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66 -- 66-PURCHASE ONE DIODE ARRAY SPECTROPHOTOMETER AND ACCESSORIES. SOL RFQ NO. 39-3K47-95 DUE 092095 POC Donna M. Hardy, Procurement Analyst, (301) 504-5073. The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to negotiate with Princeton Instruments to purchase one thermoelectric cooled InGasAs photodiode array, which consists of a minimum of 512 elements, 50 micron spacing (element-to-element mid-point distance), 38 micron wide by 250 micron high element dimension, Grade 1 or A with at least 98% active elements, aray to be vacuum sealed to prevent icing and condensation at cooled temperatures, spectral response of 800 to 1700 nm, exposure time variable from approximately 10 mn to 1000 seconds, scanning rate minimum of 32 usec per diode, must have the capability of not requiring external gas (nitrogen) flushing; one direct memory access detector control; one imaging spectrograph with a maximum focal length less than 200 millimeters, entrance slit to be interhcangeable widths of 25, 50, 100 and 200 micron, and despersion shall be between 40 nm/mm and 25 nm/mm at diode array; and one windows based spectroscopy software. The operating temperature should be between 60 F to 100 F, humidity 50% to 90%. Request for Quotation (RFQ) packages will be made available on or about August 31, 1995, from the address above BY WRITTEN REQUEST ONLY. This requirement is being procured under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is set aside from small businesses. To qualify as a small business, you shall have 500 employees or less. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3826. The estimated date of award is September 20, 1995. (0237)

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