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66 -- FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROMETER SOL 52SBNB5C8789 DUE 080395 POC Marsha Rodgers (301) 975-6398/Contracting Officer: Ruth Ann Maris The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer for the quantitation of individual components in a mixture of gases used in gas sensor studies. This instrument shall meet the following requirements and/or contain the following features: (1) The FTIR instrument shall have special resolution less than or equal to 0.5 cm to the minus 1; (2) a liquid nitrogen cooled MCT (mercury cadmium telluride) detector is necessary for detecting gaseous species; (3) a 10-meter gas cell is required; and (4) user-friendly software that provides the means for quantitation of a broad range of species in gas mixtures with minimal to no after installation programming by the user and contains an extensive database of reference spectra--F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland--Required Delivery Date: 90 days- -All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency--Please request copies of the solicitation in writing--FAX Number (301) 963-7732. (0166)

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