SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- services for construction of sub retinal prosthesis
- Notice Date
- 6/4/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334418
— Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Boston Healthcare System;Contracting Officer (90C);940 Belmont Street;Brockton MA 02301
- ZIP Code
- 02301
- Solicitation Number
- VA24110RQ0381
- Response Due
- 6/4/2010
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- robert.oleary@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs has a requirement to purchase services to support the continued effort at the Center Innovative Visual Research (CIVR) in the development of a retinal prosthesis. The work shall be conducted primarily at manufacturer s site. Any inquiries should be directed to the Robert O Leary Contracting Specialist at tel 774-826-3003 or email Robert.oleary@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM June 15, 2010 The vendor shall conduct the following tasks in or at other facilities as required. Objectives: To develop processes for stud bumping of individual CIVR retinal stimulator integrated circuits as necessary. To optimize the assembly process for circuit board that will be installed internally in the CIVR retinal prosthesis hermetic case, including flip-chip assembly of the CIVR ASIC onto the internal board. To implement on-site testing of internal circuit boards for the CIVR retinal prosthesis after they are assembled, to VA engineers specifications. To support the CIVR in engineering the entire assembly process for building the prosthesis, including recommending processes, vendors, and/or alternate approaches that would make the resulting assemblies more robust. To optimize the assembly of the external components of the prosthesis, including the CIVR-supplied secondary coils and the external flexible circuit, with a particular focus on robust attachment of these components to hermetic package feedthrough pins using gold-tin solder. To serialize the retinal prosthesis assemblies during the manufacturing process to CIVR specifications. The tasks required to meet these objectives are the following. All testing will be conducted and documented in a manner appropriate for the future regulatory needs of the CIVR team. Task 1. Stud Bumping. Employing proprietary know-how and equipment, Vendor shall on an as-needed basis optimize the stud bumping process for adding gold bumps to the contact pads of the CIVR ASIC, to facilitate future assembly. Task 2. Internal Circuit Boards. Vendor shall optimize the processes for and assemble internal circuit boards for the CIVR prosthesis, including flip chip assembly and surface mounting of discrete components. Task 3. On-Site Testing of Prosthesis Assemblies. Vendor shall, when required by CIVR specifications, test sub-assemblies and complete retinal prosthesis assemblies to VA specifications prior to shipping any engineering units for inspection. Any specialized test equipment or apparatus required for this purpose, apart from standard laboratory equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes, shall be provided or loaned by CIVR personnel to facilitate the required measurements. Task 4. Consulting for Assembly Process Robustness. Vendor shall provide input and recommendations to CIVR engineering personnel concerning best practices and sources for procuring essential components and fixturing so as to optimize the robustness of the resulting prosthesis assemblies. Task 5. External Components. Vendor shall optimize the process for assembling components that are external to the hermetic case of the CIVR prosthesis, including the secondary receiving coils and external flexible circuits, in consultation with VA engineers. Special attention shall be paid to the robustness and solderability of interconnections between hermetic feedthrough pins and external flexible circuitry. Task 6. Serialization. Vendor shall serialize each complete retinal prosthesis assembly using laser marking apparatus, according to specifications provided by the CIVR. Documentation of subsequent builds or assembly operations shall reference these serial numbers on part or lot travelers for traceability purposes.
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