The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, Inc., a small business, for $152,304.00 on September 23, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside for custom wafer services.
Work is performed in Tempe, Arizona. The order calls for silicon and silicon/germanium epitaxial wafers meeting specified layer thickness, composition, and coherency requirements across mandatory and optional line items; acceptable production methods include Chemical Vapor Deposition, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, or combinations thereof. Performance testing includes X-ray reflectivity, high-resolution X-ray diffraction, Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy, and Spreading Resistance Profiling. The purchase order is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2027. The order originated from a Request for Quotations posted April 27, 2026, with proposals due May 12, 2026.