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The Department of Commerce, specifically the Organic Chemical Metrology Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is seeking to acquire 200 glass artifact units. These units are required to produce a new lot of Standard Reference Material, designated as SRM 2241a, which serves as a Relative Intensity Correction Standard for Raman Spectroscopy with 785 nm Excitation. To ensure consistency, the glass units must be manufactured to exact specifications so that their emission and absorbance characteristics closely match previous SRM 2241 units. This procurement is listed as a forecast and is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 327212. The work will be performed in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Interested parties may contact Daniel Dender for further information regarding this requirement.

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NIST seeks 200 glass artifact units for SRM 2241a, small business set-aside.

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Department Of Commerce → AD for Laboratory Programs

NAICS

327212 - Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing

Place of Performance

GAITHERSBURG, MD

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SBA

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PostedMay 9

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AgencyDepartment Of Commerce → AD for Laboratory Programs

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Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce → AD for Laboratory Programs

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DANIEL DENDER

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The Organic Chemical Metrology Group (OCMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needs to acquire 200 units of a glass artifact for the purposes of producing a new lot of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2241 (Relative Intensity Correction Standard for Raman Spectroscopy: 785 nm Excitation). The new lot will be released as SRM 2241a. These units must be made to the exact specifications described below such that the absorbance and emission characteristics of the glass units match previous NIST SRM 2241 units as closely as possible.

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