US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

66 -- ARC SPARK VACUUM EMISSION SPECTROMETER SOL DAAE30-Q-0804 DUE 081599 POC Sonya Rappoport, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-2775 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/Q-80804/Q-80804.htm. E-MAIL: Sonya Rappoport, srappop@pica.army.mil. ARDEC's Production Metallurgy Team needs to purchase an arc spark vacuum emission spectrometer that has the ability to quickly and precisely measure the composition of a metallic specimen. In a matter of seconds, the metals analyzer shall provide the precise quantities of all the elements in any metallic specimen. Metals analysis that requires hazardous materials to dissolve specimens, or individual analyses for each element, or numerous tubes, or semi-quantitative techniques are NOT acceptable. Only arc spark techniques that are capable of accurately viewing the entire emission spectrum from a variety of specimen types (specimens such as copper, steel, aluminum, titanium, lead, and their alloys) are acceptable. Specifically, the metals analyzer shall employ an echelle grating and charge injection device solid state detector. The metals analyzer shall also employ a spark source with capacitor discharge at 200 or 400 Hz, an argon flushed sample stand, and peak current at 11, 25, 40 or 210 A for a duration of 25, 50 or 425 microseconds. The analyzer shall include a detector cooling unit consisting of a two-stage liquid heat exchanger, and software that controls analytical operation, performs quantitative analysis, identifies all wavelengths, controls gas flows and source parameters, calculates calibration curves, and downloads results in standard, PC-based format. The analyzer shall include on-site training and installation, and shall be covered by a minimum one-year warranty. The Government intends to award this sole source purchase order to Baird Corporation, Franklin, MA 02038. See Note 22 Posted 08/10/99 (D-SN365514). (0222)

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