The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a purchase order on September 22, 2026, to Lucas Signatone Corp for a manual probe station under a Total Small Business set-aside, with a ceiling value of $123,520.00 and an ultimate completion date of January 6, 2027.
Place of performance is Gilroy, California. The procurement is a firm fixed-price purchase order for a 200 mm class manual probe station with DC and RF capable micropositioners to support tabletop electronic measurements, device screening, and leakage diagnostics at NIST's Physical Measurements Lab, Quantum Nanoelectronics Group. The system must be brand new with original manufacturer packaging, featuring a 400 mm × 600 mm steel platen, optical microscope with 2X/10X/20X objectives and 400X magnification, 8 MP digital camera, 21-inch flat panel display, RF-capable vacuum chuck, XY stage with 200 mm travel and 0.001 mm resolution, four DC micropositioners, two RF micropositioners (DC to 110 GHz), RF probe heads (DC to 40 GHz), and a quiet vacuum pump. Delivery is required within ten weeks of award, FOB Destination, with one-year minimum warranty. The order originated from solicitation OU68_FY26_054, posted August 7, 2026, with quotations due August 20, 2026.