2 Directional Couplers
ID: NIST-SS26-CHIPS-19Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGYDEPT OF COMMERCE NISTGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

PSC

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (6640)

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2aaddead040e4c44a29cbf111a193369/view
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    The Department of Commerce, specifically the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking information from industry sources regarding the procurement of two high-power dual directional couplers. These couplers are essential for measuring high-power RF waveforms, which are critical in semiconductor plasma processing, impacting the quality of semiconductor chips. NIST aims to close the measurement gap in high-power waveform metrology, with supplies anticipated to be required by June 1, 2026. Interested parties should submit their responses by December 8, 2025, to Elizabeth Timberlake at elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov and Donald Collie at donald.collie@nist.gov, adhering to specified submission guidelines.

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    Elizabeth Timberlake
    elizabeth.timberlake@nist.gov
    Donald Collie
    donald.collie@nist.gov
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