66 -- ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE SYSTEM

Notice Date

July 27, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army, Robert Morris Acquisition Center, AMSSB-ACA-C, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197

ZIP Code

20783-1197

Solicitation Number

W26238-1137-0100

Response Due

September 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Kevin Hawk, Contract Specialist, 301-394-3138, Theodore H. Weitzman, Contracting Officer, 301-394-3165

Description

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) intends to solicit on a sole source basis to Digital Instruments, Veeco Metrology Group for a Atomic Force Microscope with the following capabilities: a) NS3A-01 Nanoscope Illa Controller, b) D3100-120 Dimension 3100 SPM, c) DAFM Dimension AFM Head, d) DSC-150 6" Vacuum Chuck, e) PHASE-DO1 External Electronics, f) DTFML Fluid Scanner, g) DNP Wafer of Si3N4 Probles (500), h) VT103-3K Integrated Acoustic Vibration Isolation System. The microscope must be software compatible with existing Digital Instruments software already existing at ARL since several Government user's have collected data on another Digital Instruments system. The government requires a microscope that has a 125um scanner that can perform a 10um, 2um, 500nm, or 20nm scan that is offset 50um from center of the maximum scan area with 65536 levels of resolution in the scan waveform. A noise level of <0.5A RMS (root mean square) in the vertical (Z) dimension for a single 125um X-Y scanner (Z>5um) is required along with a tapping mode operation to ensure samples are not damaged with true surface measurement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement. To request a copy of the solicitation package send a request to r-mac-adelphi@arl.army.mil with "Hawk -- W2623811370100" in the subject line. No telephone request will be honored. See Numbered Notes: 22*****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010731/66SOL013.HTM (W-208 SN50T187)