# Subscription Service: Market and Packaging Technology Trends

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nistss25chips00369

- Solicitation number: NIST-SS25-CHIPS-00369
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was January 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Product or service code: B529 Scientific Data Studies
- Place of performance: Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- First posted: January 15, 2025
- Last posted: January 15, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/065c3182d57b4143bcd22f9fa99eccee/view

## Description

BACKGROUND

THIS IS A COMBINED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. As part of NIST, the CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) goals include accelerating ideas to market, where the best ideas achieve commercial scale as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

To carry out the mission, CHIPS R&D requires a subscription that delivers the latest developments in packaging technologies, particularly those related to Ball Grid arrays(BGAs), Chip Scale Packages (CSPs), Stacked Die CSPs, Flip Chip, Wafer Level Packages, substrates, chiplets, Co-design/EDA, equipment and processes. The subscription will be used by CHIPs R&D program to stay competitive and informed in the rapidly evolving semiconductor and electronics industry.

If no alternate sources are identified, the Government intends to issue a Sole Source Award to Techsearch International, Inc. (4801 Spicewood Springs Rd., STE 150 Austin, TX 78759-8480) under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

## Publications

- January 15, 2025: Sources sought, due January 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 065c3182d57b4143bcd22f9fa99eccee. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/065c3182d57b4143bcd22f9fa99eccee/view

## Points of contact

- Monica Brown, monica.brown@nist.gov, 3019750642

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