National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 213, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771

66 -- AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (AES) SYSTEM SOL RFP5-51951/096 POC Patrick D. Logan, Contracting Officer, 301/286-0654. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center intends to issue a sole source solicitation to Fison Instruments for a Model 310-F Scanning Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) system pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. This system shall replace an existing AES system. The system must have a field emission electron gun for high spatial resolution and spherical sector analyzer with high energy resolution mapping capabilities, a back scatter electron detector, geometry to allow angle resolved depth profiles for thin films, and sample stage for rotation while sputtering. The specifications for the scanning AES system are as follows: Field emission optical system with 0.5 to 25 keV, continuously variable beam energy, magnification range or 10x-500000x, electron energy analyzer with energy range up to 25 keV, energy resolution variable 0.2% to 2% computer controlled, high dynamic range multi-channel array parallel detector, Ion source with 0.1-4 keV beam energy for inert gases, high stability, low drift, single specimen stage of less than 400nm/hour at room temperature with image drift correction, ports for fracture and heating stages and SIMS. It is the Government's intent to acquire this system on a lease-to-purchase agreement for a one year period with four one year option periods, with an option to purchase this equipment at any time during the contract period. The Contractor shall also provide installation and training at the GSFC facility. Fisons Instruments is the only known source that can provide equipment that meets all of the above specifications necessary for analysis of microcircuits, microsensors, microoptical devices as well as providing chemical analysis for GSFC's spaceflight research. While this notice is not a request for proposals, any firm capable of meeting the above requirements, must respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information and literature with price information, which demonstrates the ability to meet this requirement, to the Contracting Officer identified above within 15 days of this synopsis date. NASA reserves the right not to copete this requirement based on an evaluation of responses received as a result of this notice. No collect calls or telephone requests will be accepted. (0345)

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