Amendment 1 to Automatic Wire Bonder

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the Department of Commerce, is soliciting quotations for the procurement of one automatic wire bonder system for its Physical Measurement Laboratory's Memory Device Characterization Platform located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The wire bonder must be a new, commercial-grade, fully automatic system (except for sample loading) capable of completing 256 consecutive bonds on semiconductor chips with 10 x 10 mm die sizes onto 256-pin, 50 x 50 mm ceramic packages using gold wire ranging from 0.5 to 1 mil diameter with wire lengths up to 8 mm. The system must be ball-wedge type, include an integrated microscope with LCD screen for inspection capabilities, and meet nine specific technical specifications including the ability to bond 50 x 50 micrometer pads with 80 micrometer pitch. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror whose proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements outlined in the Statement of Work, with quotations requiring firm-fixed-price proposals organized into three volumes: Technical Quotation, Price Quotation, and Terms and Conditions. Quotations must be submitted electronically by 12:00 PM EST on March 20, 2026, with pre-quote inquiries due no later than two business days after the solicitation issuance date (March 8, 2026), and all offerors must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at submission and throughout contract performance.

This procurement is set aside for total small business concerns under NAICS code 333242 (Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,500 employees, and no incumbent contractor information is identified in the solicitation. The contract value is not disclosed in the published materials; however, the solicitation includes two contract line items for the wire bonder unit and transportation/delivery expenses. The system must be delivered within 16 weeks of award to NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland (100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Gaithersburg, MD 20899) under F.O.B. Destination terms, with installation required within two weeks of delivery and operator training for up to two users within two weeks of installation. Payment is 100 percent upon installation, acceptance, successful testing, and demonstration of system performance, and the contractor must provide a minimum one-year warranty covering defective parts plus service contract options for routine maintenance and repair. All equipment must be new in original manufacturer packaging with complete documentation, and contractors must comply with cybersecurity and privacy requirements consistent with FISMA, OMB Circular A-130, and NIST SP 800-171, including system security plans, secure configuration management, multi-factor authentication, and encryption standards.