USAFA Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) Tender, USA - 115623307

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : USAFA Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)

Deadline : 07 Mar 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 115623307

Document Ref. No. : FA700025RFI302

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code proposed is 334516: Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1, 000 employees.

REQUIREMENT:The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) anticipates a requirement for one high quality, scientific research grade, scanning tunneling microscope (STM) system with the following minimum salient characteristics:

Load/lock chamber Ion getter and Ti sublimation pump Guaranteed pressure less than 10^-10 mbar with ion and Ti pump Radiative sample heating to 650 K Differential pumping for SPM and preparation chambers Optical microscope for sample monitoring and probe navigation Quadrupole mass analyzer up to 200 amu for monitoring UHV vacuum Sample manipulator probe/wobble stick Loadlock chamber for preparation Silicon sublimation source Low energy electron diffraction (LEED) package Sputter ion source Liquid helium/liquid nitrogen flow cryostat Sample temperature range from 50 K to 650 K Scanning range of 10 µm x 10 µm x 1 µm in x, y, z respectively Tip coarse positioning range of 10 mm in x, y, z directions by piezo motors Eddy current damping for vibrational isolation of STM tipDelivery to: USAF Academy, CO 80840

REQUESTED INFORMATION:

Interested and qualified parties should submit a capabilities package with any related drawings that clearly demonstrate the ability to meet the required salient characteristics. In addition, please provide the following:

Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number CAGE Code System for Award ...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : FA700025RFI302
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Major Command : U
Sub Command : S
Sub Command 2 : AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Office: FA7000 10 CONS LGC
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Mar 02, 2025 07:38 pm MST
Original Response Date: Mar 07, 2025 10:00 am MST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Mar 22, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Product Service Code: 6650 - OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: USAF Academy, CO 80840 USA

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