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Notice ID Number: NIST-SS26-108 Title: Sputter coater for scanning electron microscopy The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research and identify potential sources of commercial products/services that satisfy the Government's anticipated needs. BACKGROUND To support the CHIPS for America Act, the NIST Precision Imaging Facility (PIF) requires an ion milling system to provide final thinning to transmission electron microscope specimens. The coating system is intended to support the scanning electron microscope, focused ion beam, and transmission electron microscope instruments (among others) in the PIF. NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a solution that will achieve the objectives described above, in addition to the following essential requirements: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Line Item 0001: Sputter coater for scanning electron microscopy Quantity: One (1) Technical Specifications: Function The system shall be capable of depositing various metals from targets as well as carbon from “pencil” type or “braid” type carbon sources. The metal sputtering targets and/or carbon evaporation source shall be user changeable. Chamber/Stage The system shall be able to sputter over specimens up to 50 mm/2 inches in diameter. The chamber shall open such that loading and unloading specimens is simple for users. The chamber/stage shall have spaces for multiple pin-stub style holders. The pin-stub stage shall be interchangeable for other application specific stages (e.g. wafer carriers, large specimen clamps). Process Gasses: The system shall be able to accommodate at least one process gas for sputtering (e.g. argon). Vacuum System: The system shall include or be compatible with a turbo pump and/or turbo pumping station. The system shall include all vacuum pumps required to operate the system. Any vacuum pumps or vacuum system components shall be oil free. All functions of any vacuum system (start, stop, pump, vent, etc.) shall be fully controllable from the user interface. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response: Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact listed in this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice. Please note that to be considered for award under any official solicitation, the entity must be registered and “active” in SAM at the time of solicitation response. Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company's Unique Entity ID (UEI). Identify the equipment that your company sells that can meet the objectives addres…

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