Delivery Order DOCSB134115BA0007-DOC16324

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $926,000 purchase order to Cryogenic U.S., LLC for the delivery of a 7 Tesla cryogen-free superconducting magnet with a Helium-3 Dipper Insert and a Dilution Refrigerator Insert. This small business set-aside contract supports research at NIST's National Center for Neutron Research through the delivery of the requested system to Gaithersburg, Maryland within 20 months. The magnet and associated cryogenic...

This federal contract award to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer of precision nanopositioning equipment, was issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the procurement of three 2-axis and one z-axis cryogenic-compatible positioners. These positioners will be used in a cryogenic probe station to move the microwave probes that will electrically test and characterize superconducting devices at cryogenic temperatures. The $94,522.68 firm fixed price purchase...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $178,228.40 to Formfactor, Inc. on September 20, 2024, for a probe station designed to support CMOS device characterization for biophysical measurements. The equipment will be delivered to a location in Germany and is scheduled for completion by January 10, 2025. This procurement was conducted as an unrestricted acquisition with no small business set-aside. Formfactor, a publicly...

This federal contract award was issued by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Bruker Biospin Corp, a manufacturer of scientific instruments and specialized equipment. The $140,730.00 firm fixed-price purchase order is for an electromagnet and cryostat system to be delivered to NIST's Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) in Billerica, Massachusetts. Bruker Biospin Corp has a history of providing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)...

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at one million four hundred eighty-eight thousand seven hundred fifty US dollars to Cryogenic US, LLC for the purchase of a twelve tesla cryogen-free superconducting magnet with an integrated dilution refrigerator. The magnet and refrigerator will maintain temperatures below four kelvin without liquid cryogens for use in NIST's Center for Neutron Research facility, as...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer, for the delivery of two 5-axis nanomotion stages. The $74,744.93 contract is in support of NIST's requirement for the development of a nanophotonic probe station. The items are to be delivered within 16 weeks to NIST's location in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the contractor will provide a minimum of one year of...

Cryomagnetics, Inc., doing business as Cryomagnetics, has been awarded a $209,000 firm fixed price purchase order by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to deliver a cryogen-free superconducting magnet system. The system is being procured to support NIST's research programs requiring magnetic fields. Per the solicitation documents, NIST requires a magnet capable of operating without liquid cryogens to maintain superconductivity. The award is set aside for total small...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $12,580.50 to Technical Manufacturing Corp (doing business as Tmcs) on March 21, 2025, for an optical table and leg kit to support semiconductor research at NIST's Materials Measurement Laboratory. The equipment must meet specific technical requirements, including an 8-foot by 4-foot optical table with 12-inch thickness, honeycomb core construction, magnetic stainless steel surface,...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $24,936 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Formfactor, Inc. on September 18, 2025, for a programmable stage and installation services. This contract, issued under simplified acquisition procedures citing sole-source authority, will deliver specialized microscope automation equipment to NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory Radio Frequency Technology Division at the Boulder facility. The programmable stage features a...

<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $115,000 purchase order to Mirrotron Kft. on September 1, 2026, for neutron guides, with completion by September 2, 2027. No set-aside applies. Work is performed in Hungary. The order procures neutron super mirror guides and beam shaping devices supporting NIST's measurement science and standards development mission. Pricing is firm fixed price.</p>