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66 -- MOLECULAR MEASURING MACHINE CONTROLLER SOL 53SBNB760264 DUE 081297 POC Sandra Febach/301-975-6326; FAX 301-963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. AMENDMENT 0001: The following question and answer is provided as clarification of the referenced solicitation, and does not change requirements previously posted. As a result, the due date for submission of quotations is unchanged (08/12/97). QUESTION: Page 3 of the specification, in line one states "all ADCs and DACs must be capable of simultaneous data capture or output at 25 kHz." Does this mean no skew between samples? Or is there some small amount allowable? Is less than 500 nsec for total skew between samples acceptable if it meets the 25 kHz capture or output rate? ANSWER: Up to 1 usec of skew would be acceptable. Note: Complete specifications will be provided upon request. (0217)

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