Angled Evaporator System

Argonne National Laboratory, operating under the Department of Energy Office of Science, is seeking quotations for the procurement of an Angled Evaporator System, a high-precision superconducting thin-film deposition equipment designed for quantum information science and microelectronics research. The contractor must engineer, manufacture, assemble, and deliver the complete system, including conducting a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at the contractor's facility and providing comprehensive documentation, operator training, maintenance manuals, and one-year warranty coverage. Key technical requirements include support for deposition of aluminum, niobium, and titanium superconducting films with programmable substrate rotation, in-situ oxidation capability for Josephson junction fabrication, and in-situ ion-milling capability, with specific performance parameters including deposition rate resolution of 0.001 nm/s and film thickness resolution of 0.01 nm. The solicitation does not specify explicit evaluation criteria beyond compliance with the detailed technical specifications and contractual terms. Proposals must be submitted by February 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM CST, with technical questions due to jdoria@anl.gov no later than February 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM CST.

This solicitation includes no set-aside designations and identifies no current contractors or potential incumbents. No award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents. Proposals must include firm fixed pricing in U.S. dollars with domestic shipments quoted FOB Destination and international shipments quoted DAP Incoterms, along with lead time information, country of origin data, and completed Representations and Certifications forms. Contractors must comply with Buy American provisions requiring U.S. components to constitute at least 65 percent of total component costs and must submit a detailed proposal addressing all technical requirements, accept Argonne's standard terms and conditions (ANL-71-COM), acknowledge moderate-risk on-site supplemental conditions (ANL-366M), and accept intellectual property provisions (ANL-562IP). The place of performance is the United States, with on-site work required at Argonne National Laboratory in Building 201, located at 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, where the contractor will conduct reassembly, commissioning, and Site Acceptance Testing of the system.