Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030030
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- This firm fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to MPI America Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit small disadvantaged business. The $33,390.00 contract is for the delivery of four 2.4 millimeter, two 1.0 millimeter, and three 0.6 millimeter coaxial radio frequency (RF) probes. The contract has a completion date of June 12, 2024. MPI America Inc. specializes in manufacturing and supplying advanced...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $253,595 firm-fixed price purchase order to MPI America Inc. to deliver a semi-automatic microwave probe station. The solicitation requested quotes for a probe station capable of performing automated measurements of integrated circuits up to 200mm in size at frequencies up to 1.1 THz over a temperature range of minus 60C to plus 200C, to support NIST's work in instrument manufacturing. There was no set-aside...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $249,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order to MPI America Inc. for an automated high-precision probe advanced semiconductor test system. MPI America Inc. is a small disadvantaged, for-profit business that specializes in manufacturing and supplying advanced probe stations, probe station systems, and related equipment for semiconductor testing and measurement applications. The contract did not have a set-aside designation. MPI...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded a $20,380 firm-fixed-price purchase order to MPI America Inc. for automated probe system maintenance and warranty coverage under contract OU67-25-NEW-109. The one-year contract, effective July 25, 2025 through July 24, 2026, covers maintenance and warranty services for two MPI autoprobing systems located at NIST's Boulder facility that support the Electric-Acoustic Spectrometer project, Microwave Materials Project, and supply chain...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order in the amount of $170,000.00 to MPI America Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer, for an Automated Microwave Probe Station. This purchase order was a Total Small Business Set-Aside contract awarded under simplified acquisition procedures. The probe station is needed by NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory for precision testing of on-wafer...
- This federal contract award is for a Thermo-Reflectance Probe Station, valued at $293,190.42, awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to MPI America Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit small disadvantaged business organization. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of March 19, 2026. The probe station is intended to enable automated temperature distribution measurements of semiconductor devices and circuits under operating conditions...
- This is a $41,780 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to MPI America Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the maintenance and warranty of an automated probe system. MPI America Inc. has previously received other federal contracts from agencies such as the Department of Defense, Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA to supply specialized semiconductor...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $575,729.60 firm fixed price purchase order to Anritsu Americas Sales Company of Morgan Hill, California to deliver a 220 GHz Vector Network Analyzer with two sets of on-wafer probes. The solicitation requested quotes for this equipment to test nonlinear on-wafer devices up to 220 GHz as part of NIST's work measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals. There was no set-aside designation for this...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $259,200 firm fixed price purchase order to MPI America Inc. of San Jose, California. This contract is for the delivery of one semiautomatic probe station with four programmable manipulators to meet the solicitation requirements. The solicitation sought a spectroscopy integrated measurement system with the ability to control temperature down to -60 degrees Celsius. Delivery is required within 90 days of the...
- This is a $558,362.46 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Formfactor, Inc. to provide a fully autonomous wafer probing system up to 110 GHz for NIST's microwave materials lab. The award supports NIST's CHIPS program to develop and disseminate measurement best practices. The contract includes Wincal software, on-wafer and DC probes, a capacitor sensor, an autoprober system, installation, training, and a 3-year warranty and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $46,182 firm fixed price purchase order to MPI America Inc. for the supply of specialized 220 GHz on-wafer probes compatible with the Anritsu VectorStar ME7838G 220 GHz Vector Network Analyzer. The contract, issued on March 27, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of May 22, 2026, supports NIST's CHIPS program initiative to develop and disseminate best practices and algorithms for complex permittivity and on-wafer measurement. MPI America Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in San Jose, California, specializing in advanced semiconductor testing and measurement equipment, will deliver five probes featuring GSG tip configuration and 15 millimeter contact width: three probes with 50 millimeter pitch configuration and two probes with 100 millimeter pitch configuration, all capable of direct mounting to the Anritsu VectorStar module. The procurement includes one-year warranty and maintenance services for all equipment. This procurement carries no set-aside designation and reflects NIST's ongoing reliance on MPI America Inc. for specialized semiconductor test systems and related instrumentation, a relationship established through multiple prior federal contract awards. The work will be performed in Boulder, Colorado, where NIST maintains significant research and standards development infrastructure. Given NIST's mission to establish measurement standards and support advanced manufacturing initiatives under the CHIPS Act, these on-wafer probes are critical for enabling accurate S-parameter and power measurements up to 330 GHz for manufacturing standards development.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Probes | 1333ND26QNB030028 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 2/3/26, 2:17 PM | |
Probes | NIST-SS26-CHIPS-47 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 12/10/25, 12:42 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $46.2k | 3/26/26 |