Purchase Order FA860116P0215

This is a $485,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) to Suss Microtec Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the acquisition of a SUSS MABA6 Gen3 manual mask aligner system. The mask aligner system is required to support nanoscale research projects at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The purchase was a sole source award under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, as the SUSS MABA6 Gen3 was deemed the only system capable of meeting AFIT's specific requirements for backside alignment, nano-imprint lithography, and the ability to process a range of sample sizes without risk of damage. The contract has no set-aside designation.