SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Dual-Beam Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope and Focused Ion Beam Instr
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-11-X-F016
- Response Due
- 5/10/2011
- Archive Date
- 6/9/2011
- Point of Contact
- Margaret Reed, Contract Specialist, (973)724-3273
- E-Mail Address
-
Margaret Reed
(margaret.b.reed@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Contracting Center (ACC-PICA-JA) on behalf of BenetLaboratories, Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, NY, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources for a dual-beam field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and focused ion beam (FIB) instrument on a lease/purchase arrangement. The dual-beam system is desired for high resolution electron microscopy, ion microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) sample preparation, micro-machining/etching, ion beam induced deposition, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The requirement consists of the following: The desired FE-SEM/FIB dual-beam shall include: 1.1.A field emission electron column1.1.1.Minimum accelerating voltage range 5 30 kV1.1.2.Minimum probe current range 10 pA to 20 nA1.1.3.Maximum resolution 1.0 nm1.2.Focused ion beam column1.2.1.Maximum resolution 2.5 nm1.3.Multiply gas precursor injection system1.3.1.Minimum 3 gases1.4.Large sample chamber1.4.1.Chamber can accept 100mm x 100mm x 50mm sample1.4.2.Stage can traverse full surface of sample1.5.Non-conducting sample imaging capabilities1.6.Detectors including:1.6.1.Secondary electron1.6.2.Backscatter electron1.6.3.Energy dispersive x-ray (EDS)1.6.4.Scanning-transmission electron (STEM)1.6.5.Secondary ion (SIMS)1.6.6.Infrared (IR) chamber camera1.7.Nano-manipulator1.7.1.Transmission electron microscope (TEM) sample removal tool1.8.Software capabilities including:1.8.1.Multiple detector image stitching1.8.2.3-D analytical reconstruction1.8.3.3-D FIB modeling/control1.9.Installation service1.10.Onsite training service1.11.Minimum 1 year warranty from installation. This announcement constitutes an official Request for Information (RFI). Any information or brochures submitted will be used for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to purchase an FE-SEM. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract (see FAR 15.201(e)). No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses: Interested organizations should submit a company brochure or a tailored capability statement for these requirements that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be reviewed by Benet Laboratories personnel only and will be held in a confidential manner. Submitted documentation will not be returned. Any and all information provided shall include system specifics including the following: a. Electron column accelerating voltages, probe currents and resolution.b. FIB column accelerating voltages, probe currents and resolution.c. Gas injection system specifications.d. Chamber size.e. Stage movement limits.f. Detector types, numbers and chamber placements.g. Software capabilities. Submission Information: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 3:00 PM EST on 10 May 2011 either electronically or in hard copy. Interested firms should provide their address, point-of-contact with telephone number and e-mail address. The Point of Contact for this action is Barbara Reed, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Contracting Command-Picatinny, ACC-PICA-JA, Bldg. 10 Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000; email: margaret.b.reed@us.army.mil.NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by Email to Barbara Reed at margaret.b.reed@us.army.mil.
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