IWC-ISS 210036 - Optolette 355LD Tunable Laser

Summary of Specifications:
The department of Chemistry at Colorado State University intends to purchase an Optolette 355LD Tunable Laser from Optotek Inc as a sole source procurement to replace their current Optotek OPO that has become unstable and unreliable for the spectrometer that it drives. Listed below is the specific rationale for purchasing this particular hardware. Other firms interested in proposing an instrument that meets the critical specifications should read and be familiar with the requirements listed below before responding. Responses must be submitted via email to the Purchasing Agent, Gregory.Smith@ColoState.edu, no later than 12:00 PM MDT, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Interested vendors MAY NOT directly contact the department regarding this procurement. Inquiries must be directed to the Purchasing Agent.