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58 -- PUMP LASER SOL F30602-96-T0350 DUE 032996 POC Shirley Zakala/Contract Specialist. Facsimile requests only to 315/330-2555. Item 0001, Lasertron 980NM EDFA Pump Laser, GLM9S470-010 or equal, 14-PIN Butterfly package with TE cooler and monitor photodiode. pigtailed with type PF-1 Fiber, 3/125 fiber. Fiber coupled, kink-free output power of 100 milliwatts minimum. Wavelength = 970 NM min to 985 NM max. Laser threshold current = 22 MA max. Operating drive current = 210 MA max. Output power IN 970 - 985 NM wavelength band = 85% minimum, 3 each. Delivery to Rome Laboratory, Rome NY. Desired delivery 6 weeks ARO. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by this agency. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisiton Procedures (SAP) through the use of facsimile Requests for Quotation. Anticipated award date is 4 Apr 96. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Major Robert E. Mitchell, phone 315/330-7784. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at phone 315/330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentially as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. See Numbered Note(s): 1, 13. (0057)

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