Variable-angle Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (VASE)

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division (NCD) in support of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to J. A. Woollam, Inc., located at 645 M Street, Suite 102, Lincoln, NE 68508, under the authority as prescribed in 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The requirement is for a complete turn-key Variable-angle Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (VASE) from J. A. Woollam, Inc., which includes an autoretarder, operator computer, software, photomultiplier tube (PMT) Detector, Camera, and other accessories. Only the J.A. Woollam special high-sensitivity VASE ellipsometer system can satisfy the Government's requirements, because it is unique in measuring both scattering and ellipsometry over the broadband ultraviolet-visible-infrared spectrum (due to its proprietary technology including very broadband sources, angle-of-incidence up to 90 degrees, focused fiber light delivery, multiple advanced (Si and PMT) detectors, and wide angle-of-incidence capability). No other company sells instruments with both broadband ellipsometry and scattering measurements. Specifically, the VASE system is unique at measuring scattering intensity ~4 orders of magnitude less than that of the specularly-reflected beam and can measure optical indices of refraction, film thickness, and other optical properties over a uniquely broad spectral range of 240 nm - 3600 nm. This instrumental resource will enable the NSRDEC to conduct new research in the quantitative analysis of visible and infrared (beyond 3 micrometers in wavelength) optical properties, film thickness, surface roughness, and scattering/haze.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 and the size standard is 500 employees.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses to this requirement to the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-SCN, Natick Contracting Division via e-mail ONLY to jean.t.greenwood.civ@mail.mil, no later than 4:30 p.m. EST 4 September 2015. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party.