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66 -- AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (AES)/SCANNING AUGER MICROSCOPY (SAM)/X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (XPS) MULTI-TECHNIQUES SYSTEM SOL DAAL01-96-R-9431 DUE 032897 POC Gerard McVeigh, Contract Specialist, (301) 394-1615, Lee A. Hess, Contracting Officer, (301) 394-4593. This requirement was announced previously in CBD on 11 October 1996 as a Small Business Set-Aside. Subsequent to that synopsis, it has been determined that only one supplier manfactures a system that meets all of the Government's minimum needs. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory requires the design, fabrication, delivery and testing of a state of the art AES/SAM/XPS Multi-Technique System to be delivered no earlier than August 1998. This is the estimated completion date for the building the system is to be installed in, located in Adelphi, MD. This action will be conducted as a sole source procurement with Physical Electronics, Inc., Eden Prarie, MN pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "only one responsible source." The salient characteristics are: a signal to noise ratio of at least 800:1; a sensitivity of at least 500,000 cps without manipulations; an electron source of 1-10 KV; and a heating and cooling range of 133k to 1237k. Additionally, all hardware control and measurements, data gathering, analysis and reduction, and production of visuals must be performed by a IBM Compatible PC based computer system operating in a Windows 95 environment. All responsible sources may submit a bid or proposal which will be considered by the Agency. No telephone requests will be honored. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0057)

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