Plasma Cleaner

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks delivery of a Plasma Cleaner and Vacuum Pumping Station for its Microfabrication Facility, with proposals due August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET. This is an unrestricted Request for Quotation for commercial items with no small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Boulder, Colorado. The Plasma Cleaner must remove hydrocarbons from specimens and include a vacuum chamber with two ports configured for Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos F200X and Talos 300 transmission electron microscope holders. The Vacuum Pumping Station must maintain those holders under constant vacuum. Three line items are procured: one Plasma Cleaner, one Vacuum Pumping Station, and acceptance/FOB delivery to the Boulder location. The contract is a rated order under DFAS (15 CFR 700).

Deliverables include the physical instruments, training for NIST personnel on system functions and maintenance, installation at NIST's designated location, and acceptance testing. All delivery and training must be completed within 16 weeks of award. The contracting officer is Donald L. Collie (forest.crumpler@nist.gov). The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the PSC code is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Payment terms include prompt payment discounts and cost accounting standards applicability.