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44 -- REPLACEMENT OF GUIDES FOR NEUTRON BEAMS NG-3 AND NG-7 SOL 52SBNB9C1051 POC Joan Smith, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6458, 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. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Neutron Research has a requirement for the replacement of neutron guides for the cold neutron beams NG-3 and NG-7 located in the Reactor Building, Gaithersburg, Maryland. These guides are required to be interchangeable with existing neutron guides.-Quantity, One set of guide tubes-F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland-Delivery 365 days after contract award. -A firm fixed price contract is anticipated. -- It is the government's intent to procure these guide tubes from Compagnie Industriele des Lasers (CILAS), Orleans, France, the only responsible source that can satisfy the agency's requirement. -- See Number Note 22 and 26.***** Posted 04/30/99 (W-SN326545). (0120)

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