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NIST-SS26-CHIPS-146
Response Deadline
Jul 13, 2026, 9:00 PM(EDT)14 days
Eligibility
Contract Type
Special Notice
Announcement Type: Special Notice
Classification Code: 6695
Announcement Number: NIST-SS26-CHIPS-146
Subject: Notice of Intent to Noncompetitively Acquire Board Prototype– Ectron
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Memory Device Characterization Platform project requires prototype board acquisition for memory characterization platform (Daffodil3) for Alternative Computing Group in Physical Measurements Laboratory. This service involves the fabrication and assembly of the Daffodil3 board. Researchers and industries with custom memory devices will use this board as a standalone benchtop platform to characterize their memory devices and measure various metrics.
NIST intends to award a non-competitive contract to Ectron Corporation for a Board Protoype to be used to characterize and evaluate custom analog memory devices developed by researchers and industry.
This notice is not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of RFO 12.102(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.
NIST requires a solution that meets the following minimum requirements:
After thorough evaluation, it has been determined that the board prototype from manufacturer, Ectron, is essential for several reasons:
NIST conducted market research from July 2025 – June 2026 by conducting online searches and discussions with sources to determine what sources could meet NIST’s minimum requirements. The results of that market research revealed that only Ectron Corporation, 9340 Hazard WAY
Suite B2, San Diego, California, 92123-1228, United States (UEI: NN99VSVQ8665) appears to be capable of meeting NIST’s requirements. The Government intends to issue a Sole Source Award to Ectron, under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516.
However, any sources that believe they are capable of meeting NIST’s minimum requirements are encouraged to respond to this notice by the response date to provide the following information at a minimum: Company Unique Entity Identifier number in https://sam.gov; details about what your company is capable of providing that meets or exceeds NIST’s minimum requirements; whether your company is an authorized reseller of the product or service being cited and evidence of such authorization; and any other information that can help NIST determine whether this requirement may be competitively satisfied.
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