PRESOL | 60 | Procurement of 18,000 km of 0.7 mm diameter Wavelength Shifting Fiber (WLS) for the NOvA Experiment. Total length of Fiber is ~32 m & a U bend of ~7 cm diameter at the far end of the tube.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 18, 2007 FBO #1938
SOLICITATION NOTICE

60 -- Procurement of 18,000 km of 0.7 mm diameter Wavelength Shifting Fiber (WLS) for the NOvA Experiment. Total length of Fiber is ~32 m & a U bend of ~7 cm diameter at the far end of the tube.

Notice Date: 3/16/2007
Notice Type: Solicitation Notice
NAICS: 541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Contracting Office: Department of Energy, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, P.O. BOX 500 MAIL STOP 210 (WH4W), BATAVIA, IL, 60510, UNITED STATES
ZIP Code: 00000
Solicitation Number: 03162007-RFC
Response Due: 4/6/2007
Archive Date: 4/21/2007
Description: The firm must have five (5) or more years of successful design & manufacture of this type of WLS Fiber. And, must be able to produce & ship 18,000 km of 0.7 mm diameter WLS Fiber (fully meeting Spec. requirements) over a 4 year period (11/07 - 9/11). The light generated in the Fiber must have Attenuation length of at least 16 - 20 m. Fiber is composed of a clear polystyrene core doped with a fluorescent dye and clad with a layer of PMMA and a layer of fluorinated polymer. The dye, K27 or equivalent, absorbs blue light entering the core and shifts the wavelength by >75 nm from blue to yellow-green light. The dye has a high efficiency for conversion of the blue light and a low attenuation for the green light. The two (2) free ends of the loop guide the transmitted light to an avalanche photodiode. The Fiber, whether bent or straight, must be resistant to damage by the liquid scintillator (cladding continuity is essential here) and maintain its light yield for at least 15 years.
Place of Performance: Address: Fermi Research Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), Fermi Research Alliance LLC (FRA), Kirk Road & Wilson Street, PO Box 500; Mail Station 210, Batavia, Illinois, Attn: Robert F. Cibic-Sr. Procurement Administrator; Zip Code: 60510; Country: UNITED STATES
Record: SN01252810-W 20070318/070316220411 (fbodaily.com)
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60 -- Procurement of 18,000 km of 0.7 mm diameter Wavelength Shifting Fiber (WLS) for the NOvA Experiment. Total length of Fiber is ~32 m & a U bend of ~7 cm diameter at the far end of the tube.