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66 -- DIODE-ARRAY SPECTROPHOTOMETER DUE 042593 POC Write to Lee Shea, Purchasing Agernt The USDA, Agricultural Research Service intends to enter into a SOLE-SOURCE contract with Perten Instruments, Springfield IL. This contract is for one Flexi-Mode DA System including VIS and NIR sensors, Pentium PC, Grams 32/PLSIQ Win 95 and Perten Simplicity Software. This equipment shall be comparable with existing SKCS-4100 equipment for additional research to facilitate transfer of calibrations and experimental techniques. Perten's equipment is covered under three patents currently. This research requires use of a spectrometer with a chopped light source, the ability to collect 30 spectra per second, and that measures absorption over the wave length range of 400 -- 1700nm. Posted 05/26/99 (W-SN336105). (0146)

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