Purchase Order 1333ND25PNB030214
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- This $23,050 firm-fixed-price federal contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Physical Electronics USA, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for upgrades to an XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectrometer) instrument. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Physical Electronics USA is a leading supplier of surface analysis instrumentation to federal agencies, and has secured over $3 million in prior federal contracts. This award will support the...
- This is a $861,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, to Kratos Analytical Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit organization. The contract is for the provision of a high spectral resolution, imaging, ultra-high vacuum X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) system and related components, maintenance, and services. This award does not have a set-aside designation and...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of advanced scientific instruments, to procure an Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscope (ECAFM). The $795,692.00 contract supports NIST's CHIPS Act project on "Electrodeposition of Interconnect Materials and Packaging" and requires the delivery and installation of the ECAFM system within 20...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $149,987.03 firm fixed price purchase order to Specs TII Inc., a for-profit scientific equipment provider, for an Integrated Electronics Measurement System. This award was set aside for small businesses. Specs TII Inc. has previously provided specialized surface analysis and nanotechnology equipment to support research at NIST and the Office of Naval Research, including a $784,820 cryogenic ultra-high...
- 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...
- Bruker Nano, Inc. has been awarded a $233,110 firm fixed-price purchase order (OU03-25-NEW-151) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a CHIPS Research & Development controller for a PIF Bruker Icon system. The contract, issued on December 9, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 14, 2026, will be performed in Tucson, Arizona. No small business set-aside designation was utilized for this award, indicating the vendor competed on its technical capabilities...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, has awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Xenocs Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit organization, for the purchase of an Xeuss X-ray diffraction system. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,755,888.75 and a completion date of July 31, 2029. This award does not have a set-aside designation. Xenocs Inc. has previously provided small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) systems to the Department of the Army...
- This is a $28,901.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. The contract is for the delivery of a Physical Electronics Model PHI 5000 VersaProbe X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, a specialized surface analysis instrument, with an ultimate completion date of September 11, 2024. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of the ULVAC PHI company, a leading supplier of...
- This federal contract award to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is for the delivery of an XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) scanning microprobe with a ceiling value of $777,800.00. The contract was awarded on a firm fixed-price basis by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), a defense agency. Physical Electronics USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI and a leading provider of advanced surface analysis instrumentation to federal agencies. This contract is part of the company's work supplying...
- This is a $108,690.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command to Physical Electronics Usa, Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit company, for the provision of XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) services. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Physical Electronics Usa, Inc. is the prime contractor and has received over $3 million in federal contract awards in recent years to deliver, install, and service specialized laboratory...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $2.56 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Physical Electronics USA, Inc. for an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System under contract OU03-25-NEW-129. The award, announced on September 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 24, 2032, represents NIST's procurement of advanced surface analysis equipment to support semiconductor research and the CHIPS for America initiative. The system will be manufactured and delivered from Japan by Physical Electronics USA, a subsidiary of ULVAC PHI specializing in ultrahigh vacuum surface analysis technologies. No small business set-aside designation was applied to this contract. The XPS system procured under this contract must meet highly technical specifications for nanometer-scale research, including ultrahigh vacuum conditions, multiple X-ray sources, and sophisticated analyzer and detector capabilities to support advanced packaging metrology and interconnect materials research. Physical Electronics USA was selected through a sources-sought notice issued in December 2024, leveraging the company's established reputation as a sole-source provider of proprietary scientific instruments and its extensive experience delivering specialized equipment and maintenance services to federal research agencies including NASA, the Department of Energy, and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System with additional tools | 1333ND25QNB030154 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/3 | 6/5/25, 9:35 AM | |
Award Notice: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System with additional tools | 1333ND25PNB030214 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Award Notice 3/3 | 9/15/25, 3:59 PM | |
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR CHIPS R&D: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy System with additional tools | NIST-SS25-CHIPS-0039 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 12/5/24, 11:14 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $2.0m | 9/15/25 |