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66 -- FLEXI-MODE DA SYSTEM POC Lee Shea, Purchasing Agent, 970-229-5515 or fax 970-229-5531. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service intends to enter into a SOLE-SOURCE contract with Perten Instruments, Crofton, MD. 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 SKWCS, which is currently being used, is proprietary. 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. (0238)

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