NB686090-19-02965_Sources_Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM PURCHASE

NON-CONTACT MM-WAVE PROBE STATION

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing a Non-Contact mm-Wave Probe Station per the attached specifications. The

Quantitative Nanostructure Characterization group at NIST Boulder seeks to acquire a non-contact, two-port probe station for mm-wave (~100 GHz to ~1.0 THz) measurements of on-wafer devices. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time.

The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After the results of this market, research is obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum (see attached specifications). NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition may be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334413, Semiconductor and Related Device

Manufacturing. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that are capable of providing the services identified.

Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies or mailed copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to FIVE (5) pages or less (8.5”X11” format, 1” margins, 12-point font, double spaced), including figures and tables. Responses should provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described within the attachments and include the following information:

1. Name of the company and address that will provide the product.

2. Company DUNS number, Cage Code, Tax ID Number and Type of small business, e.g., Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small

Business HUBZone business

3. Company point of contact, phone, fax, and email.

4. Name of the company that will manufacture the product.

5. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications.

6. Contact information of customers who have obtained and used these products.

7. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order.

8. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.

Any company proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 12:00 pm Mountain Standard Time

(MST) August 23, 2019. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization.

Only electronic or mailed statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send to

MeeLondrell Lumpkin, Contracting Officer, at meelondrell.lumpkin@nist.gov. Direct all questions to this e-mail no later than 9:00 am MST August 22, 2019.