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60 -- FUSION SPLICER SOL N00173-99-Q-0107 POC Darlene Copp, Purchasing Agent, (202) 767-2374 The Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement for a fusion splicer with heat oven, power supply, power cord, user manual, spare electrodes, tool kit carrying case, and 1 year manufacturers warranty and should meet the following specification: Optics adjusted to view large fibers up to 1mm in diameter, should be self contained in a size of less than 40cm x 25 cm x 15 cm, and of weight below 8 kg, capable of splicing fibers from 125 microns to 1 mm diameter, software for splicing Er-doped fiber, capable of manual or automatic splices on polarization preserving fibers and should be capable of splices on fiber less than 5 mm stripped length. Please visit our website http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/supply for copies of solicitation package. Paper copies will not be issued. See Note(s): 1. Posted 06/29/99 (I-SN348575). (0180)

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