ITA - Semiconductor and Critical Minerals

The Department of Commerce International Trade Administration's Office of Health and Information Technologies published a Special Notice seeking reports on critical materials used in semiconductor manufacturing. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to Techcet CA, LLC to provide ongoing reports detailing materials used at different stages of semiconductor and packaging production, as well as for manufacturing equipment, over the course of an initial one-year period.

The Special Notice provides an opportunity for interested parties to submit capability statements and qualifications by May 31st for consideration to perform this work. However, the sole source justification cites proprietary data held by Techcet CA, LLC as the reason they are the only responsible source. The reports will include forecasts, market share by supplier, overviews of material uses in manufacturing processes, and supplier profiles for 14 topics related to materials used at different stages of semiconductor and packaging production, including sputtering targets, rare earths, dielectric precursors, CMP slurry, gases and wet chemicals. Pricing information must be included in any responses. The objective is to procure updated reports on critical materials in the semiconductor industry supply chain.