Manual Probe Station

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks quotations for two manual probe stations, 200 mm class with DC and RF capable micropositioners, with quotations due August 21, 2026 and questions due within two calendar days of solicitation issuance. The procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Gaithersburg, Maryland (100 Bureau Drive, Building 216/E121). The systems will support tabletop electronic measurements, device screening, leakage diagnostics, and room temperature DC and RF testing of fabricated RF resonators in NIST's Physical Measurements Lab, Quantum Nanoelectronics Group.

Each system must be brand new with original manufacturer packaging and documentation; used, remanufactured, experimental, prototype, custom, or gray market equipment is not acceptable. Specifications require a 400 mm × 600 mm steel platen, optical microscope with 2X/10X/20X objectives and 400X magnification, 8 MP digital camera with USB/HDMI outputs, 21-inch flat panel display, RF-capable vacuum chuck accommodating 200 mm samples, chuck XY stage with 200 mm travel range and 0.001 mm resolution, 360-degree theta rotation with quick-lift separation (9 mm quick lift, 38 mm fine adjustment), four DC micropositioners (12.5 mm travel, 0.5 mm resolution), two RF micropositioners (25 mm travel, 2 mm resolution, DC to 110 GHz), RF probe heads (DC to 40 GHz, insertion loss ≤18 dB, contact repeatability 1 mm), and a quiet vacuum pump (40 dB @ 1 meter). Delivery is required within ten weeks ARO, FOB Destination. The contractor must provide one-year minimum warranty. Quotations shall be firm fixed price, valid for 90 days, submitted in three volumes (Technical, Price, and Terms/Conditions). Award is made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. NAICS code is 334516; PSC is 6640.