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66 -- METEOROLOGICAL LIDAR SENSOR (MLS) DUE 062300 POC Donald M. Thompson, Contracting Officer, 301-713-2110 ext 116 The NOAA Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) program has a need for a commercial-off-the-shelf LIDAR instrument capable of reporting vertical backscatter and/or extinction energy profiles in height bins that are range and instrument normalized. The ground- based sensor shall have a signal detection range not less than 8,000 meters with resolution less than or equal to 30 meters. The instrument shall use a Class 1 eye-safe laser that transmits energy in the visible spectrum. The sensor and associated equipment shall be suitable for the outdoor environment with weather-tight enclosures, cables, and sensing elements. The instrument shall be capable of tilting plus or minus 90 degrees from zenith. The sensor shall operate on single phase commercial power. The Government intends to purchase one Commercial sensor which can meet the NWS MLS requirements. Vendors may request a copy of the complete MLS requirement from the contact person within two weeks of the CBD issuance and should respond within four weeks of CBD issuance. Interested parties should send a sensor descriptive package (including brochure) and a request for the MLS requirement to Annette E. Stevens, 1325 East-West Highway, Mail Code SAOX2, Workstation 4349, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 labeled "ASOS Meteorological LIDAR Sensor." Posted 05/25/00 (W-SN458880). (0146)

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