Notice of Intent to Sole Source Wirebond Pull Tester

Statement of Requirements Wire-Pull Tester with Tweezer Attachment NB687000-26-02180 1 1. Background Information: The NIST, Physical Measurements Laboratory, Quantum Sensors Division, Quantum Microcalorimeter Group (QMG) is contracted by NASA to provide flight hardware for the Athena X-ray-astronomy satellite mission. As part of this work, the QMG will be wirebonding to flight parts. The team needs to be able to measure the pull strength of the wirebonds and also needs to be able to remove wirebonds in a highly controlled way. This purchase is for a dual-use benchtop unit: a manual wirebond-pull tester that also has a swap- in tweezer attachment to remove wirebonds. The new unit will be sited in the QMG’s new “flight lab” that is being commissioned to handle, test, and store Athena flight parts. To support its general mission to assemble and test detector and readout hardware, the QMG already operates and maintains a fleet of wirebonders (to apply wirebonds) and diebonders with tweezers (to remove wirebonds) that are all made by the same manufacturer. Wirebond-pull testers share many operating features with wirebonders and diebonders, and are built from many of the same types of mechanical, optical, and electronic components. 2. Scope of Work: a. Objectives: The goal of this purchase is to supply a dual-use benchtop system: a manual wirebond-pull tester that also has a tweezer attachment to remove wirebonds. b. General: The contractor shall: i. Provide a new unit. Prototypes, demonstration models, or used or refurbished instruments will not be considered for award. ii. Supply the installation and user manual(s), including utility requirements. c. Specific Requirements: i. The unit shall be a new West Bond 70PTE Wire Pull Tester, “E” Series, with A-1 Tweezer Feature, with the following specifications: 1. binocular microscope with 10x eyepieces. 2. LED Illuminator: Twin Array. 3. z Tool Range: at least 9/16”. 4. z Encoder Resolution: 0.002”. 5. Test Force Range: 100 g minimum. 6. Test Range: at least 1/8” depth with 360⁰ rotation. 7. Force Resolution: 0.1 g or better. 8. Force Accuracy: +/– 0.2 g or better. 9. ESD Protection: yes. 10. (x, y, z) micromanipulator of pull hook and swap-in tweezer attachment: single-lever, dual-counter counterbalanced with 8:1 motion-reduction ratio. ii. The contractor shall supply a one-year warranty on all parts. 3. Period of Performance: Readiness of unit for shipment to NIST shall be four (4) weeks ARO, with early readiness allowable. The government’s planned acceptance-testing period is seven (7) business days after receipt of the shipped unit at NIST. -- 1 of 2 -- Statement of Requirements Wire-Pull Tester with Tweezer Attachment NB687000-26-02180 2 4. Place of Performance: N/A (not a service) 5. Government Furnished Property: N/A 6. Deliverables Specification Number Reference Description Due Date Format (if applicable) 2.b.ii Provide the Government with the installation and user manual(s), including utility requirements. 4 weeks ARO Electronic (PDF, .doc, .docx, etc.) and/or printed 3. & 8. The unit is crated and prepped to be shipped. 4 weeks ARO N/A 3. & 7. Shipment to the National Institute of Standards and Technology at 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, will be arranged by NIST, and will be paid by a method other than this purchase. 4 weeks ARO UPS or FedEx 7. Travel: The contractor shall be responsible for all travel expenses. NIST shall be responsible to arrange the shipment (via a payment method other than this purchase) for shipment of the finished unit from the contractor’s U.S. place of business to NIST’s DoC Boulder Labs. 8. Contractor Supplied Materials The contractor shall supply all parts, hardware, equipment, and labor required to perform the tasks listed. -- 2 of 2 --