The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with SPTS Technology, Inc at 1150 Ringwood Court, San Jose, CA 95131-1726, for purchase of an Electrostatic Chuck (ESC) needed for the repair of the SPTS Omega c2L Rapier deep silicon etch system. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The proposed acquisition is to replace the Electrostatic Chuck (ESC) to repair the high helium flow error on the nanofab SPTS Omega c2L Rapier deep silicon etch system. The patented thick ESC allows wafer-less plasma cleans for best process stability and clamping and is integrated into the proprietary control software of the SPTS Omega c2L Rapier deep silicon etch. The software controls all functions of the etch system and is proprietary to SPTS. They do not make the technology available to any other vendor. No other vendor has the needed information to work on the system. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources interested may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on June 5, 2019. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to
[email protected] . No telephone requests will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.