Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB030386
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian agency, awarded a $96,203.50 firm fixed price purchase order to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer, for the delivery of two (2) cryogenic X-Y-Z positioning stages and related controllers. These cryogenic positioners will be used for advanced research, such as in quantum computing and materials science, and are required to operate at temperatures as low as 50 millikelvin. The solicitation was issued as a full and open...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer of precision nanopositioning equipment. The contract is for the delivery of an optical cryostat, a specialized low-temperature instrument used to support nanoscale research and measurement programs at NIST. The potential value of the contract is $166,955.75. The original solicitation was posted as a total small...
- This federal contract award is for the procurement of a cryogen-free cryostat system with a one-year extended commercial warranty, delivery, installation, and training. The contract was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, to the prime contractor Attocube Systems AG, a German-based manufacturer of precision nanopositioning equipment and instrumentation. The contract has a firm fixed price of $319,326.31 and does not have a set-aside...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Montana Instruments Corporation, a small business manufacturer of cryogenic equipment, to provide a 4K cryogen-free optical cryostat system. The $158,435 contract supports NIST's Physical Measurement Lab and the Nanofabrication and Measurement Group's research activities in areas such as quantum physics and materials science. The system will be used for cryogenic optical microscopy and...
- This purchase order, awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, is for one millimeter wave cryostat from Four Nine Design LLC, a small business, for $180,425. The cryostat will support NIST's research programs involving low-temperature measurement technologies. The firm fixed price order has a total small business set aside designation and requires delivery of the cryostat to NIST's Billings, Montana campus by April 2, 2024. Four Nine Design LLC...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a purchase order to Danaher Cryonautics LTD for a dilution refrigerator system valued at $556,679.84 on July 29, 2026. The award is an administrative modification to correct payment terms on a firm fixed price order with an ultimate completion date of May 15, 2027. The system will be performed and delivered from the Netherlands. NIST procured the refrigerator to support quantum sensors development and quantum information science...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Formfactor, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of semiconductor test and measurement equipment, for the procurement of an optical access cryostat. The $335,510 contract has a completion date of December 31, 2025. The cryostat system will be used to support critical research in microelectronics, biophysical measurements, semiconductor device characterization, and advanced computing initiatives...
- NIST awarded a $46,332.10 firm fixed-price purchase order to JPE B.V., a Netherlands-based manufacturer of precision scientific instrumentation, for a cryogenic nanopositioner under contract OU67-25-NEW-034. The award, announced on September 8, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of January 23, 2026, originated from a sources sought market research notice posted in July 2025. The cryogenic nanopositioner is a specialized electro-mechanical device designed to operate within a dilution...
- The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer of precision nanopositioning equipment, for the delivery of $142,945 worth of cryogenic positioners. This award was made on September 7, 2018 with an anticipated completion date of August 1, 2019. The items to be provided include specialized nanopositioning stages, piezoelectric scanners, interferometers and other...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a purchase order to Attocube Systems GMBH for a low-temperature nano-positioning system (COTS item) valued at $35,450.11, awarded September 11, 2023. Performance will be completed by February 15, 2024 in Germany under firm fixed-price terms. This represents a full-and-open procurement with no set-aside designation. Attocube, a German manufacturer of precision nanopositioning and scientific measurement instrumentation, supplies specialized...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Attocube Systems GMBH for $249,697.36 on August 27, 2026, for a compact mobile closed-cycle cryostat to support CHIPS Act quantum measurement and metrology research. Performance occurs in Germany with completion by March 28, 2027. The cryostat is a self-contained compact optical system with integrated optical breadboard, capable of combined optical spectroscopy and electrical measurements, and includes a vacuum pump and accessories. The procurement originated from a May 28, 2026 sources sought and notice of intent to sole source under FAR 12.102(b); no alternate sources were identified during the June 11, 2026 deadline. Work supports NIST's Quantum Measurement Division and Grand Challenge 1, advancing measurement science for semiconductor purity, properties, and provenance assessment.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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CHIPS R&D Compact Mobile Closed-Cycle Cryostat - Combined Sources Sought/Notice of Intent to Sole Source | NIST-SS26-CHIPS-136 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Special Notice 1/2 | 5/28/26, 10:00 AM | |
CHIPS R&D Compact Mobile Closed-Cycle Cryostat | 1333ND26QNB680393 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 7/22/26, 8:54 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $249.7k | 8/26/26 |