# Award Notice: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System with additional tools

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd25qnb030154

- Solicitation number: 1333ND25QNB030154
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Physical Electronics Usa, Inc. for $2,555,709.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 5961 Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: June 5, 2025
- Last posted: September 15, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f48f5776a7f04bf9b070c5dd6db8b88a/view

## Description

**6/13/25:** See attached Amendment 01 for list of responses to solicitation questions. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) System. Please see attached Comboined Synopsis/Solicitation# 1333ND25QNB030154, Statement of Work, and Software Attestation Form for full details.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Physical Electronics Usa, Inc. (UEI MFD1M8EGV4Y9)
- Contract: 1333ND25PNB030214, purchase order
- Obligated: $2,036,213.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 1333ND25PNB030214 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND25PNB030214_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 5, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 8f854524306e4cf6ad67e295366f21be. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8f854524306e4cf6ad67e295366f21be/view
- June 13, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice e60c12632ddd45cca46d2092c2a65568. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e60c12632ddd45cca46d2092c2a65568/view
- September 15, 2025: Award notice. Notice f48f5776a7f04bf9b070c5dd6db8b88a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f48f5776a7f04bf9b070c5dd6db8b88a/view

## Points of contact

- Nina Lin, nina.lin@nist.gov
- Tracy Retterer, Tracy.retterer@nist.gov

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