# USAFA Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa700025rfi302

- Solicitation number: FA700025RFI302
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA7000 10 Cons LGC (FA7000)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6650 Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: USAF Academy, Colorado
- County: El Paso County (FIPS 08041). https://abierto.us/counties/el-paso-county-co-08041
- First posted: March 2, 2025
- Last posted: March 2, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c6f2fad7c81466c87ba869fdff38e4e/view

## Description

**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 tip Delivery 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 Management (SAM) expiration date Estimated delivery time Where the product is manufactured Pre-priced Government contract vehicle information (if applicable) Email your response to:

tammy.martin.6@us.af.mil.

**RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED BY:** 7 March 2025 at 10:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov.

## Publications

- March 2, 2025: Sources sought, due March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 5c6f2fad7c81466c87ba869fdff38e4e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c6f2fad7c81466c87ba869fdff38e4e/view

## Points of contact

- Tammy Martin, tammy.martin.6@us.af.mil

---
Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa700025rfi302.