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66 -- LARGE-PULSE ULTRAVIOLET LASER SOL 920-78736-902 DUE 081100 POC Deborah A. Bittner, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 614-5609, Fax (301) 614-5619, Email Deborah.A.Bittner.1@gsfc.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=51#920-78736-902. E-MAIL: Deborah A. Bittner, Deborah.A.Bittner.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for one (1) each Large-Pulse Ultraviolet Laser for the transmitter of the Raman Airborne Spectroscopic Lidar (RASL) Instrument. The RASL instrument design nominally assumes that a flashlamp pumped, Q-switched, frequency tripled Nd:YAG laser will be the transmitter. Other lasers or configurations will be considered and evaluated with all due consideration of impacts to the rest of the RASL instrument design and performance. Complete optical, electrical, mechanical, environmental and chiller specifications will be provided with the RFQ package. Exceptions to the specifications must be noted and will be weighed against costs and other factors in considering proposals. Warranty and service contracts will also be considered in this procurement and should be included and may be priced separately. A minimum one-year warranty period is considered essential. Proposal must include vendor set-up and demonstration of performance specifications at customer's lab. Vendor must furnish any specialized equipment needed to perform acceptance tests or provide notice to customer at least 3 months in advance of any equipment needed for demonstrating the laser. Customer may have available a laser power meter, laser safety goggles, and a Big Sky Laser beam diagnostic system to use in performing acceptance tests. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR PART 12. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3825 and 500, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of RFQ 920-78736-902 is on or about July 21, 2000 with an anticipated quote due date of on or about August 11, 2000. All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 07/05/00 (D-SN471551). (0187)

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