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66 -- ARGON TRIPLE POINT CELL SOL S-3 DUE 022200 POC Sandra L. Wheeler, Purchasing Agent, Phone (321)867-7869, Fax (321)867-7202, Email sandra.wheeler-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76#S-3. E-MAIL: Sandra L. Wheeler, sandra.wheeler-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov. SPACE GATEWAY SUPPORT, POC SANDRA WHEELER, 321-867-7869, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL, INTENDS TO PURCHASE A PON ENGINEERING LABORATORIES OR EQUAL ARGON TRIPLE POINT CELL MODEK K38 WITH IEEE-488 REMOTE INTERFACE OPTION NUMBER 488OPT OR EQUAL. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MINIMUM SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: 1-TEMPERATURE REFERENCE POINT MUST BE ACCORDANCE WITH CCT-90 AND NIST DESIGN; 2-SELF CONTAINED APPARATUS WHICH CONTAINS A SEALED CRYOGENTIC TRIPLE POINT CELL OF 99.9999% PURE ARGON THAT UTILIZES LIQUID NITROGEN TO REALIZE THE ARGON TRIPLE POINT DEFINING FIXED POINT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS-90; 3-VENDOR MUST PROVIDE A CERTIFICATION WITH THE ARGON POINT STATING THE OPERATING TEMP. WITH AN UNCERTAINTY VALUE AT TWO SIGMA, TRACEABLE TONIST, INCLUDED IN THE CERTIFICATION WILL BE TABLES AND CHARTS CHARACTERIZING THE MEASURED PLATEAU PROFILE AND THE HYDROSTATIC HEAD CORRECTION. IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT THAT MEETS THESE SPECIFICATIONS, PLEASE SEND TECHNICAL DATA ONLY TO: ATTN: SANDRA WHEELER, DEPT. SGS-300, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 32899. ALL TECHNICAL DATA MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2-22-00 TO BE CONSIDERED. Posted 02/07/00 (D-SN422710). (0038)

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