TPT Manual Wire Bonder
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIST-SS26-09
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333242 Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking sources capable of providing a TPT manual wire bonder by June 26, 2026, in a name-brand-only sources-sought notice with no set-aside. This is a pre-solicitation opportunity to assess vendor capability and market availability rather than a formal solicitation.
The wire bonder must support wedge, ball, and ribbon wire bonding modes, with reconfiguration between modes achievable within five minutes. The system requires fully manual operation with user-controlled X, Y, and Z positioning. Gold and aluminum wire diameters must range from 17 to 75 micrometers; ribbon wire width from 20 to 250 micrometers. The ultrasonic transducer operates between 60 and 70 kHz with PLL control, delivering 0 to 10 watts of ultrasonic power output. Bond time range extends from 0 to 20,000 milliseconds with bond force between 5 and 200 centiNewtons. The system requires a 90-degree wire feed angle, motorized wire clamp, throat depth of at least 165 millimeters, and fine table motion of at least 15 millimeters. Temperature control with upper limit at or above 250 degrees Celsius and accuracy of ±1 degree Celsius or better is mandatory.
NAICS code is 333242 (Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing); PSC is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). Points of contact are Liz Timberlake (elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov) and Forest Crumpler (forest.crumpler@nist.gov).
Notice text
NIST-SS26-09
6640 / 333242
Primary POC: Liz Timberlake (Elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov)
Secondary POC: Forest Crumpler (forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
Title: TPT Manual Wire Bonder
BACKGROUND
***THIS IS A NAME BRAND NAME ONLY SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ***
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a TPT manual wire bonder. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333242.
NIST has a need for a TPT manual wire bonder that meets or exceeds the following draft minimum specifications:
Technical specifications.
The wire bonder shall be capable of wedge, ball and ribbon wire bonding.
The wire bonder shall allow a trained user to reconfigure the wire bonder for each of these bonding modes within 5 minutes.
The wire bonder shall be capable of manual operation, where the X and Y positioning of the sample and Z position of the bonding tool are all manually controlled by the user.
The system shall support gold wire diameters from 17 um to 75 um (0.7 mil to 3 mil).
The system shall support aluminum wire diameters from 17 um to 75 um (0.7 mil to 3 mil).
The system shall support ribbon wire width from 20 um to 250 um.
The system shall have an ultrasonic transducer with PLL control operating between 60 and 70 kHz.
The system shall provide an ultrasonic power output range from 0 to 10 W.
The system shall provide a bond time range from 0 ms to 20,000 ms.
The system shall provide a bond force range from 5 cN to 200 cN.
The system shall use a 90 degree wire feed angle.
The system shall have a motorized clamp for wire.
The system shall have a throat depth greater than or equal to 165 mm.
The system shall have a fine table motion greater than or equal to 15mm.
The system shall have a temperature controller with upper limit greater than or equal to 250 C.
The system shall have a temperature controller with the temperature accuracy of +/- 1C or better.
The system shall be tabletop size that is smaller than 600 x 600 x 300 mm
Operation interface specifications
The system shall have an integrated operator interface.
The system shall have a display for the interface.
The system shall support storage of at least 20 bonding programs or recipes.
The system shall provide direct access and simple adjustment of bond parameters through the user interface.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE
In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response. Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed at the bottom of this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice.
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Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique Entity ID (UEI).
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Details about what your company is capable of providing that meets or exceeds NIST’s minimum requirements.
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Whether your company is an authorized reseller of the product or service being cited and evidence of such authorization.
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Identify any aspects of the description of the requirements in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or create unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your firm’s ability to fully participate in a procurement for such services and explain why. Please offer suggestions for how the requirements could be organized or structured to encourage the participation of small businesses.
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For the NAICS code
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Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business. See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information.
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If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement.
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If your firm has existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts for products or services against which the Department may be able to place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information.
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Describe your firm’s experience (as a prime, subcontractor, or consultant) providing the products or services described in Background section.
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Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for the Government to know as part of its market research for this requirement.
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Please let us know if you would like to engage to get a better understanding of the requirement or need additional information about the Government’s requirement for the products or services described in the Background section.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE
Questions regarding this notice may be submitted via email to the Primary Point of Contact and the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice. Questions should be submitted so that they are received by 12:00pm Eastern Time on June 18, 2026. Questions will be anonymized and answered via sources sought notice amendment following the question submission deadline.
IMPORTANT NOTES
The information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that the NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future.
This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.
This notice is not a request for a quotation. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations.
No award will be made as a result of this notice.
NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice.
NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate.
Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request.
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