Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030157
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $16.2K purchase order to Avro Inc.'s AVR Optics division on March 25, 2026, for motorized positioners to support advanced semiconductor technology research and development initiatives. This firm fixed-price contract, with a completion date of June 24, 2026, fulfills NIST's need for custom-built automated optical and RF wafer probing systems equipped with motorized linear translation stages designed for high-frequency...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Pi Physik Instrumente LP for a fast steering mirror system on September 19, 2025, with a ceiling value of $18,650.00. The order is a firm fixed-price commercial acquisition with no set-aside designation. Place of performance is Germany. The two-axis, high-bandwidth fast steering mirror system will support scanning confocal photoluminescence microscopy research at NIST's Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division and...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency within the Department of Commerce, awarded a $131,850 firm fixed-price purchase order to Axiom Optics Inc., a small business based in Somerville, Massachusetts, for a Hexapod Alignment System. This total small business set-aside contract was awarded on September 30, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of April 28, 2025. The alignment system will support NIST's synchrotron radiation facility by aligning a 250-kilogram...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Axiom Optics Inc. on May 30, 2025, with a ceiling value of $98,980 for hexapod systems. The contract, identified as OU03-25-NEW-160, is not set aside and carries an ultimate completion date of August 8, 2025. Work will be performed at the vendor's facility in Somerville, Massachusetts. Axiom Optics Inc., a small for-profit optical and imaging technology company, has established itself as a...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $270.5K firm fixed-price purchase order to Tescan USA Inc. on September 16, 2024, for a high-precision sample positioning stage designed for nanoscale x-ray tomography applications. The stage must meet stringent technical specifications including operation within a 175mm radius by 300mm height cylindrical envelope in high vacuum environments, rotational motion capabilities within 120 degrees, fine motion ranges of 150...
- This is a $21,695.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Avro Inc.'s AVR Optics Division, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, for the delivery of a Zaber Gimbal System. The purchase order was set aside for small businesses and is a brand name acquisition supporting research activities at NASA's Langley Research Center. Avro Inc. has secured multiple prime federal contract awards from both defense and civilian agencies,...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $19,990 firm fixed price purchase order to Aleph Scientific LLC, doing business as Huber Diffraction USA, to deliver two Wolter optic alignment stages and associated equipment. Per the solicitation, the contractor will provide two rotation stages and two goniometers integrating pitch and roll control, along with six 2-phase stepper motors to manipulate each axis of motion. Delivery is to occur on a FOB...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Aerotech Inc. for $57,407.34 on May 19, 2026. No set-aside applied. Performance occurs in Blawnox, Pennsylvania through September 8, 2026. The order procures an Aerotech motion controller to replace a legacy A3200 unit that has reached end-of-support. The new hardware-based controller will operate the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT), a laser powder bed fusion research platform used for...
- <p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Bruker Nano, Inc. for optics and accessories on September 5, 2025, with a ceiling value of $23,332.73. This is a firm fixed-price purchase order with no small business set-aside. Work is performed in Billerica, Massachusetts, with an ultimate completion date of October 17, 2025. The order modifies a prior award to change the vendor selected.</p>
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Inc. for a laser tracker scanning system valued at $155,300.00 on July 22, 2025. Work is performed in Switzerland with ultimate completion by November 22, 2025. The procurement, sourced from unrestricted RFQ NIST-RFQ-25-7301557 (posted June 5, 2025), procures one laser tracker scanning system for robot and robotics systems research. The system must deliver reflector-based and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Avro Inc.'s AVR Optics division on May 18, 2026, for a 3-axis motorized scanning stage system valued at $33,764.00 under a total small business set-aside. Performance occurs in Fairport, New York. The order calls for an integrated XYZ stage stack with motion controller supporting at least four axes, utilizing non-magnetic materials (aluminum or titanium) with non-magnetic encoders. Specifications include X-axis travel of 300 millimeters, Y-axis travel of 100 millimeters, Z-axis travel of at least 50 millimeters, positional accuracy of 2 micrometers, repeatability of 1.5 micrometers, minimum step size of 1.5 micrometers, and maximum velocity of 10 millimeters per second. The vendor must assemble and calibrate the complete stack with validation for X and Y directions. Total stack height must remain below 375 millimeters, and the system must support payloads up to four kilograms. Ultimate completion date is August 10, 2026. The order originated from a pre-solicitation notice posted March 11, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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3-Axis Motorized Stages | NIST-SS26-CHIPS-82 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/1 | 3/11/26, 10:48 AM | |
3-Axis Motorized Stages | 1333ND26QNB030165 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 1/3 | 4/7/26, 1:49 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $33.8k | 5/17/26 |