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66 -- 5W DPSS LASER SOL NB848800028BJ POC BJ Roberts, Purchasing Agent, (303) 497-3799, Fax (303) 497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management, Barbara.Roberts@noaa.gov. The National Institute of Standards & Technology has a requirement for a diode-pumped-solid-state (DPSS) laser that: produces less than 5 watts CW at wavelength of 532 nm in a TEMoo mode with a M2 of less than 1.1, Beam pointing/stability better than an actively stabilized argon laser, Optical noise greater than 0.1 percent RMS, Runs on 115 VAC, Has a remote control, Does not require external cooling water. Delivery by June 15th or 30 days ARO. The vendor must have a national service network and an installed base of 50 units. Onsite installation should be included. The units must be provided with a full warranty for 1 year of 5000 hours of operation. A refurbished unit is acceptable if: 1) it has less than 750 hours of operation time. The vendor must provide documentation of the hours via a built in clock in the unit. The vendor must certify that the hours are correct, it is factory refurbished and brought up to specifications for a new unit, it is provided with the full warranty of a new unit, 2) If the vendor cannot provide a DPSS laser by the required delivery date, a short term loan of a 8 watt argon-ion laser is acceptable. In this case the bid should be considered to be $1000 higher than the actual bid price due to the expense of installing the necessary services in the lab. The vendor must also acknowledge that the purchase is of the DPSS laser and not the argon laser, therefore, payment will not be made until the DPSS laser is delivered. Technical merit as well as price will be used to evaluate offers. As the technical merit becomes more equal, price becomes a greater factor. Procurements under Simplified Acquisition Procedures ($100,000 or less) are set-aside for small business unless small business cannot met the need at a reasonable price. Terms & Conditions and agency level protest procedures can be found on web site http: netsite.esa.doc.gov/oam/conops/#REFERENCE. Hard copy in full text is available from the office address and phone number listed in the notice. No RFQ package will be available. All technical questions should be addressed to Steven Cundiff (303) 492-4021. Notice expires May 22, 1998. (0126)

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