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It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can obtain On-Wafer Probes according to the Requirements/Specifications Document attached herein. This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this sources sought announcement. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. Because of this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on the System for Award Management (sam.gov) website and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirement, in accordance with the requirement descriptions and technical specifications indicated in the Specification Document, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334515 for Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the specialized equipment identified in the Requirements/Specifications Document. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and Cage Code. 2. Name of company that will provide the product. 3. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 4. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein. 5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided. 6. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our service requirement and finalizing our market research. (Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered). REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW: See the attached Requirements/Specifications Document.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB6720302501820","place_of_performance":{"zip":"80305","city":{"name":"Boulder"},"state":{"code":"CO"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6625"},{"dates":{"posted":"2025-06-23","response_deadline":{"raw":"2025-06-30T14:00:00-06:00","utc":"2025-06-30T20:00:00Z","date":"2025-06-30","time":"14:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-21600}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/86660e48b7494c1b953078b71953bc01/view"},"naics":{"codes":["334515"],"primary":"334515"},"title":"On-Wafer Probes","agency":{"office":{"code":"1333ND","name":"DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST"},"subtier":{"code":"1341","name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"},"department":{"code":"013","name":"COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF"},"office_address":{"zip":"20899","city":"GAITHERSBURG","state":"MD","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2025-07-15","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Lia M Arthofer","role":"primary","email":"lia.arthofer@nist.gov","phone":"3034973870"}],"base_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"notice_id":"86660e48b7494c1b953078b71953bc01","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2025_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d47226e3d2c6545974b252e103f82b34-139\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z","row_sha256":"734cc88ed6616617bb456150d5c6e2481c1de89956a2db146194de78732bd1ad","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:49:20Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T17:45:50.850439Z"},"description":{"text":"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with FormFactor, Inc. located in Livermore, California on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for On-Wafer Probes in accordance with the specifications document associated with this notice. Specific Requirements are as follows: Item 0001: 1.0 mm Coaxial Probes, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 1.1, Must operate from DC to 110 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss. Item 0002: WR6.5 Waveguide Probes, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 2.1, Must operate in the WR6.5 band from 110 GHz to 170 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, integrate a bias tee, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss, body type short. Item 0003: WR5.1 Waveguide Probes, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 3.1, Must operate in the WR5.1 band from 140 GHz to 220 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, integrate a bias tee, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss, body type short. Item 0004: WR4.3 Waveguide Process, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 4.1, Must operate in the WR4.3 band from 170 GHz to 260 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, integrate a bias tee, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss, body type short. This shall be provided and accomplished in accordance with these specifications. NAICS Code is 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a Size Standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to FormFactor, Inc. for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued 4th Quarter of FY25. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to lia.arthofer@Nist.gov . All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to lia.arthofer@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein this posting. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AN OPEN COMPETITION: Market research resulted in FormFactor, Inc. being the only vendor to provide commercial on-wafer probes consistent with the technical specification requirements provided herein. On-Wafer Probes must be fabricated to the desired frequency bands (WR6.5, WR5.1, WR4.3, and 1.0 mm) to meet the specific requirements for each probe. Other on-wafer probes that do not meet these specifications would be less accurate than what is required to proceed with the project, and NIST would have to attempt to develop something which would cause unreasonable costs, delays and lead to the project potentially failing or being cancelled.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB6720302501820","place_of_performance":{"zip":"80305","city":{"name":"Boulder"},"state":{"code":"CO"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6625"}],"due_at":"2025-05-28T16:00:00Z","due_date":"2025-05-28","closes_at":"2025-05-28T16:00:00Z","awardable":false,"dept_key":"d-013","dept_name":"COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF","sub_key":"s-1341","sub_name":"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY","office_key":"o-1333ND","office_name":"DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST","state":"CO","county":"08013","county_name":"Boulder County","city":"0807850","city_name":"Boulder","country":"USA","winner_key":"RS88D3S15F37","amount":null,"linked_awards":2,"cancelled":false,"archived":false,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T21:18:12.857524Z","principal_notice_id":"86660e48b7494c1b953078b71953bc01","description":{"text":"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with FormFactor, Inc. located in Livermore, California on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for On-Wafer Probes in accordance with the specifications document associated with this notice. Specific Requirements are as follows: Item 0001: 1.0 mm Coaxial Probes, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 1.1, Must operate from DC to 110 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss. Item 0002: WR6.5 Waveguide Probes, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 2.1, Must operate in the WR6.5 band from 110 GHz to 170 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, integrate a bias tee, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss, body type short. Item 0003: WR5.1 Waveguide Probes, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 3.1, Must operate in the WR5.1 band from 140 GHz to 220 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, integrate a bias tee, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss, body type short. Item 0004: WR4.3 Waveguide Process, Quantity: 3 each Specifications: 4.1, Must operate in the WR4.3 band from 170 GHz to 260 GHz, have a 50 um GSG tip configuration, integrate a bias tee, have a maximum of 2.0 dB insertion loss, body type short. This shall be provided and accomplished in accordance with these specifications. NAICS Code is 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a Size Standard of 750 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to FormFactor, Inc. for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued 4th Quarter of FY25. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to lia.arthofer@Nist.gov . All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to lia.arthofer@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein this posting. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AN OPEN COMPETITION: Market research resulted in FormFactor, Inc. being the only vendor to provide commercial on-wafer probes consistent with the technical specification requirements provided herein. On-Wafer Probes must be fabricated to the desired frequency bands (WR6.5, WR5.1, WR4.3, and 1.0 mm) to meet the specific requirements for each probe. Other on-wafer probes that do not meet these specifications would be less accurate than what is required to proceed with the project, and NIST would have to attempt to develop something which would cause unreasonable costs, delays and lead to the project potentially failing or being cancelled.","html":null,"origin":"extract"},"contacts":[{"name":"Lia M Arthofer","role":"primary","email":"lia.arthofer@nist.gov","phone":"3034973870"}],"place_of_performance":{"zip":"80305","city":{"name":"Boulder"},"state":{"code":"CO"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"office_address":{"zip":"20899","city":"GAITHERSBURG","state":"MD","country":"USA"},"naics_codes":["334515"],"award":null,"attachments":[],"awards":[{"award_key":"CONT_AWD_1333ND25PNB670346_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-","permalink":"https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND25PNB670346_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/","piid":"1333ND25PNB670346","parent_piid":null,"award_type":"PURCHASE ORDER","vendor_key":"RS88D3S15F37","recipient_name":"FORMFACTOR, 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