The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order valued at $441,935 to Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, Inc. for an Atomic Force Microscope system. The award was made under a competitive solicitation seeking a state-of-the-art AFM to support nano fabrication and characterization efforts at NIST under the CHIPS Act. Key requirements included various imaging modes, automation capabilities, and software. Delivery and installation was required within 30 days at NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland campus, along with engineering support, training, a one-year warranty with one-day phone and three-day on-site support. Payments will be made upon acceptance of the fully installed system after testing. As the prime, Oxford Instruments will provide the AFM system with no subcontractors noted. The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology funds this procurement in support of research and development under the CHIPS for America Act.