26-009 Slot-Die Coating System

The RFP document is from Troy University, seeking bids for a Slot-Die Coating System for the Center for Materials & Manufacturing Sciences. Here's a summary: **Key Details:** * Bid Number: 26-009 * Bid Opening Date: June 16, 2026, 2:00 PM * Bid Submission: Sealed bids must be submitted to the Troy University Purchasing Department * Vendor Requirements: Bidders must provide a signed cover sheet, bid response, W-9, vendor disclosure, and affidavit of Alabama immigration law compliance * Performance Bond: The awarded vendor must provide a performance bond for 10% of the contract amount **System Requirements:** * The system must be a compact, research-grade sheet-based slot-die coating system for advanced thin-film applications * It must support coating on rigid and flexible substrates, including glass, ITO glass, FTO glass, silicon, PET, polymer films, metal foils, and similar research substrates * The system must include a base slot-die coater platform, precision ink delivery pump, substrate holding/heating component, interchangeable slot-die coating heads, shim kits, coating-head mounting/adjustment system, and drying or gas-quenching accessory **System Specifications:** * Coating area: at least 150 mm x 250 mm * Coating speed: adjustable over at least 1 mm/s to 30 mm/s * Motion control: touchscreen, computer interface, or local control interface * Slot-die head: interchangeable, with a minimum of two heads (50 mm and 150 mm coating widths) * Ink delivery: precision syringe pump, gear pump, screw pump, or comparable controlled-flow ink delivery system * Substrate holding: heated vacuum chuck or comparable heated substrate holding component * Drying: air knife, gas knife, or comparable drying/quenching accessory **Additional Requirements:** * The system must include capability for slot-die coating and at least one additional coating method (e.g., bar coating, knife coating) * The vendor must provide installation or setup guidance, user training, and a minimum one-year warranty * The system must comply with CE, CSA/UL, or equivalent recognized safety/compliance standards **Bid Evaluation:** * Bids will be evaluated based on quality versus cost * Troy University reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive all formalities if it is deemed in the best interest of the University to do so.