The Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University would like to purchase a Steady State Spectrometer. Older technology and newer competing companies typically design fluorometers that have multi-compartment and relatively large devices that require a significant amount of benchtop space. Having a benchtop machine that is capable of precise measurements is incredibly important as samples will be shuttled directly from our bench top CV and UV-Vis to the fluorometer without time in between to maintain sample integrity. Further, the space(s) in our lab are relatively limited and/or shared with other labs. Most importantly, we have to characterize the fluorescence quantum yields of our catalysts. Typically, this is done via comparative methods wherein a known standard is compared to an unknown. However, the ideal standard has an absorption and emission profile similar to our compounds. Due to the diverse family of compounds that we characterize, then compare, it is nearly impossible to find a suitable standard and avoid error in experimental that arises from consistently changing a standard. Therefore, we believe that an integrating sphere which can easily attach in a plug-and-play module, not using fiber optics, but goes directly into the system of a fluorimeter is our only option to get the precision we require. Therefore, the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University looks to establish Edinburgh Instruments as a sole source procurement.