NB687000-26-02180 Statement of Requirements.pdf

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Attached to: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Wirebond Pull Tester
Solicitation number: NB687000-26-02180
Issued by: Department of Commerce

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This is a Statement of Requirements for a wire-pull tester with tweezer attachment to be procured by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Quantum Microcalorimeter Group.

The NIST Physical Measurements Laboratory, contracted by NASA to provide flight hardware for the Athena X-ray astronomy satellite mission, requires a new West Bond 70PTE Wire Pull Tester, "E" Series, with A-1 Tweezer Feature. The dual-use benchtop unit must function as both a manual wirebond-pull tester and a tweezer attachment system for removing wirebonds in controlled operations. Specific technical requirements include a binocular microscope with 10x eyepieces, twin array LED illuminator, z-tool range of at least 9/16", z-encoder resolution of 0.002", test force range minimum of 100g, test range of at least 1/8" depth with 360-degree rotation, force resolution of 0.1g or better, force accuracy of +/- 0.2g or better, ESD protection, and a single-lever dual-counter counterbalanced (x, y, z) micromanipulator with 8:1 motion-reduction ratio. The contractor must provide a new unit (prototypes, demonstration models, used, or refurbished instruments are not acceptable), installation and user manuals including utility requirements, one-year warranty on all parts, and ensure the unit is crated and prepped for shipment within four weeks of award. NIST will arrange and pay for shipment to 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305 via UPS or FedEx. The government's acceptance testing period is seven business days after receipt. The contractor is responsible for all travel expenses and must supply all parts, hardware, equipment, and labor required to perform the specified tasks.

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Statement of Requirements Wire-Pull Tester with Tweezer Attachment

NB687000-26-02180

1. Background Information:

The NIST, Physical Measurements Laboratory, Quantum Sensors Division, Quantum Microcalorimeter Group (QMG) is contracted by NASA to provide flight hardware for the Athena X-ray-astronomy satellite mission. As part of this work, the QMG will be wirebonding to flight parts. The team needs to be able to measure the pull strength of the wirebonds and also needs to be able to remove wirebonds in a highly controlled way.

This purchase is for a dual-use benchtop unit: a manual wirebond-pull tester that also has a swap-in tweezer attachment to remove wirebonds. The new unit will be sited in the QMG’s new “flight lab” that is being commissioned to handle, test, and store Athena flight parts.

To support its general mission to assemble and test detector and readout hardware, the QMG already operates and maintains a fleet of wirebonders (to apply wirebonds) and diebonders with tweezers (to remove wirebonds) that are all made by the same manufacturer. Wirebond-pull testers share many operating features with wirebonders and diebonders, and are built from many of the same types of mechanical, optical, and electronic components.

2. Scope of Work:

a. Objectives:

The goal of this purchase is to supply a dual-use benchtop system: a manual wirebond-pull tester that also has a tweezer attachment to remove wirebonds.

b. General:

The contractor shall:

i. Provide a new unit. Prototypes, demonstration models, or used or refurbished instruments will not be considered for award.

ii. Supply the installation and user manual(s), including utility requirements.

c. Specific Requirements:

i. The unit shall be a new West Bond 70PTE Wire Pull Tester, “E” Series, with A-1 Tweezer Feature, with the following specifications:

1. binocular microscope with 10x eyepieces.

2. LED Illuminator: Twin Array.

3. z Tool Range: at least 9/16”.

4. z Encoder Resolution: 0.002”.

5. Test Force Range: 100 g minimum.

6. Test Range: at least 1/8” depth with 360⁰ rotation.

7. Force Resolution: 0.1 g or better.

8. Force Accuracy: +/– 0.2 g or better.

9. ESD Protection: yes.

10. (x, y, z) micromanipulator of pull hook and swap-in tweezer attachment:

single-lever, dual-counter counterbalanced with 8:1 motion-reduction ratio.

ii. The contractor shall supply a one-year warranty on all parts.

3. Period of Performance:

Readiness of unit for shipment to NIST shall be four (4) weeks ARO, with early readiness allowable.

The government’s planned acceptance-testing period is seven (7) business days after receipt of the shipped unit at NIST.

Statement of Requirements Wire-Pull Tester with Tweezer Attachment

NB687000-26-02180

4. Place of Performance: N/A (not a service)

5. Government Furnished Property: N/A

6. Deliverables Specification

Number Reference

Description Due Date Format

(if applicable)

2.b.ii Provide the Government with the installation and user manual(s), including utility requirements.

4 weeks ARO

Electronic (PDF, .doc, .docx, etc.)

and/or printed

3. & 8. The unit is crated and prepped to be shipped. 4 weeks ARO N/A

3. & 7.

Shipment to the National Institute of Standards and Technology at 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, will be arranged by NIST, and will be paid by a method other than this purchase.

4 weeks ARO UPS or FedEx

7. Travel:

The contractor shall be responsible for all travel expenses.

NIST shall be responsible to arrange the shipment (via a payment method other than this purchase) for shipment of the finished unit from the contractor’s U.S. place of business to NIST’s DoC Boulder Labs.

8. Contractor Supplied Materials

The contractor shall supply all parts, hardware, equipment, and labor required to perform the tasks listed.