# Combined Sources Sought / Notice of Intent to Sole Source - waveguide probes in the millimeter-wave frequency bands (1 of 2)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nistss24chips0040

- Solicitation number: NIST-SS24-CHIPS-0040
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 333242 Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Boulder, Colorado
- County: Boulder County (FIPS 08013). https://abierto.us/counties/boulder-county-co-08013
- City: Boulder. https://abierto.us/cities/boulder-co-0807850
- First posted: April 4, 2024
- Last posted: April 4, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/47dac0846d414eaabbbab40fb6e14c0d/view

## Description

Please see attachment for full details. The RF technology division is seeking waveguide probes in the millimeter-wave frequency bands. This solution will be used to characterize the active devices and circuits above 100 GHz. This solution will enable transistor large-signal characterization that will be used to extract and validate transistor models under the CHIPS program.

Market research efforts have found only two (2) companies, FormFactor and GBH, that can potentially offer waveguide probes that can meet our needs. The probes offered by these two companies, however, have never been tested in the specific environments that NIST requires them to perform, therefore NIST intents to purchase probes from each to test their capabilities. Please note: A separate notice will be posted for purchase of probes from each company.

## Publications

- April 4, 2024: Sources sought, due April 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 47dac0846d414eaabbbab40fb6e14c0d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/47dac0846d414eaabbbab40fb6e14c0d/view

## Points of contact

- Forest Crumpler, forest.crumpler@nist.gov
- Jenna Bortner, jenna.bortner@nist.gov

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