Therefore, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to request a Firm Fixed Price quote, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), from Roper Scientific DBA Princeton Instruments of Trenton, NJ for the purchase of its  Digital Charge Couple Device Camera System. NIST Surface and Microanalysis Science Division will use the System on existing computer controlled applications.

 

Sole source determination is based on required compatibility with existing hardware and software and existing test sets are required. Certified and custom designed data analysis programs have been developed to accommodate the required system, and the system elements pinto-pin matched to NIST Charge Couple Device (CCD) measurement facility. Keeping system compatibility is critical to maintaining high levels of quality and accuracy and only Roper Scientific Digital Charge Couple Device Spectroscopy System meets requirements. Any deviation from compatible components would result in a reduced level of performance and extensive costly reengineering and retrofitting. A deviation from the Roper Scientific Particle Luminescence Spectroscopy System would cause system failure.

NIST has a need for Digital Charge Couple Device Camera Systems that would meet the following requirements:

Spectroscopy detector:

Imaging Spectrograph and Monochromator:
• 500mm focal length, micrometer controlled entrance slit
• Shall include a micrometer controlled exit slit, motorized exit mirror
• shall include standard multichannel detector adaptor flange
• Shall include triple grating turret, providing 90° and 180° optical path
• Shall be capable of automated wavelength and intensity calibration
• Shall include wavelength and intensity calibration light sources.
• Shall include Gratings, 2400 G/mm, 1200 G/mm, and 600 G/mm with 500nm blaze wavelength.
• Shall include an adjustable Fiber Adapter with horizontal translation capability, with10 mm diameter ferrule.

Image and Spectral Acquisition and control software:
• Shall be 100% software compatible with WinSpec and WinView acquisition platforms.
Detectors:
Digital Charge Couple Device Camera System will include two detectors:

• Detector #1
Shall provide a scientific grade, back-illuminated, CCD with 1024 x 1024 pixels, 13 x 13 μm pixels (13.3mm x 13.3mm image area); with thermoelectric Peltier cooled with liquid circulation; with dual speed read out, 2 MHz and 100 kHz 16 bit; and with USB 2.0 interface.

• Detector #2
1024 pixels, 12.8 x 12.8 μm pixels (13.1 x 13.1 mm image area); with up to 32MHz (16MHzx2) digitization; with timing generator in the camera; with gigabit data Interface; with C-mount, F-mount, and spectrometer-mount; with power supply; and with a
5m data interface cable.

CCD - charge coupled device
WinSpec - Roper Scientific/Princeton Instruments spectral control software.
WinView - Roper Scientific/Princeton Instruments imaging control software.