Dynamic Directed Energy Deposition System

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Dynamic Directed Energy Deposition System

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This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a Dynamic Directed Energy Deposition System. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisitions Circular (FAC) 2025-04 effective 6/11/2025.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition is being procured using Small Business Set-Aside competition.

The Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) in the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advances measurement science, standards, and technology to support the industrialization of advanced manufacturing. A critical national need is the development of metrology tools that reliably link materials composition, processing conditions, structure, and performance - particularly in metal-based additive manufacturing (AM), where rapid solidification under extreme conditions presents major challenges to microstructure control.

To address these challenges, MMSD is developing a high-speed X-ray metrology platform capable of probing materials’ structural evolution in real time during AM processes. Current high-speed X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements are limited by slow sample preparation and fixed compositions, restricting systematic exploration of the vast composition–processing space critical to understanding AM. The inability to measure dynamic phase transformation behavior at relevant time and length scales remains a significant barrier to AM’s broader industrial adoption.