SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Upgrade 40 PIN Cryogenic Dunk Probe
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST AMD Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305
- Solicitation Number
- NB687060-17-04000
- Archive Date
- 7/20/2017
- Point of Contact
- Dennis M. Fuentes, Phone: 3034975573
- E-Mail Address
-
dennis.fuentes@nist.gov
(dennis.fuentes@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing a Cryogen Free Refrigeration and measurement System as described in the draft specifications. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary item and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and as such, is subject to change prior to issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available at this time. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST will use the results of this sources sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole source basis or competitively if it is determined that other vendors could potentially meet NIST's needs. This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 334516 with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 11 a.m. MST Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Specifications NB687060-17-04000 Cryogenic Dunk Probe (CDP) Upgrade Background As part of the IARPA C3 grant award, NIST has the responsibility of testing and evaluating superconducting digital logic (SDL) chips provided by the government foundry (MIT-LL). To perform these measurements, NIST needs a custom cryogenic dunk probe (CDP) that can cool the logic chips by immersion in liquid helium (4K) and has the capability to electrically evaluate the operation of these chips via 40 Input/Output signal lines that operate up to 20 GHz. The existing CDP was procured after a full and open competition from High Precision Devices Inc. (HPD) in February 2015 under contract number SB1341-15-SU-0124. Since its delivery, it has been extensively used to satisfy NIST's obligations under the C3 program. Evolution of that program's needs and NIST's experience with the CDP's performance has made it necessary to upgrade the CDP to allow NIST to continue to perform under the C3 program. Purpose The purpose of this upgrade is to improve the reliability and reproducibility of the 20 GHz signal lines in the CDP. This will be accomplished by: 1. Replacing the present microwave connectors at the 4 K end of the probe with NIST-supplied connectors of a different design. This will require redesign and fabrication of some components of the CDP. 2. Subjecting the disassembled probe, at NIST, to a specially designed thermal cycling process designed to eliminate subsequent thermally induced extrusion of the dielectric in the high-speed signal lines. The probe will then be re-assembled. Technical Requirements The vendor shall: 1. Disassemble the 4 K portion of the CDP, removing all components such as heaters and thermometers which would be adversely affected by the subsequent thermal processing at NIST. 2. Deliver the probe to NIST for thermal processing. 3. Design and fabricate modified components to allow installation of NIST-supplied microwave connectors. 4. Prepare the coaxial cables and Install the microwave connectors in a manner consistent with the connector manufacturer's requirements ensuring minimum microwave reflections at the connector interface. Re-install all components removed in step 1. 5. DC test all connections. 6. Deliver the probe to NIST for Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) verification of the connector installations. Government Supplied Parts and Services 1) NIST shall provide the microwave connectors to be installed on the 4 K end of the high-speed lines. 2) NIST shall perform thermal processing of the disassembled probe. 3) NIST shall perform TDR acceptance testing of the upgraded probe. Delivery Schedule and Product Acceptance The upgrade process shall be completed in 30 days or less. After completion of the above steps NIST, shall measure all 40 high speed lines via Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR). All lines must have a maximum impedance discontinuity at the newly installed connectors of less than 2 ohms.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80301, United States
- Zip Code: 80301
- Zip Code: 80301
- Record
- SN04561199-W 20170630/170628235011-5df97be05cb04dcfd75c012cf525d139 (fbodaily.com)
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