Definitive Contract FA875122C0014
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- This firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, to provide a mask writer system. The $126,880.00 contract was set aside for small businesses and resulted from a solicitation issued in October 2018. Heidelberg Instruments, a world leader in high-precision maskless direct-write lithography and nanofabrication systems, has received over $8 million in federal...
- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory awarded a $236,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer specializing in high-precision maskless direct write lithography systems and nanofabrication tools. The contract is for one year of preventative and corrective maintenance services on two Heidelberg laser lithography systems, with an optional second year. The contract is not associated with any set-aside program. Heidelberg Instruments...
- The Defense Health Agency awarded a $160.7K firm fixed-price purchase order to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. for the delivery, installation, and training of a photolithography exposure system. The contract, set aside for small business competition under NAICS code 333242 (Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing), supports electrode design prototyping at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) facility in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The procurement was conducted...
- This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of advanced photolithography and laser systems. The $76,007 contract is for the delivery of a SPECTRA TALON LASER SYSTEM, with an ultimate completion date of December 30, 2022. This purchase order was a result of a solicitation for commercial items that was not set aside for a specific business type. The original...
- This is a $145,110.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of advanced photolithography equipment and laser systems. The contract is for the delivery of a lithography system, with a performance period ending on June 2, 2016. The contract was not set aside under any small business program. Heidelberg Instruments has secured over $8 million in prime federal contracts since 2019,...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $5.28 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. on September 19, 2023, for the procurement of an Ultra Laser Writer and MLA150 laser mask writer systems with maintenance services through December 30, 2031. The contract also includes equipment storage prior to installation, with performance to occur in Germany. This non-competitive award was justified through a Notice of Intent to Sole Source, as...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $145,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. for preventive and corrective maintenance of two government-owned laser lithography systems. The contract has a period of performance from September 30, 2019 to September 29, 2020, with no set-aside designation. Heidelberg Instruments Inc. is a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of high precision maskless direct write...
- This is a $1,414,700.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of advanced lithography and laser systems. The contract is for the delivery of a VPG 200++ LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM and associated service/maintenance, with a period of performance ending on September 29, 2017. Heidelberg Instruments is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of...
- This $102,720.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of high-precision maskless direct write lithography systems and nanofabrication tools. The contract is for upgrades to the MLA (Maskless Lithography Aligner) system, which Heidelberg Instruments has provided to support research and development programs across agencies such as the...
- The U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) awarded a $561,800 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of advanced lithography and laser systems. The contract is for the delivery of a DWL 66 Maskless Lithography System, which will be used to support federal research and development initiatives. This contract is not associated with any set-aside program. Heidelberg Instruments is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $715,305 definitive contract on July 20, 2022, to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. for the procurement of a maskless ultraviolet photolithography system. The award, which carries a firm fixed price and no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2026, and will be performed at the contractor's facility in Torrance, California. The solicitation sought a specialized UV photolithography system capable of operating within a class 1000 cleanroom environment, featuring a UV laser with greater than 60 milliwatt output and the ability to achieve minimum feature sizes of 0.3 micrometers in both vector and raster write modes. The system was required to support automatic line width and roughness analysis, perform dual-layer exposures with precision within 400 nanometers over 100-millimeter areas, and accommodate substrates up to 9 inches in size across multiple file types. Heidelberg Instruments Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of advanced photolithography and laser systems, was identified as the sole source provider based on its existing expertise and system specifications uniquely meeting the Air Force's technical requirements. The company, headquartered in Torrance and registered in SAM.gov since 2005, has an established track record of delivering sophisticated laser and lithography equipment to defense and research agencies, including prior work with the Department of Defense, NASA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This contract supports the Air Force's research and development capabilities in advanced nanofabrication and precision manufacturing technologies.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Maskless Lithography System | FA875122R0014 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory | Pre-Solicitation 1/1 | 5/11/22, 2:17 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 9/15/25 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 9/23/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $715.3k | 7/20/22 |