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B -- FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND APPLICATIONS IN LASER TECHNOLOGY SOL 53SBNB760201 DUE 072397 POC Contracting Officer, Joan M. Smith -- (301) 975-6458, Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon -- (301) 975-4390 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 need for services to perform applications in laser technology, as described below. (1) The contractor shall do a study to evaluate the potential of continuous-wave (cw) laser techniques to perform isotopically selective trace analysis of long-lived radionuclides. The investigation will concentrate on obtaining and evaluating spectroscopic data, identifying suitable laser sources, and exploring methods of ionization and detection. A report on the study performed shall be provided by the contractor. (2) The contractor shall design, construct and assemble components of an experiment to produce a Bose-Einstein condensate of sodium. The apparatus shall include magnet coils, optical systems for illumination and detection of the sodium atoms, thermal isolation barriers and atomic beam forming devices. Design drawings shall be provided by the contractor. (3) The contractor shall develop wavelength metrology for an 842 nm cw laser accurate to better than 2 MHz by comparison to known transition in suitable elements. The approach will involve sub-Doppler excitations of reference lines and the measurements of frequency intervals by Fabry-Perot interferometry and laser heterodyning techniques. A report on wavelength metrology shall be provided by the contractor. The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract. The period of performance for this acquisition is from the date of contract award through December 30, 1997. The FOB point for deliverables is Destination, Gaithersburg, MD. Request for a Quotation Package will be available to all responsible, interested firms. Please fax requests for a Quotation Package to Fax Number: (301) 963-7732. See numbered Note 26. (0167)

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