Atmospheric Plasma Tool

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with SET North America (Setna) located in Chester, NH, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, to provide an atmospheric plasma treatment tool. The unique characteristics: The treatment tool must use a plasma source consisting of a glow discharge. The construction of the scanning head shall be suitable for and capable of long term use with hydrogen gas. The NAICS Code is 333242 - Wafer processing equipment, semiconductor, manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,500 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Setna for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate that they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 5/5/2017. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to susan.mckean @nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than April 28, 2017 at 4 p.m. MST.