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This station will provide full testing of many thousands of test points on 3 in wafers, 150 mm wafers, and parts diced from such wafers for a number of new deliverables and programs. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary items and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and as such, is subject to change prior to issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available at this time. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST will use the results of this sources sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole source basis or competitively if it is determined that other vendors could potentially meet NIST's needs. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334413 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer, Angela Hitt by email at Angela.Hitt@nist.gov no later than 2 p.m. MST Monday, June 17, 2024. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB687080-24-01959","place_of_performance":{"zip":"80305","city":{"name":"Boulder"},"state":{"code":"CO"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"5961"},{"dates":{"posted":"2024-06-26","response_deadline":{"raw":"2024-07-12T11:00:00-06:00","utc":"2024-07-12T17:00:00Z","date":"2024-07-12","time":"11:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-21600}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cb1f8af71be048e48d7371472a65b4ba/view"},"naics":{"codes":["334413"],"primary":"334413"},"title":"NOTICE OF INTENT-Flying Probe Substrate Test Station","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":"2024-07-27","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Angela Hitt","role":"primary","email":"angela.hitt@nist.gov","phone":"3034977305"}],"base_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"notice_id":"cb1f8af71be048e48d7371472a65b4ba","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2024_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d582488fe153a9f11bf629913d176ffc-137\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","row_sha256":"6b0b8bbfd435c10793410f5676642deff4858b6f16d0714b19ca54545ac2c645","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:47:40Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z"},"description":{"text":"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Mycronic, Inc., located in Tewksbury, MA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for a flying probe substrate test station. Specific Requirements are as follows: Flying Probe Substrate Test Station: Be a single sided tester with a vacuum table. Have 4 test probes that may be positioned anywhere within the maximum substrate area. The NAICS Code is 334413 –Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,2500 employees. For this requirement, NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Mycronic, Inc. 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 by 7/22/2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to angela.hitt@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to angela.hitt@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein this posting. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AN OPEN COMPETITION: The Device Fabrication Group (687.11) has a number of new deliverables and programs that require a Flying Probe Substrate Test Station that provide full testing of many thousands of test points on 3 in wafers, 150 mm wafers, and parts diced from such wafers. These test points can beincredibly small (less than 40 microns) on very tight pitches with a four-wire requirement. This type of testing is not possible with manual or probe-card testing stations. For that reason, and due to lab space constraints, we require a Flying Probe Substrate Test Station that can accept our wafer formats and has micron-level probe placement that is compact in overall size. If the Government did not purchase the Mycronic ATG S3-4, there could be a range of undesirable outcomes. If the Flying Probe Station only has only 2 probes, we would lose four wire testing capability. If the machine cannot accommodate our wafer formats, it would be useless to us. We don't currently have enough lab space for a machine that is larger in overall size or the resources to reinforce the floor for a more massive machine. If the placement accuracy was not sufficient, we would need to redesign our wafers with an expected degraded performance that may not meet our deliverables. These outcomes would not be best value to the Government.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"s","label":"Special Notice"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"NB687080-24-01959","place_of_performance":{"zip":"80305","city":{"name":"Boulder"},"state":{"code":"CO"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"5961"}],"due_at":"2024-06-17T20:00:00Z","due_date":"2024-06-17","closes_at":"2024-06-17T20:00:00Z","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":"Y5WLMYN8KTH5","amount":null,"linked_awards":2,"cancelled":false,"archived":false,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T21:18:12.857524Z","principal_notice_id":"cb1f8af71be048e48d7371472a65b4ba","description":{"text":"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Mycronic, Inc., located in Tewksbury, MA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for a flying probe substrate test station. Specific Requirements are as follows: Flying Probe Substrate Test Station: Be a single sided tester with a vacuum table. Have 4 test probes that may be positioned anywhere within the maximum substrate area. The NAICS Code is 334413 –Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,2500 employees. For this requirement, NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Mycronic, Inc. 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 by 7/22/2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to angela.hitt@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to angela.hitt@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein this posting. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AN OPEN COMPETITION: The Device Fabrication Group (687.11) has a number of new deliverables and programs that require a Flying Probe Substrate Test Station that provide full testing of many thousands of test points on 3 in wafers, 150 mm wafers, and parts diced from such wafers. These test points can beincredibly small (less than 40 microns) on very tight pitches with a four-wire requirement. This type of testing is not possible with manual or probe-card testing stations. For that reason, and due to lab space constraints, we require a Flying Probe Substrate Test Station that can accept our wafer formats and has micron-level probe placement that is compact in overall size. If the Government did not purchase the Mycronic ATG S3-4, there could be a range of undesirable outcomes. If the Flying Probe Station only has only 2 probes, we would lose four wire testing capability. If the machine cannot accommodate our wafer formats, it would be useless to us. We don't currently have enough lab space for a machine that is larger in overall size or the resources to reinforce the floor for a more massive machine. If the placement accuracy was not sufficient, we would need to redesign our wafers with an expected degraded performance that may not meet our deliverables. 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