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66 -- LOW TEMPERATURE MICROWAVE PROBE STATION SOL 814004072BJ DUE 020700 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 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to procure a low tempeature microvace probe station from Desert Cryogenics of Tuscon, Az. This is the only commercially available unit that satisfies our requirements: probing band width up to 40 gigahertz, operation from 4K to 450K, set up for magnetic probing. It is the intent of the Government to award this procurement on a sole source basis under authority of 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) with Desert Cryogenics. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (NTE $100,000). This synopsis is issued for information only. No competitive solicitation is planned. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether or not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government's best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. No RFQ is available. All technical questions shall be addressed to Stephen Russekof NIST at 303 497-5097. Posted 01/26/00 (D-SN419258). (0026)

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