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66 -- OZONESONDE SOL NRMGP100900415JW DUE 032399 POC Jacqueline Wright (303) 497-5282, FAX (303) 497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisitions Management, Brenda.S.Summers@noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratories (CMDL), is planning on purchasing 100 each ozonesondes which shall include 1) Sensor for detecting ozone must be of the electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) type, 2) Pump must be non-reactive with ozone and capable of working in the altitude range of 0-35km. A thermistor for measuring pump temperature must be mounted in the pump, 3) Ozonesonde must be capable of measuring ozone with an accuracy and precision of 5% over the altitude range of 0-30km and for ozone mixing ratios of 0-15 parts per million by volume, 4) Ozonesonde must provide an electronics interface with the Vaisala RS-80 radiosonde with the following characteristics: a) Capable of mounting within the chassis of the ozonesonde and interconnecting with the sensor output and the pump thermistor with all connections provided. b) Provide power source (battery) for interface board and pump operation. c) Capable of providing 1 second data output. d) Sensor current must be read with 12 bit accuracy. e) Be able to provide conversion of the Vaisala RS-80 pressure, temperature and humidity information as well as the ozonesonde sensor current and pump thermistor resistance and produce a data stream that can be transmitted by the RS-80 radiosonde. f) Be compatible with the NOAA Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory ozonesonde software and data processing routines; 5) Ozonesonde must be housed in a container that maintains the environmental conditions in the temperature range 10-30 degrees Celsius, and 6) The ozonesonde and its container must weigh 1.5 kilograms or less. No RFQ is available; however, interested sources may respond by submitting documentation that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet this requirement. Responses must reference Synopsis No. NRMGP100900415JW. This announcement/solicitation is being issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13 (NTE $100,000.00). In the absence of other qualified sources, it is the intent to award a sole source procurement to ENSCI, Inc., Boulder, CO 80303. JACQUELINE WRIGHT, Purchasing Agent. Posted 03/09/99 (D-SN306391). (0068)

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