Amendment 1 to Automatic Wire Bonder
Commerce, Department of · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
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- Response deadline
- Mar 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Mar 10, 2026
- Solicitation
- 1333ND26QNB030043
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- Contracting office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST · GAITHERSBURG · MD
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated Jul 5, 2026
Description
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 using a manual wire bonder? If so, could you specify the make and model? NIST Response: No Vendor Question 3: Application: What type of bonding applications do you plan to run with the new wire bonder? NIST Response: We are looking to bond a 1 cm2 chip inside a 256-pin double-tiered ceramic package and streamline the process Vendor Question 4: Bonding Tools: Are there specific bonding tools or configurations required for your applications? NIST Response: You 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
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Typical award size
$60,364
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $18,880 and $1.07M
Who has won work like this
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- 1HEIDELBERG INSTRUMENTS INC.1 award$4.71M
- 2KLA CORPORATION1 award$1.71M
- 3SCIA SYSTEMS GMBH1 award$1.50M
- 4PLASMA-THERM LLC1 award$631,303
- 5MALACHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC1 award$60,750
- 6GIGAHERTZ-OPTIK, INC.1 award$60,364
- 7COOK AND WEIL, INC.1 award$46,000
- 8MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES1 award$20,000
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID d8907ca8da104197b8e498fd0510187f.