Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030051
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- This firm fixed-price delivery order contract, awarded to Technical Communities, Inc. under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), provides the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with a portable Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) detector. The $63,196.61 contract has an ultimate completion date of February 17, 2025. Technical Communities, Inc., a for-profit small business, is the prime contractor and will deliver the FTIR detector from its Testmart...
- This federal contract award is for the purchase of a wideband optical spectrum analyzer by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency. The $68,752.08 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Technical Communities, Inc., a small business based in San Mateo, California. The contract has a performance period through January 6, 2026. The original sources sought notice indicated NIST was conducting market research for a quantum research project requiring an...
- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $152,875.31 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Thermo Electron North America LLC, a division of Thermo Electron Corporation Financial Services, for the delivery of a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy System. This system, which includes a bench-top FTIR instrument, microscope, Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) accessory, and analysis software, will support NIST's Security...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $204,831.90 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. for a spectrum analyzer. This total small business set-aside contract supports NIST's Photonics and Optomechanics Group research in wireless communications, AI computing, quantum metrology, and quantum information science. The spectrum analyzer is required to measure the frequency spectrum of signals generated by microwave devices, with specific technical...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $282,317 firm fixed price purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. (Testmart Division) on March 3, 2026, for a Keysight Technologies B1505A Analyzer under a total small business set-aside designation. The contract is scheduled for completion by May 26, 2026, with performance taking place in Singapore. This award aligns with NIST's CHIPS Act metrology research and development initiatives, which require advanced semiconductor...
- The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing awarded a $190,485.50 firm fixed-price purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. (Testmart Division) on September 11, 2025, for a UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer with an ultimate completion date of December 8, 2030. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, reflecting the awardee's status as a small business based in San Mateo, California. The equipment will be performed at Technical Communities' Foster City, California location and...
- The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $127,984.04 Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC, doing business as Thermofisher Scientific, for a Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) System. The contract has a completion date of February 2, 2023 and was awarded on September 15, 2022. There was no set-aside designation for this acquisition, which was conducted via a Request for Quotation under simplified...
- Technical Communities, Inc., operating through its Testmart Division, has been awarded a delivery order valued at $34,556.15 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Scientific Equipment and Services Multiple Award Schedule (FSS-66). The contract, designated FLIR T1010-45-NIST, was awarded on September 7, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of October 11, 2018, and will be performed in Mississippi State, Mississippi. This firm fixed-price delivery order...
- This $61,175.43 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Technical Communities, Inc., a small business based in San Mateo, California. The contract is for the delivery of a Keysight calibration system, including a 2-channel optical power meter and a 4-channel variable optical attenuator, to support NIST's Quantum Information Group. This procurement was designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 for...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order (OU68-25-NEW-0030) valued at $124,956.34 to Technical Communities, Inc., a small business headquartered in San Mateo, California, for the procurement of a Keysight MXR 6GHz digital oscilloscope. This total small business set-aside contract was awarded on May 27, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of July 18, 2025. The oscilloscope will be delivered to NIST's analytical laboratory in Singapore and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Department of Commerce, awarded a $123,955.03 firm fixed-price purchase order to Technical Communities, Inc. (operating through its Testmart Division) on March 27, 2026, for the procurement of a research-grade Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectrometer. The contract, designated as OU03-FY26-053-NEW, carries a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by June 19, 2026. The spectrometer will support NIST's CHIPS R&D Metrology program, specifically the Chemical Process and Nuclear Measurements Group's initiative to characterize the stability and failure mechanisms of chip-based biosensors by measuring self-assembled monolayers and bioreceptors on semiconductor surfaces. Technical Communities, Inc., a San Mateo, California-based small business established in 2002, specializes in procuring and delivering specialized scientific equipment and test measurement instrumentation to federal agencies. The company has demonstrated extensive experience supporting NIST and other federal agencies across civilian and defense sectors, with particular expertise in RF measurement equipment and analytical instrumentation. The place of performance for this award is Germany, reflecting Technical Communities' capability to source specialized equipment from international manufacturers and deliver it to federal research institutions in support of critical semiconductor metrology initiatives.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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CHIPS R&D: Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer | 1333ND26PNB030051 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Award Notice 3/3 | 3/27/26, 1:23 PM | |
CHIPS R&D: Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer | 1333ND26QNB030070 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/3 | 2/13/26, 1:45 PM | |
CHIPS R&D: Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer – Combined Sources Sought/Notice of Intent to Sole Source | NIST-SS26-CHIPS-60 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Special Notice 1/3 | 1/12/26, 2:06 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $124.0k | 3/26/26 |