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66 -- OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL DAAL01-95-R-9787 DUE 040395 POC Faith McNamee, Contract Specialist, (301) 394-1365, Tamara J. Verdon, Contracting Officer, (301) 394-4681. Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (VASE) System (1 ea.) -- The system shall include a double Monochromator Wollam Ellipsometer (1 ea.), based Electronic Data Acquisition System P/N 486DX2 (1 ea.), Precision X-ray Diffraction Goniometer Base (1 ea.), Optical Fiber Input Source for Wollam Ellipsometer (1 ea.), Solid State Detector System (1 ea.). The contractor shall conduct an 8 hour training demonstration on data acquisition and data analysis at Chestnut Run, Delaware. -- FOB Destination. It is the intent of the Government to award a contract on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item described above are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer, and provide supporting evidence to the Contracting Officer within fifteen (15) calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis. The final determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based on any information provided, is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a bid or proposal which will be considered by the Agency. No telephone requests will be honored. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0083)

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