CHIPS R&D Compact Mobile Closed-Cycle Cryostat
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1333ND26QNB680393
- Agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks a Mobile, Integrable, Closed Cycle Cryostat (MIC3) system through an RFQ with offers due August 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET. The procurement is set aside for Women-Owned Small Business.
Place of performance is Gaithersburg, Maryland. The system must be new, not used or remanufactured, and meet stringent technical specifications: self-contained compact design with integrated optical breadboard; water-cooled compressor with helium lines longer than 12 meters; fully automated temperature control with cooldown time under 5 hours to reach 5 Kelvin; ultra-low vibrations below 7 nanometers at the cold plate; temperature range below 4 Kelvin to above 300 Kelvin with stability below 20 milliKelvin; and greater than 30 electrical contacts into the sample area. The system must be rollable by a single individual and include close-loop piezo control for X and Y positioning. A low-temperature objective is optional but preferred.
The procurement includes five line items: the cryostat itself, the optional low-temperature objective, shipping and receiving, installation and training, and other transportation-related expenses. Delivery is due no later than six months after order receipt, with installation and training required within four weeks thereafter. The contractor must provide a minimum two-year warranty on all system components and supply initial installation manuals, utility requirements, system design schematics, and tool footprint diagrams at award.
Evaluation weighs technical capability, past performance for similar instruments, and price. Quotations must remain valid for 90 days from the due date. Offerors proposing products manufactured outside the United States must separately identify country of origin and applicable tariffs as CLIN 0005. Electronic submissions are required to tracy.retterer@nist.gov and forest.crumpler@nist.gov. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.
Notice text
See solicitation document 1333ND26QNB680393 for solicitation details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1333ND26QNB680393.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| CHIPS R&D Compact Mobile Closed-Cycle Cryostat - Combined Sources Sought/Notice of Intent to Sole Source | Special Notice |
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