Purchase Order 1333ND26PNB680218
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- 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 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Renaissance Scientific, Inc. for a Cryogenic X-Y-Z Positioner. The $47,220.00 contract has a completion date of May 31, 2024. This award was not set aside for any small business category and was the result of NIST's pre-solicitation market research to identify potential vendors capable of providing the required specialized equipment and support services as outlined in the...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a civilian federal agency, awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Renaissance Scientific, Inc. for Cryogenic X-Y-Z Positioners. The $65,040.00 contract has a period of performance through September 3, 2025 and was awarded on July 15, 2024 under an unrestricted competition with no set-aside designation. The contract was competitively awarded under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 commercial item procedures and...
- 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...
- 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 Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract to Renaissance Scientific, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the delivery of two low-power X-Y-Z positioning stages for use in a dilution refrigerator at 20 mK. The contract has a potential value of $152,315.00 and a completion date of April 18, 2023. This requirement was not set aside for a specific business size or type. The original solicitation...
- This federal contract award to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer of precision nanopositioning equipment, was issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the procurement of three 2-axis and one z-axis cryogenic-compatible positioners. These positioners will be used in a cryogenic probe station to move the microwave probes that will electrically test and characterize superconducting devices at cryogenic temperatures. The $94,522.68 firm fixed price purchase...
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a purchase order to Attocube Systems GMBH on May 20, 2026, for spectroscopic capabilities—attocube upgrade, with a ceiling value of $52,505.00. The order carries no set-aside designation and is firm fixed price. Performance occurs in Germany, with ultimate completion by September 14, 2026. The procurement addresses NIST's requirement for precision nanopositioning and advanced scientific instrumentation to support high-precision...
- 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 Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $17,387.20 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Attocube Systems AG, a German manufacturer of precision nanopositioning equipment, for a closed-loop 3D vacuum nano positioning stage. This award supports NIST's research and measurement programs that require highly specialized cryogenic-compatible instrumentation. Attocube Systems AG has a history of providing a variety of nanopositioning systems,...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a purchase order to Renaissance Scientific, Inc. for a cryogenic nano-positioner on August 25, 2026, with a ceiling value of $178,496.44. The acquisition carries no small business set-aside. The order originates from a June 2026 sources sought that identified qualified vendors capable of supplying specialized cryogenic positioning equipment. Work is performed in Boulder, Colorado. The requirement includes eight X-axis nanopositioners with 20 millimeter range and greater than 200 gram load capacity at 4 Kelvin; two Z-axis nanopositioners with 5 millimeter range and greater than 100 gram load at 4 Kelvin; titanium adapters; two slip-stick drive controllers supporting 9-axis operation with voltage range 10–300 volts and frequency 10–3,000 hertz with Python controllability; preamplifiers; and flexure scanning stages. All equipment must feature titanium construction, ceramic bearings, and capacitive position encoding, and operate in vacuum pressures below 1×10⁸ Torr. Ultimate completion is scheduled for January 14, 2027. The purchase supports NIST's Physical Measurements Lab Spin Electronics Group.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Sources Sought Cryogenic Nano Positioners | NB686000-26-01956 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 6/4/26, 2:44 PM | |
Cryogenic Nano Positioner | NB686000-26-01956 | Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology | Solicitation 2/2 | 6/12/26, 5:05 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $178.5k | 8/24/26 |