The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with West Bond, Inc., located in Anaheim, CA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to purchase an Eutectic Tweezer Bonder, "E" and Eutectic Epoxy Die Bonder, E with associated parts

NIST requires these parts to support the cleanroom per the attached Requirements/Specifications.

The NAICS Code is 333999, All Other Miscellaneous General-Purpose Manufacturing, with a size standard of 500 employees. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to West Bond, Inc. for this requirement.

Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by July 25, 2021. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to [email protected] no later than July 18, 2021, at 2 pm MST.