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Optical Atomic Clock System Supply and Integration

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Department Of Commerce NistView Agency

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334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

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Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA

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Supply, delivery, and integration of two high-precision optical atomic clock systems compliant with NIST specifications at the Gaithersburg campus.

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