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High-Magnification Optical Microscope System

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Response Deadline09/08/2026, 03:00:00 PM UTC

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Agency

Department Of Commerce NistView Agency

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

Place of Performance

Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

This scope was carved out of 1333ND26QNB640568.

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Optical Microscope

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PostedSep 2

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Response DeadlineSep 8

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Supplies and delivers a high-magnification optical microscope for prime contractors on NIST Department of Commerce projects. Provides a system for preliminary inspections of advanced packaging materials at scales from centimeter to sub-millimeter to identify fiducial marks and regions of interest. Requires high-magnification optical lens systems and imaging sensors. Requires active SAM registration. Delivers one complete optical microscope system.

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