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EXPIRED Notice IDAMD-SSN-26-01158 Last UpdatedMay 22, 2026 2:30 PM

High-Field Electromagnet System for MRAM Metrology | US. Department of Commerce

★ COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF › NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY › DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Maryland
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
6640
Sources Sought
May 21, 2026
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334516 – Computer & Electronic Products
Unrestricted
June 5, 2026 2:00 PM

⚠ Important Legal Notice

THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. NIST WILL NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THIS MARKET RESEARCH. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.

Executive Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking a contractor to provide a High-Field Electromagnet System for MRAM Metrology. This is a Sources Sought Notice aimed at gathering information from small businesses and other than small businesses.

Key Requirements (Verbatim Excerpts)

  •         b.    The Contractor shall deliver an installation manual, utility requirements, and schematics to NIST on or around delivery and before installation. 
  • ANTICIPATED DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

⚠ Important Notice Details

Submission Requirements:

  • 1. Notice ID and its Title for this posting
  • 2. Your company’s name, address, website address and Unique Entity Identifier (if the company has one)
  • 3. Company point of contact, their phone number, and their email address
  • 4. Your company’s size status as it relates to NAICS 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. See table of business size standards at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards for more information.
  • 5. Indicate whether your company has an active registration for procurement purposes in sam.gov.
  • 6. Place of Manufacture/Origin: Please identify whether the potential product is manufactured in whole or in part in the United States. If it is manufactured outside of the United States, in whole or in part, please identify the country of manufacture.
  • 7. Existing Contract Vehicles: Indicate whether your company has a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract or other federal contract under which NIST would be authorized to place an order, and if so, provide a copy of that contract (including contract number, name and contact information for contracting officer, contract SOW, contract terms and conditions and contract prices).

Response Deadline: June 5, 2026 2:00 PM

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Scope & Requirements

NIST has a potential requirement for a Contractor to provide a high-field electromagnet system, including a bipolar power supply system, to facilitate MRAM device metrology, meeting, or exceeding, the technical specifications below. This type of measurement requires magnetic fields to be applied in a wafer probe, in a direction perpendicular to the wafer, to be swept from negative to positive values. NIST will employ these measurements on many devices over the course of hours and days; therefore, repeatability and thermal stability are critical.

The Contractor shall provide a High-Field Electromagnet System for MRAM Metrology that meets or exceeds all technical specifications identified below for Line Item 0001.

Minimum Specifications:

Line Item 0001 (Required)
Description: High-Field Electromagnet System for MRAM Metrology
Quantity: One (1)
A. Technical Specifications:
a. Field Strength: Must be capable of producing 0.5 T fields at approximately 5 mm from the pole face.
b. Field Orientation: Capable of applying fields in the direction perpendicular to the wafer.
c. Power Supply: Must include a dedicated bipolar power supply to allow field sweeping from negative to positive values.
d. Physical Dimensions: The magnet must fit within a volume (Length x Width x Height) of 11.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 19 cm, due to laboratory space constraints.
e. Operational Duty: Must be capable of continuous operation at 0.5 T.
f. Cooling: The system must include provisions for cooling to support continuous 0.5 T operation. Chiller/process chilled water will be supplied by NIST.
g. Control Interfaces: The field value shall be controllable by an external analog voltage AND additionally via standard computer interface (e.g., USB, GPIB, or Ethernet).

B. Preferred technical specifications:
a. Method for measuring magnet temperature. This specification is desirable but is not required.

C. Installation Support:
a. Installation and verification of the delivered product shall be performed by NIST. No installation is required by the Contractor. However, the contractor must be available by phone or video conference during a 2-hour installation period to provide support should questions arise while NIST is installing the system.
b. The Contractor shall deliver an installation manual, utility requirements, and schematics to NIST on or around delivery and before installation.

WARRANTY
The Contractor shall provide a commercial warranty for the entire system and provide, at minimum, a one-year warranty for all new equipment and services. The warranty shall cover all parts, labor, and travel. The warranty shall commence upon successful completion of delivery, after inspection and acceptance have been completed. The warranty shall be in accordance with the terms specified in FAR 52.212-4.

ANTICIPATED DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
Delivery of the High-Field Electromagnet System shall be F.O.B Destination and shall occur within 6 weeks After Receipt of an Order (ARO). Delivery shall be made to the NIST Shipping and Receiving address, located at 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Installation shall occur within 2 weeks after delivery of the High-Field Electromagnet System. No training is required by the Contractor.

Compliance & Qualifications

  • FAR 52.212-4

How to Prepare Your Bid

  1. Ensure your proposal clearly addresses all technical specifications and requirements outlined in the notice.
  2. Provide detailed information about your company’s capabilities and experience related to high-field electromagnet systems.
  3. Be prepared to discuss your compliance with cybersecurity privacy requirements as specified in the notice.
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