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59 -- INFRARED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY (IRFPA) DEWAR ASSEMBLIES SOL 95-R&D-452 DUE 072895 POC Point of Contact : C. Shen, Code 455630, 215-441-2448, NAWC-AD Warminster, PA 18974-0591 The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Warminster, PA 18974-0591 seeks to identify qualified sources of production of long wavelength (8-12 micrometers) Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA) IRFPA/Dewar Assemblies for FLIR applications. The IRFPA must be at least 240 X 4 in TDI. This high resolution requirement demands detector sizes no larger than 25 micrometers X 28 mocrometers + or - 0.2 micrometers with average detectivity of greater than or equal to 2.3E11 for f/1.7 with a cut-off 10.3 micrometers + or - 0.1 micrometers. Two soft defects (not in the center 100 channel) and no hard defects are allowed. Soft defects are those with detectivity degradation of one-half. The 1/f knee for 90% of the lines must be less than or equal to 10hz. A variety of operating conditions (background radiation and integration times) requires on-focal-plane partitioning capability. The Dewar must be versatile, with the same mechanical interface for JT, Sterling, or IDCA cooling. Required rate for these units of at least 20 units/month for a one-year period. This is not a Request for Proposal, no is it an Invitation for Bids, and is not to be construed as a committment by the Government to ultimately issue an IFB, RFP, RFQ, or contract. All interested sources are to send information to C. Shen, M/S 07, Naval AIr Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, PA 18974-0591 or FAX 215-441-3470. (0178)

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