NB643060-13-02782_Sources_Sought.doc

SUBJECT: NIST NSLS-II Plane Mirror M2 for the Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator – The Plane Mirror M2 to be acquired for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NSLS-II Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator directs the soft x-ray light from an NSLS-II low energy undulator to the soft branch of the NIST SST NSLS-II beamline described below.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPSOES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND DOES NOT COMMIT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) TO AWARD A CONTRACT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of all responsible sources, including large, non-profit, foreign, and small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business) under NAICS code, 334516, that have the capability, experience, and expert knowledge to provide the NIST NSLS-II Plane Mirror M2 for the Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator which directs the soft x-ray light from an NSLS-II low energy undulator to the soft branch of the NIST SST NSLS-II beamline described below. The Plane Mirror M2 for the NIST NSLS-II Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator (VLSPGM) must be constructed compatible with NIST's existing FMB Berlin VLSPGM.

Background and general information for NIST NSLS-II Plane Mirror M2 for the Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator requirement: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have a 30 year ongoing partnership at the National Synchrotron Light Source (building to NSLS-II) developing advanced synchrotron measurement methods and delivering excellence in material science impacting important societal challenges in energy, health, environment, and national security improving our quality of life. The NSLS-II shall enable NIST to develop, apply and disseminate synchrotron measurement science and technology to the U.S. industry to measure nanoscale electronic, chemical and spatial structure of advanced materials. These advanced materials include multilayers, nanotubes, nanoparticles and thin films. The partnership between NIST and DOE promotes innovation and enhances U.S. industrial competiveness for inorganic and organic semiconductors, photovoltaics, SAMs, biological and environmental materials, batteries, catalysts, fuel cells, polymers, superconductors, ferroelectrics, and ferromagnets. Located at the NSLS in Upton, NY, the NIST Synchrotron Methods Group of nine operates a suite of three state-of-the-art spectroscopy beamlines (U7A, X24A, and X23A2) that span the entire absorption-edge energy range of the periodic table to establish structure function relationships in advanced materials. More than 200 industry and academic researchers each year use the NIST Beamline Suite to accelerate the development of new materials into devices and systems with advanced functionality for a broad spectrum of industries. Building upon this success, NIST shall establish an NSLS-II spectroscopy suite of three state-of-the-art high throughput beamlines (with X-ray Diffraction capability); Soft and Tender X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy (SST - 100 eV to 7.5 keV canted sources) and Hard X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Diffraction (Beamline for Materials Measurement – BMM - 4.5 keV to 40 keV three-pole wiggler source). Taken together, the NIST NSLS-II Spectroscopy Beamline Suite shall be capable of measuring the electronic, chemical, and structural properties of almost any material, often at the nanoscale The proposed acquisition is for procurement of NIST NSLS-II Plane Mirror M2 for the Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator which directs the soft x-ray light from an NSLS-II low energy undulator to the soft branch of the NIST SST NSLS-II beamline described above. The Plane Mirror M2 for the NIST NSLS-II Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator (VLSPGM) must be constructed compatible with NIST's existing FMB Berlin VLSPGM.

The Contractor shall provide the Plane Mirror M2 for the NIST NSLS-II Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator described below. The Contractor shall also provide at least a 24 month warranty on all parts, materials and labor.

Plane Mirror M2: For NIST NSLS-II Varied Line Spacing Plane Mirror Grating Monochromator

Note: Manufacture of the subject optic includes the silicon substrate material as well as the metal material for water inlet and outlet.

Description: Flat Polished on One Surface, Internally Cooled Silicon Mirror (see drawing below) Quantity: 1

Material: Single Crystal Silicon

Dimension: 350mm Length x 50mm Width x 70mm Thick (+/-0.4mm on all dimensions) plus two metal water fittings that are bonded on a surface adjacent to the reflective surface

Polished Area: 350mm Long x 50mm Wide minus edge bevels (centered to within +/-0.5mm)

Clear Aperture: 280mm Long x 30mm Wide

Tangential Slope Error: 0.2ur RMS on clear aperture with >30Km radius removed. The measurement shall be made using a Zygo interferometer on the full clear aperture area. The resolution of this measurement shall be approximately 2mm.

Sagittal Slope Error: 2ur RMS on clear aperture with >3Km radius removed. The measurement shall be made using a Zygo interferometer on the full clear aperture area. The resolution of this measurement shall be approximately 2mm.

Texture: 0.3nm RMS. The measurements shall be made using a Zygo Maxim with a 40X objective yielding a pixel resolution of 0.9um (averaged 3 times for a final resolution of 2.76um) and a field size of 0.25mm x 0.25mm. Seven uniformly distributed sites along the centerline shall be measured.

Coating: (3 Stripes: Nickel, Gold, and Carbon) 30nm +/-3nm of Gold on approximately 10nm of Platinum binder as the center stripe. This stripe shall be approximately 10mm wide and cover the full length of the mirror. The Nickel and Carbon stripes shall be on each side of the Gold stripe. These shall also cover the full mirror length and shall cover from + and – 5mm from the center (width direction) to within 5mm or less of the mirrors edge (width direction). The Nickel shall be deposited on 10nm of Platinum and the Carbon shall be deposited directly on the polished silicon surface.

Non-reflecting surfaces: Fine ground or polished at the discretion of vendor.

Edge Bevels: Approximately 0.5mm Special Features: There are two mount grooves.

Cooling Details: 15 channels, each of which are 5mm tall by 1mm wide with 1mm lands in-between (2mm period) running linearly along the length to within 15mm (25mm from each end having constant Hot Wall thickness) of each end. The Hot Wall thickness is 1mm. There shall be a vacuum guard surrounding both the cooling channels and the inlet/outlet metal fittings (as per NSLS-II vacuum water cooling regulations). Helium leak testing, proof pressure testing, and flow testing shall be performed on the mirror. The helium leak rate shall not exceed 1x 10-9 std. cc/sec of He. Proof pressure shall be at 10 bars. Flow testing shall be up to 2 gpm with pressure drop recorded.

Metrology: A hard copy metrology color report shall be delivered with the optic.

Packaging: A custom cover assembly shall be fitted to the optic. The assembly shall be bagged and purged with dry nitrogen, and fitted into a custom foam-lined carrying case. The carrying case shall be fitted into a custom foam-lined wooden crate.

Drawing: Vendor shall provide an interface drawing within one month of contract award for customer review and approval.

Monthly reports: to be delivered (emailed) by the 7th of each month.

Qualifications:

1. The Contractor shall have at least ten (10) years of manufacturing, the same or similar mirror systems described in this statement of work. The Contractor shall provide the following key personnel who meet the minimum qualifications:

2. Project Manager: The Project Manager shall be a Project Management Professional (PMP) that was certified by the Project Management Institute. The Project Manager shall also have at least five (5) years of experience working with the same or similar type of mirror systems in Synchotron instruments.

3. Project Team personnel: Project Team personnel shall have at least three (3) years of experience working on project teams on efforts of the same or similar complexity as what is required.

The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from award of this requirement.

Manufacture of the system and components shall be at the Contractor’s facility. All installation, testing and commissioning work shall be accomplished at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.

REQUESTED INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE:

Any responsible sources that currently possess such capabilities and have prior experience providing supplies using this expertise, in part or in its entirety, are encouraged to respond to this notice by providing the following information:

1. Narrative providing evidence of expertise in the above areas. The narrative should include: (1) description of supplies or services that align with the areas noted above; and (2) descriptions of similar projects worked on by your company as a prime contractor or as a significant subcontractor within the past five (5) years, including: (a) dollar amount of the contract; (b) contract number; (c) period of performance, and (d) name, address, point of contact, phone number and email address at customer organization for which the work was/is being done

2. Current socioeconomic status of your company including the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code.

3. If your company has its own GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract that includes the above mentioned services in its scope, provide your GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract Number.

4. Indication of whether your company currently has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) Registration (per FAR 52.204-99, September 2012 Deviation).

Mere expressions of interest without providing the above requested details will not be considered a valid response to this notice.

No telephone requests will be honored. All information provided will become property of NIST and will not be returned.

The synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. All information submitted in response to this announcement must arrive on or before the closing date.

All capability statements and information requested above can be submitted via e-mail to kim.stavish@nist.gov. Responses must be submitted not later than 3:30PM EST May 31, 2013. Responses shall be limited to 15 typed pages, including attachments.

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