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BACKGROUND

NIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a commercial item solution that meets or exceeds the following draft minimum specifications:

The Contractor shall provide the following one dual-probe (micro-touch-probe and vision probe) micro coordinate measuring machine(CMM) that meet the following minimum specifications:

1. Machine Dual-Probe Measurement Volume (X/Y/Z): 250 mm/250 mm/150 mm


2. Table accommodation space 400mm x 400 mm


3. Resolution of machine scales ≤ 0.01 µm


4. Must have dual-probe capability, contact and vision, without instrument reconfiguration and not simply interchangeable probes.
   
   
   
   1. Vision must be capable of standalone operation
   
   
   2. Contact probe must work in conjunction with vision for coordinate system establishment.
   
   
   
   


5. Must be able to use vision system to establish coordinate system for touch probe.
   
   
   
   1. Must be able to calibrate the offset between the touch probe (ball tip center) and center of the vision probe (focal point).
   
   
   
   


6. Autonomous measurement capability required after coordinate system is established.


7. Touch probe
   
   
   
   1. Measurement directions: X, Y, and Z
   
   
   2. Probes must be replaceable.
   
   
   3. Probe diameters must be available to measure inside diameters down to 25 μm
   
   
   4. Multiple probes with different probe tip diameters and shaft length must be available to optimize aspect ratio between tip diameter and shaft length, maintaining maximum permissible depth of measurement for inside diameter/width measurement while maintaining accuracy*.
   
   
   5. Measurement speed ≥ 5 μm/s
   
   
   6. 1D length repeatability ≤ 100 nm (with any probe).
   
   
   7. E1X, Y ≤ (1.5 + 3L /1000) µm
   
   
   8. E0MPE ≤ (2.0 + 4L /1000) µm
   
   
   
   


8. Vision
   
   
   
   1. Lighting options: must include back lighting, ring lighting, and coaxial lighting.
   
   
   2. Table capacity ≥ 28 kg
   
   
   3. Automated objective changeout desirable.
   
   
   4. Objective choices capable of measuring line widths from 10 µm to 250 μm with pixel size
      
   5. Measuring accuracy:
      
      
      
      1. E1X, Y ≤ (0.25 + L/1000)μm, L = mm
      
      
      2. E2XY ≤ (0.5 + 2L/1000)μm, L = mm
      
      
      3. E U, MPE ≤ (1.3 + 3L/1000)μm, L = mm
      
      
      4. P F2D, MPE ≤ 1.0 μm
      
      
      
      
   
   
   
   


9. Options:
   
   
   
   1. Available touch probes and objective choices must be specified with their associated costs.
   
   
   2. Mitutoyo UMAP QV350 trade in option desired.
   
   
   3. Integratable fixturing and manipulating accessories should be included, but priced separately as options.
   
   
   
   

* Due to shaft deflection and rigidity concerns, the smaller the diameter of the probe tip, the shorter the shaft is, thus limiting the depth within features measurements can be made.

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE

In responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORRMATION. Please include only the following information, readable in either Microsoft Word 365, Microsoft Excel 365, or .pdf format, in the response: Submit the response by email to the Primary Point of Contact and, if specified, to the Secondary Point of Contact specialist listed at the bottom of this notice as soon as possible, and preferably before the closing date and time of this notice.

• Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique Entity ID (UEI).

• Identify laboratory equipment that your company sells that is of the nature addressed in the BACKGROUND section of this notice. Include brand name, make, model, and/or other distinguishing information.

• State if your company is the manufacturer of the identified equipment or is a retailer or wholesaler that normally sells the identified equipment. If the latter, indicate whether the manufacturer authorized in writing for your company to sell the identified equipment on behalf of the manufacturer.

• Describe performance capabilities and relevant or beneficial physical and functional features for any equipment you identified to satisfy the NIST-identified minimum specifications described in this notice.

• Identify any aspects of the NIST market research notice, including instructions, and draft minimum specifications in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or contain unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your ability to fully participate and indicate why. In such a scenario, please offer suggestions for how the market research notice and draft minimum specifications could be made more inclusive and competitive.

• Discuss whether the equipment that your company sells and which you describe in your response to this notice may be customized to specifications and indicate any limits to customization.

• For the NAICS code listed in this notice:

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  • Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business. See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information.
  
  
  
  

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  • If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement.
  
  
  
  

• Describe services that are available with the purchase of the aforementioned equipment from your company such as installation, training, and equipment maintenance.

• Describe standard terms and conditions of sale offered by your company for the aforementioned equipment such as: delivery time after your company accepts the order; FOB shipping terms: manufacturer warranty (including details regarding nature and duration); if available, description(s) of available extended warranty; equipment setup and test; operator and service instruction manual(s); cleanup after installation; and if applicable, other offered services. Provide a copy of manufacturer standard terms and conditions that typically relate to the sale of the specified equipment, if available.

• State published price, discount or rebate arrangements for aforementioned equipment and/or provide link to access company’s published prices for equipment and services.

• State whether the aforementioned equipment is manufactured in the United States and, if not, state the name of the country where the equipment is manufactured.

• If the aforementioned equipment and related services are available for purchase on any existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts against which NIST may be able place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information.

• Identify any customers in the public or private sectors in which you provided the aforementioned or similar equipment. Include customer(s) information: company name, phone number, point of contact, email address.

• Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for NIST to know as part of its market research for this requirement.

• State if you require NIST to provide additional information to improve your understanding of the government’s requirement and/or would like to meet with NIST representatives to discuss the requirement and the capabilities of the identified equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTES

The information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future.

This notice should not be construed as a commitment by NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.

Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations.

No award will be made as a result of this notice.

NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice.

NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate.

Thank you for taking the time to submit a response to this request!

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