Attachment 1 Statement of Work.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Magnetic Material Metrology for Integrated Circuits

PML Division 686

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The semiconductor supply chain is global, specialized, and interconnected. Chipmakers do business with thousands of individual suppliers who provide the highly complex materials and tools used to produce semiconductors. To address the lack of full visibility into the semiconductor market supply chain and R&D ecosystem gaps, the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) will conduct the measurement science, or metrology, critical to the development of new materials, packaging, and production methods in chip manufacturing.

This acquisition is for a commercial magnetic permeability measurement system to be used for the characterization of the radio-frequency magnetic properties of toroidal samples of materials to be integrated with semiconductor devices. The program will develop the metrology, materials, and methods needed to integrate magnetic components with semiconductor materials, thereby reducing the size and improving the functionality of electromagnetic systems for communications, radar, and advanced computation.

II. SCOPE

The goal of this contract is to supply a radio-frequency (rf) permeability measurement system for the NIST Boulder magnetics lab. The Contractor shall deliver a quantity of one permeameter system, inclusive of FOB Destination delivery.

III. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide a system that meets all technical specifications identified below.

All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award.

Experimental, prototype, or custom items will not be considered. The use of “gray market” components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the Contractor is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer’s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable.

For this requirement, we have identified commercial products from Keysight Technologies Inc.

that can satisfy minimum technical specifications. Products other than those identified will be considered, if those products meet or exceed the salient characteristics outlined below:

Line Item 0001:

Description: Radio-Frequency Permeability Measurement System Quantity: 1

A. Impedance analyzer (E4991B-100)

a. Frequency range 1 MHz to 1000 MHz

b. Measurements of impedance, resistance, reactance, admittance, conductance, susceptance, inductance, capacitance

c. Accuracy 1 x 10^-6 (E4991B-1E5)

d. Stability 1 x 10^-6 per year

e. Impedance range 150 milliohms to 50 kilohms within 10 % accuracy

f. Maximum oscillator current to short: 10 mA rms or higher

g. Maximum dc current bias: 100 mA or higher (E4991B-001)

h. Ability to sweep frequency, oscillator level, DC bias; linear and log sweeps

i. Fixture electrical length compensation

j. Rack mount and handles (E4991B-1CP)

k. ISO 17025 compliant calibration with test data (E4991B-1A7)

l. Windows 10 operating system (E4991BU-040)

B. Magnetic material characterization kit for toroid samples (16454A)

a. Measurements of real and imaginary parts of permeability and loss tangent firmware

(E4991B-002)

b. Frequency range 1 MHz to 1000 MHz

c. Toroid dimensions up to 20 mm OD, down to 5 mm ID

IV. DELIVERABLES

Standards of Acceptance: The NIST Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) shall review permeability measurement system and respond with an acceptance or request-for-revision email to the Contractor Point of Contact (POC) within 2 weeks of delivery of system.

V. DELIVERY TERMS

Delivery shall be F.O.B Destination and shall occur 2 months ARO.

FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all Line Items to:

DOC/NIST

325 Broadway Street Boulder, CO 80305

***Due to ongoing limited site access of the NIST facilities, the Awardee SHALL confirm with the TPOC and the Contracting Officer prior to ANY shipment to NIST***

VI. INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE

Milestone Description Due Date Format

1 Permeability Measurement System

2 months after receipt of offer

N/A

In addition to the inspection and acceptance terms articulated in 52.212-4, the Government reserves the right to perform such performance tests and evaluations as defined below to verify specified system performance. Such tests and evaluations, if performed, shall be conducted within the environment in which the system is to be operated. The Contractor has the right to be present during the tests and evaluations, if performed, at the Contractor’s expense.

Performance Tests:

1. Verification of system specifications.

NIST may choose at its discretion to forego this part of acceptance testing.

A visual inspection of the equipment will be performed by the NIST COR to identify surface defects or any form of indication that any equipment was damaged during transport to NIST. The Government shall have sole discretion to require repair or replacement of damaged and/or nonconforming supplies at no cost to the Government. The Government, at any time prior to acceptance, shall reject the equipment due to defects and/or nonconformance. The vendor is responsible for latent defects discovered any time after final inspection. However, the extent of its liability shall be prorated over the useful life of the equipment.

Ownership of the equipment shall transfer to NIST upon acceptance by the Government.

The Government will test, inspect, and accept or reject the equipment within 2 weeks of the receipt of the equipment. The Government reserves the right to conduct quality assurance testing to confirm that a given instrument(s) meets the manufacturer’s and/or the Government’s performance specifications. It is anticipated that the equipment will meet all manufacturer’s specifications and/or the Government’s performance specifications identified in the most recent operations and maintenance manual for each piece of equipment and/or in this document.

VII. WARRANTY

The contractor shall warranty the entire system for a period of a minimum of 1 year after receipt of the equipment and shall be in accordance with terms in FAR 52.212-4. Warranty shall commence upon acceptance of the system by the Government and, at a minimum, shall include the following: Hardware, software, technical support, and any software updates.

VIII. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Advance payment is not authorized. The Contractor must invoice in arrears according to the payment schedule. The Contractor shall be paid, in accordance with Net 30-day payment terms, upon receipt and acceptance of a proper invoice, in accordance with the following schedule:

1. 100% after acceptance by the TPOC of fully installed system.

2. The Government anticipates inspection will occur upon:

a. After the testing procedures set forth in this document have been completed.

NOTE: Partial shipments and partial invoices will not be accepted, unless otherwise requested and accepted by the Contracting Officer prior to award offer. Proposed payment schedules shall be submitted with vendor’s response to the RFQ for consideration.