place of Contract Performance: Contractor's facility
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
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