66 -- 66 -- COMPUTER OPERATED ADHESIVE/MECHANICAL PROPERTY TEST INSTRUMENT

Notice Date

July 27, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571

ZIP Code

20899-3571

Solicitation Number

SB1341-01-Q-0873-01

Response Due

August 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Anita Tolliver, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-6308, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email anita.tolliver@nist.gov -- Tamara Grinspon, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-4390, Fax (301) 975-8884, Email tamara.grinspon@nist.gov

Description

This is a modification to Synopsis/Solicitation No. SB1341-01-Q-0873-01, advertised on July 19, 2001. The following are responses to questions that have been received concerning this requirement and are to clarify and change the specifications accordingly: Question: 1. Uniaxial Tensile Strain Test, 1a. What is the material under test? Answer: Polymer samples with effective elastic moduli ranging from 10^5 to 10^9 Pa. Question: 1b. What are the specimen's dimensions? Answer: No larger than 6.0 mm x 6.0 mm x 125 mm. Question: 1c. How much crosshead travel is required for this test (aka elongation of specimen)? Answer: At least 38 mm. Question: 1d. What type of grip faces are required (smooth, rubber coated, serrated, etc.)? Answer: Smooth. Question: 2. Three Point Flex Test, 2a. What are the dimensions of the specimen? Answer: Approximately 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.0 mm. Question: 2b.What is the span between anvils (will a variable span be required, or fixed)? Answer: Fixed is acceptable with approximately 5.0 cm. span. 2c. What are the max & min flex loads (LB of force) for the specimens under test? Answer: Minimum load =3D 0.005 kg. Maximum load =3D 100 kg. Question: 3. Pull Stud Adhesion Test, 3a. What is the specimen to be tested? (If microelectronics package, please give dimensions of stud & distance between studs). Answer: Adhesion of polymer coatings (pressure-sensitive adhesives, epoxies, etc.) shall be tested. Stud dimensions shall be 2.7 mm in diameter. Question: 3b. What will the stud be pulled from (PC board, etc)? If pc board, or large assembly, what are the dimensions (to determine amount of daylight required on test system). Answer: Silicon wafer. At least 4.0 cm.x 4.0 cm. Question: 4. 90 Degree peel w/ Rigid Substrate Test, 4a. How much crosshead travel is required for this test? Answer: At least 4.0 cm. Question: 4b. What are the specimen dimensions? Answer: At least 2.0 cm. x 3.0 cm. Question: 4c. Will you vary the rigid substrate from test to test? Answer: Yes. Question: 4d. What material(s) will the substrate be made of (Al, steel, etc)? Answer: Various. Question: 5. 180 Degree peel w/ Flexible/Rigid Substrate Test, 5a. Please describe the Flexible & Rigid substrates. Answer: Pressure-sensitive adhesives with polymer backings. Question: 5b. What are the specimen dimensions? Answer: At least 2.0 cm. in width. Question: 5c. How much crosshead travel is required? Answer: At least 4.0 cm. 5d. Will this test be performed using standard tensile grips, or will a specific peel fixture be required? Answer: Standard tensile grips are acceptable. Question: 6. Micro-rage pull-up test, 6a. Please describe this test & the type of fixture/grips that are required. Answer: This test is essentially the same as a peel test with the main differences being that a video microscope can be used to record the deformation profiles and more sensitive load transducers are used (0.1g -- 2000g). Question: 7. X-Y Translation Stage, 7a. Would a shorter travel distance be acceptable (eg. +/-12.5mm)? Answer: No. Question: 7b. What are the dimensions of the largest item to be clamped to the X-Y stage? Answer: 75 mm x 75 mm. Question: 8. Black & White Video Microscope with Monitor & Mount, 8a. Please give specifications (resolution, etc). Answer: Capable of viewing 40 micrometer features during micro-range pull-up test. Consequently, must have sufficient long range working distance for micro-range pull-up test configuration. Question: 9. Will a personal computer need to be included or will you source your own independently? Answer: A personal computer shall be included. 10. Installation and training requirements are not indicated in the RFQ. Is installation & training required? Answer: Yes. Question: 11. Are two breaking point platforms required? Answer: No, only a single breaking point. Question: 12. Are the adjustable X-Y translation stage and the black and white video microscope an integrated part of the system or an attachment? Answer: They both shall be an integrated part of the system.****The associated North American Industrial Classification System code for this procurement is 334515 with a size standard of 500 employees, however, this procurement is being changed to unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quote.****The response date is hereby changed to 3:00 p.m. local time on August 2, 2001.**** For those offerors who have already submitted a quote, please resubmit your quote to ensure that the specifications as clarified and changed above are addressed in your quote.****All other specifications, terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010731/66SOL010.HTM (D-208 SN50T2L8)