# Fabrication of Custom Micropillar Arrays

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd26qnb640352

- Solicitation number: 1333ND26QNB640352
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- First posted: July 17, 2026
- Last posted: August 28, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f4fb9b5bf41c4a72bffe71b5f70ad9cc/view

## Description

Dissolve the SB Set Aside for Full and Open Competition SOLICITATION 1333ND26QNB640352 Fabrication of Custom Micropillar Arrays This is a solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in RFO Subpart 12.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541713 – Research and Development in Nanotechnology with a Small Business Size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement will be competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

The Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking to develop reference materials for measuring the phosphorus concentration in silicon using Atom Probe Tomography (APT) and other complementary measurement techniques. These materials will be most useful to analysts if provided as pre-sharpened micropillar arrays that are directly compatible with modern atom probe instruments.

## Publications

- July 17, 2026: Solicitation, due July 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 83839072d0554ec589828bfe792470a8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/83839072d0554ec589828bfe792470a8/view
- August 28, 2026: Solicitation, due July 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice bdc3bd3315b748afa95c884532de65e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bdc3bd3315b748afa95c884532de65e8/view
- August 28, 2026: Solicitation, due September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice f4fb9b5bf41c4a72bffe71b5f70ad9cc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f4fb9b5bf41c4a72bffe71b5f70ad9cc/view

## Points of contact

- Tish Walker, latish.walker@nist.gov, 3019750474

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