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66 -- LAB EQUIPMENT SOL 220145-00-99 DUE 022299 POC Trudy Dartouzos, Contract Speciallist, ph: 301/827-7165, faX: 301/827-7103 See note #1. The Food and Drug Administration [FDA], Center for Devices and Radiological Health [CDRH] intends to award a purchase order for Lambda Physik COMPex 102 [F-version] excimer laser. The requirements are for extended gas lifetime and laser performance and should include no polymers in the laser tube, electrostatic gas processing and all capacitors located outside the laser tube. Physical requirements should include: single phase power supply, air cooling, RS232 interface, and compact footprint [<5 ft2]. Performance requirements should be at 193 nm and specifications are as follows: 1] pulse energy -- value 200, units mJ, 2] maximum repetition rate -- value 20, units Hz, 3] average power -- value 4, units W, 4] pulse duration -- value 25, units ns, 5] pulse to pulse stability -- value 4, units _+_%, 6] beam divergence -- value 3 x 1, units mrad [V x H], 7] temporal jitter -- value 2, units _+_ns. One year warranty on parts and labor must be included in quote. Written quotations are due by 2:00 pm on 2/22/99. Posted 02/03/99 (W-SN294002). (0034)

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