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B -- FLAT PANEL FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SOL 52SBNB7C1225 DUE 071897 POC Sandra Febach (301) 975-6326, FAX (301) 963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate with Creatv MicroTech, Inc., Potomac, MD, on a sole-source basis to continue research to provide cold electron field emission simulations to evaluate electron trajectories and pixel resolution for field emission display technology. This effort will include five specific tasks: (A) Simulate field emission and electron trajectories with two-dimensional "SOURCE" Code; (B) Simulate field emission and electron trajectories with three-dimensional "EO-3D" Code; (C) Custom design and order a microelectronics package for testing field emission arrays up to 2 inches by 2 inches. Design and construct a socket for this microelectronics package; (D) Prepare experimental setup including constructing a large electrical box for the pixel selection and wiring the large number of leads for the field emitter arrays to the power supplies; and, (E) Programming the computer for data acquisition and data process. Period of performance shall be from date of award through approximately January 31, 1998. NIST intends to negotiate with Creatv Micro Tech under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 which permits sole source acquisition when only one responsible source will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contractor has been an active participant in ongoing field emission display research under an Advanced Technology Program (ATP) Joint Venture arrangement. Award to another source would likely result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, and may result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. Anticipated award date is August 1, 1997. This notice is not a request for proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement within 15 days of this notice. Capability statements must include documentation of expertise in flat panel field emission display technology and electron beam collimation from gated field emitters with integrated lenses. Offerors must also be familiar with two-dimensional "SOURCE" and three-dimensional "EO-3D" Codes. Any contract awarded will include the clause at 52.227-17, "Rights in Data -- Special Works." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the contracting officer. A solicitation document is not available. See numbered Notes 1 and 26. (0184)

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