UHV optics manipulators
Commerce (all) · DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation NIST-SS26-CHIPS-168 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 29, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Title: Sources Sought Notice for UHV optics manipulators BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is embarking on a project to support the EUV lithography (EUVL) community by developing characterization of EUV scintillator materials. Many techniques for measuring spatial distribution (or image) of EUV rely on scintillators or devices that convert EUV radiation into visible light. Scintillators tend to be robust and afford the user the ability to use less costly and easier to characterize, visible light detection or imaging systems. However, their characterization re… (show all)
quires specialized techniques and hardware which NIST must develop in order to provide accurate characterization of the performance of EUV scintillators The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a vacuum compatible optical mounts and is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a solution that will achieve the specifications described below: Line Item 0001: Description: UHV motorized optical mounts (1�) Quantity: 8 Technical Specifications Ultra-high vacuum compatible: low-outgassing materials, pressure range 10-8 Torr or better. Optical mount for 1� diameter optics Piezo-driver remote actuators for pitch and yaw axes Angular range: �5� Open loop In vacuum cable length: 150 mm (minimum) Line Item 0002: Description: UHV optical mounts (2�) Quantity: 4 Technical Specifications Ultra-high vacuum compatible: low-outgassing materials, pressure range 10-8 Torr or better. Optical mount for 2� diameter optics Piezo-driver remote actuators for pitch and yaw axes Angular range: �5� Open loop In vacuum cable length: 150 mm (minimum) Line Item 0003: Description: Motion controller/amplifier Quantity: 24 axes (2 per mount, 12 mounts in line item 1 & 2) Technical Specifications 2 units to control total combined mounts in line item 1 &2 120 VAC operation, power supply included. Ethernet (preferred), USB, or serial communication LabView programming library Include all power, motor and communication cables. Joystick control (if available) for each controller (2) 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 addressed in the BACKGROUND section of this notice. For each product recommended to meet the Government�s requirement, provide the following: Manufacturer name Model number Technical specifications If your company is not the manufacturer, provide information on your company�s status as an authorized reseller of the product(s) Describe performance capabilities of the product(s) your company recommends to meet the Government�s requirements. Additionally, if there are other features or functions that you believe would assist NIST in meeting its objectives described above, please discuss in your response. Discuss whether the equipment that your company sells and which you describe in your response to this notice may be customized to specifications and indicate any limits to customization. Identify any aspects of the NIST market research notice, including instructions, and draft minimum specifications in the BACKGROUND section you cannot meet and state why. Please offer suggestions for how the market research notice and draft minimum specifications could be made more competitive. State whether the proposed equipment is manufactured in the United States and, if not, state the name of the country where the equipment is manufactured. Identify any plans/possibilities for changes in manufacturing location of the aforementioned equipment and provide relevant details, including timeline. For the NAICS code listed in this notice: Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business. See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information. If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement. Describe services that are available with the purchase of the aforementioned equipment from your company such as installation, training, and equipment maintenance. Describe standard terms and conditions of sale offered by your company for the recommended equipment such as: delivery time after your company accepts the order; FOB shipping terms; manufacturer warranty (including details regarding nature and duration); if available, description(s) of available extended warranty; equipment setup and test; operator and service instruction manual(s); cleanup after installation; and if applicable, other offered services. Provide a copy of manufacturer standard terms and conditions that typically relate to the sale of the specified equipment, if available. State whether your company offers facility renovation services related to installation of the recommended equipment at its delivery destination, if required per the NIST-identified minimum specifications, and provide description of said services. Indicate if your company performs the facility renovation services or typically subcontracts the work to another company. Indicate if your company would be interested in inspecting the intended installation site during the market research phase. State published price, discount, or rebate arrangements for recommended equipment and/or provide link to access company�s published prices for equipment and services. If the recommended equipment and related services are available for purchase on any existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts against which NIST may be able to place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information. Identify any customers in the public or private sectors to which you provided the recommended or similar equipment. Include customer(s) information: company name, phone number, point of contact, email address. Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for NIST to know as part of its market research for this requirement. State if you require NIST to provide additional information to improve your understanding of the government�s requirement and/or would like to meet with NIST representatives to discuss the requirement and the capabilities of the identified equipment. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE Questions regarding this notice may be submitted via email to the Primary Point of Contact Junee Johnson junee.johnson@nist.gov listed in this notice. Questions should be submitted so that they are received 5 days prior to the response date. If the Contracting Officer determines that providing a written amendment to this notice to document question(s) received would benefit other potential respondents, the questions would be anonymized, and a written response to such question(s) would be provided via an amendment to this notice. IMPORTANT NOTES This notice is for market research purposes and should not be construed as a commitment by NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. There i
Who won similar work
89 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (89): middle half $45K to $199K, median $81K; range $8K to $5.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC | 5 | $550K | Oct 7, 2026 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 4 | $1.0M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| BRISTOL INSTRUMENTS INC | 3 | $91K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Montana Instruments Corporation | 2 | $440K | Sep 8, 2026 |
| STABLE LASER SYSTEMS INC | 2 | $277K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| SPINNER ICT INC | 2 | $196K | Oct 7, 2026 |
| LIQUID INSTRUMENTS INC | 2 | $176K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 2 | $97K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| NKT PHOTONICS INC. | 2 | $48K | Sep 30, 2025 |
| CAMECA INSTRUMENTS, INC | 1 | $5.7M | Feb 25, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 8, 2026SCIENTA OMICRON, INC.$1.2MHigh-pressure XPS System
- Oct 7, 2026TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC$61KTunable Laser System with Reference Wavemeter for Wavelength Scanning and Locking
- Oct 7, 2026SPINNER ICT INC$98KPrimary S-Parameter Standards for Plasma Etching Record
- Oct 7, 2026TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.$410KANRITSU FREQUENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM BRAND NAME ONLY
- Oct 7, 2026TELEDYNE LECROY, INC.$102KArbitrary Waveform Generator
- Oct 7, 2026AVRO INC$23KSingle-mode 532 nm laser for Brillouin Light Scattering Spectrometer (High Speed Metrology for Magnetoelectronic Devices and Models)
- Oct 7, 2026KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$414KMicrowave Network Analyzer (Brand Name or Equivalent)
- Oct 7, 2026AVANTES, INC$41KNLIR IR SPECTROMETER SYSTEM MODEL S-MIDWAVE-2050-400-2K-F (BRAND NAME ONLY)
- Oct 7, 2026SPINNER ICT INC$98KPrimary S-Parameter Standards for Plasma Etching Record
- Oct 2, 2026RH SYSTEMS LLC$68KMetrology-grade Chilled Mirror Dew Point Hygrometers
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 372 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
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