Amendment 1 to Automatic Wire Bonder
Contact and place of performance
Elizabeth Timberlake
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
USA
AMENDMENT 1 TO SOLICITATION 1333ND26QNB030043 Due to Vendor Questions: Vendor Question 1: Can you let me know if the parts will be held on flat boats or manually placed on the workholder? NIST Response: The samples (chips) need to be wire bonder to a 256-pin ceramic package. This ceramic package needs to be affixed to the stage of the bonder for wire bonding. Vendor Question 2: Current Equipment : Are you currently u...
View moreYou will find this information in the Statement of Work.
Vendor Question 5:
Accessories: Will you need additional items such as a microscope, work holders, or any other accessories?
NIST Response:
The tool should contain a scope for inspection and a way to fix the sample piece to the stage.
As described in the attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation, Statement of Work and Applicable Provisions and Clauses
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is issuing solicitation 1333ND26QNB030043 as a combined synopsis and solicitation for an automatic wire bonder. This procurement is designated as an SBA; SBA set-aside under NAICS 333242 Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing and PSC 6640 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. The primary objective is to acquire a system to bond a 1 cm² chip inside a 256-pin double-tiered ceramic package to streamline laboratory processes in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
The required equipment must include an integrated microscope for inspection and a mechanism to fix sample pieces to the stage. Performance involves affixing the 256-pin ceramic package directly to the bonder stage for the wire bonding process rather than using flat boats. Amendment 1 incorporates vendor clarifications regarding the manual placement of workholders and the specific configurations required for the double-tiered ceramic package applications.
The response deadline for this solicitation is March 20, 2026, and Elizabeth Timberlake is the designated point of contact. The solicitation includes four total attachments: two copies of the Statement of Work.pdf, one Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx, and one CSS Provisions and Clauses.docx, all originally posted on March 6, 2026.
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