PR for Hamamatsu parts - quote #QUO-70708-M0H3W9

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking a sole source provider for a Micro-Channel Plate (MCP) photomultiplier tube, specifically the Hamamatsu R5916-64 MOD Detector, R9880U-300, R9880U-116, and R10467U-40. The detector is required for the High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL2) instrument, which is being upgraded for ocean profiling measurements under NASA's Instrument Incubator Program (IIP). The sole source justification is due to the unique specifications of the detector and the fact that Hamamatsu is the only vendor that sells this specific detector with the required packaging style. • The detector is required for the HSRL2 instrument upgrade. • The detector has unique specifications that are required for the project. • Hamamatsu is the only vendor that sells this specific detector with the required packaging style. • Nine of these detectors have been previously purchased for this project and have proven to meet the performance requirements.