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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF DECEMBER 17, 2023 SAM #8055
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Silterra customized CMOS wafers for a wafer-scale 0.18um CMOS chip fabrication process

Notice Date

12/15/2023 10:53:49 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

334413 — Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY US
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

NB683150-24-00448
 

Response Due

12/29/2023 9:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

01/13/2024
 

Point of Contact

Joni L. Laster, Forest Crumpler
 

E-Mail Address

joni.laster@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov
(joni.laster@nist.gov, forest.crumpler@nist.gov)
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1); FAR 13.106-1(b)., with SILTERRA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD, Lot 8 Phase II, Kulim HI-TECH Park Kulim, 09000, Malaysia. The sole source justification is based on the following: NIST has previously purchased wafers from Silterra manufactured per exact specifications for a tooling of a reticle entitled� NIST UMDNIST-NU01 which specified the configuration of NIST custom designed wafers manufactured in Silterra�s proprietary technology called Silterra CL180G 1P6M CMOs LOGIC HR Poly, ESD Process. NIST requires additional wafers and, since the processes are proprietary, no other vendor can guarantee 100 percent compatibility, and the new tape-outs must be procured from Silterra. Any change in the manufacturing process would mean that all prior scientific results would not be reproducible as they are based on the prior technology and designs. In addition, the wafers used in this program are part of an ongoing CRADA with Western Digital Research. Not using the prior wafers would also pose undue burden on Western Digital which has already developed extensive processes which are compatible with the Silterra proprietary technology and the previously acquired wafers from Silterra. During Market Research Silterra was identified as the only manufacturer that can provide additional Wafers from Wafer scale 0.18um flexible CMOS chip tape-outs that can meet the Government Requirements.� Given these facts, Silterra, is the only source reasonably available to fulfill this requirement. The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 334413 � Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,250 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 12:00 pm EST December 29, 2023, will be considered by the Government. Responses must be submitted via email to the Government point of contacts listed below. 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.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/e73680f695f84b25be2759a385316566/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06913653-F 20231217/231215230040 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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