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66 -- CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE SYSTEM OR EQUAL!! SOL 53SBNB760169!! DUE 061397 POC Joan M. Smith, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6458!! WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Carl Zeiss LSM 510 Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope or approved equal for an axioplan 2 upright microscope. The system shall meeting the following criteria using air or water 40x objective and a laser source provided with the instrument: (1) Step standards -- 1.88 micron step measured to +/- 10% and 22.9 micron step measured to within +/- 2%; (2) Standard Reference Material 2073a: Sinusoidal Roughness Specimen -- roughness average: 3.05 +/- 0.034 micron, measured to within +/- 5% and peak to valley: 9.5 micron, measured to within +/- 5%; (3) Grating -- capable of resolving lines on a grading specimen having 400nm spacing. Complete specifications shall be issued with the Request For Quote (RFQ) -- Quantity: 1 system -- Destination: NIST, Gaithersburg, MD -- Delivery is expected within 90 days after order is placed. -- This requirement is being procured using the test program identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulations Subpart 13.6. -- All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. -- RFQs must be made in writing and may be telefaxed to (301)963-7732.***** (0147)

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