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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 525
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Contracts and Procurement Office
Grant Proposals, 1965-1978
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Contracts and Procurement Office |
Title: | Grant Proposals |
Dates: | 1965-1978 |
Quantity: | 20 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Record Unit 525 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These records document quotations, proposals, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide facilities and instruments for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and its programs. Of special interest are voluminous files concerning the development and planning for the Multiple-Mirror Telescope facility at Mount Hopkins, Arizona. |
Descriptive Entry
These records document quotations, proposals, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide facilities and instruments for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and its programs. Of special interest are voluminous files concerning the development and planning for the Multiple-Mirror Telescope (MMT) facility at Mount Hopkins, Arizona.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 525, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Contracts and Procurement Office, Grant Proposals
Container List
Box 1
RFQ 1-1-65 Wide Band Telemetry Transmitter (Video) for Balloon Flight Experiment, 1-6-1965
RFQ 2-1-65 Scanning Monochromater, 1-15-1965
RFQ 3-2-65 Documentary Film on Project Celescope, 2-1965
RFQ 4-3-65 Video Amplifier, 3-9-1965
RFQ 5-3-65 FM Receiver, 3-9-1965
RFQ 7-3-65 Pulse Height Analyzer, 3-17-1965
RFQ 6-3-65 Simultaneous Beta-Gamma Counting System with Automatic Sample Changer, 3-17-1965
RFQ 8-3-65 Microwave Tower Construction, 3-12-1965
RFQ 9-6-65 Consulting Services for Celescope
RFQ 10-6-65 Study Program re: Radomes
RFQ 11-6-65 Spaceborne High Voltage Power Supplies KIC Bid 6.5.0147, 6-18-1965
RFQ 12-8-65 Reflector for SAO
RFQ 13-10-65 Agassiz Station
RFQ 14-10-65 Cryogenic Cooler
RFQ 15-11-65 Nitric Oxide Ionization Chamber (Celescope)
RFQ 16-12-65 Celescope Data Handling Equipment
Box 2
RFQ 17-1-66 Meteor Research Program - Peak Power Detector and Phase Detector
RFQ 18-1-66 Construction of the Argentine Station
RFQ 19-1-66 Construction of the Ethiopian Station
RFQ 20-2-66 Engineering Study for Calibration of Radar Systems
RFQ 21-2-66 Spectrophotometer Data System
RFQ 22-3-66 Construction of the Brazil Station
RFQ 23-3-66 Laser Tracking Pedestal
RFQ 24-4-66 Laser Transmitting System
RFQ 25-4-66 12.5 Inch Cassegrainian Telescope
RFQ 26-5-66 Large Optical Reflector
RFQ 27-5-66 Microdensitometer Option for DHE from Astrodata, Inc.
RFQ 28-6-66 Center Line Survey for the Southwest Observatory
Box 3
RFQ 29-6-66 Corrector Cell
RFQ 30-8-66 Telescope Photoreceiver - Laser
RFQ 31-8-66 Laser Static Pointing Pedestal
RFQ 32-8-66 Pioneer Access Road, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
RFQ 33-11-66 System to Spherically Mold Sensitized Film
RFQ 34-11-66 Mount and Controls for Large Optical Reflector
RFQ 35-3-67 Installing and Providing Electrical Power to the Observatory Sites at Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
RFQ 36-3-67 Leasing a CDC 6400 System
RFQ 37-5-67 Fabricated Parts for 1984 Dish Conversion
RFQ 38-5-67 Special Fabricated Items Required in the 1984 Conversion in a Cassagrain Configuration
RFQ 39-5-67 For the Fabrication of a Counterweight Tube and a Transition Housing
RFQ 40-5-67 For the Fabrication of a Stationary Platform and a Maintenance Platform requested for the Conversion of an 1984 Antenna to a Cassegrain Configuration
Box 4
IFB41-7-67 Construction of BakerNunn/Laser and LOR Buildings on Mt. Hopkins (Contract rescinded see IFB 44-9-67)
RFQ 42-8-67 Electron Microprobe
RFQ 43-9-67 60" Telescope
RFQ 44-9-67 Readvertised for "Invitation to Bid" on the Construction of BakerNunn/Laser and LOR Buildings on Mt. Hopkins (41-7-67)
RFQ 45-9-67 Pumping System for Petrology of Extraterrestrial Materials Program
RFQ 46-11-67 Star Chart Negatives, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
RFQ 47-12-67 Alterations to Data Handling Equipment Facilities in 1st Floor Electronics Area, 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts
RFQ 48-12-67 Aerial Survey Topographical Plan Dr. Alberto A. Giesecke (Peru)
RFQ 49-1-68 Automatic Programmed Data Acquisition System
Box 5
RFQ 50-1-68 Multiplexer/Analog to Digital and a High Speed Buffer Registrar Unit
RFQ 51-1-68 Additions and Alterations to Power Distribution System at 185
RFQ 52-2-68 Computer Paper (12 Million Forms)
RFQ 53-2-68 Computer Ribbons
RFQ 54-2-68 Electric Clock
RFQ 55-4-68 Microfocus X-Ray Generator
RFQ 56-5-68 Burr-Brown Amplifiers
RFQ 57-6-68 Hewlett-Packard RF Units
RFQ 58-8-68 Multichannel Pulse Height Analyzer
RFQ 59-9-68 Construction Services for Laser Ranging System (Ethiopia)
RFQ 60-9-68 Construction Services for Laser Ranging System (Brazil)
RFQ 61-12-68 Sixty Inch Telescope Mount
RFQ 62-12-68 Four Static Pointing Pedestals (Tinsley)
RFQ 63-12-68 Two Interters/Two Linear Ampliers
Box 6
RFQ 64-1-69 Four Telescope Photoreceivers (Tinsley)
RFQ 65-1-69 Two Feed-Horn Systems (RF Systems)
RFQ 66-3-69 One Feed-Horn System
RFQ 67-3-69 Parametric Amplifier
RFQ 68-3-69 Six Tobe-Deutschmann Capacitors
RFQ 69-3-69 Generator
RFQ 70-6-69 Fabrication and Installation of a Dome
RFQ 71-6-69 60 Inch Telescope Facility and Generator Building, Mt. Hopkins
RFQ 72-6-69 Concentrator System
RFQ 73-9-69 Removal of a 24 Foot Diameter Radio Telescope at Agassiz Station
RFQ 74-10-69 Computer Forms
RFQ 75-11-69 An Extended Range Transmitting System (Criswell)
Box 7
RFQ 76-1-70 2900-3300 MHZ Feed Horn System
RFQ 77-3-70 Spacerays - Power Monitor FPB-125 (476 Req.)
RFQ 78-4-70 Memory Extension Control Unit
RFQ 79-4-70 Eldorado Counter with Accessories
RFQ 80-4-70 Block Engine Model 296 Michelson Interferometer to be used as a Fourier Spectrometer
RFP 81-5-70 Excavation, form and pour concrete pier and foundation rail supports for Lunar Laser Building in accordance with SAO Drawings
RFQ 82-5-70 Tektronix Scope
RFQ 83-5-70 Electrical Construction at Aggasiz Station
RFQ 84-6-70 Spare Parts for Laser Transmitter System
RFQ 85-6-70 Oscilloscopes with Accessories (Tektronix)
RFQ 86-6-70 Component parts to convert basic Picker X-Ray Unit to X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (Picker Corp.)
RFQ 87-6-70 Precision Electromagnet with Accessories (Varian)
RFQ 88-6-70 Magnetic Tape Recorder
RFQ 89-8-70 H.V. Power Supply
RFQ 90-8-70 Digi-Data Corporation - Tape Recorder and Controller
RFQ 91-8-70 Spare Parts for Pedestal Control System - Estimated
RFQ 92-8-70 Printing 6 Issues of SAO News
RFQ 93-9-70 Computer Forms
RFQ 94-9-70 Retroreflectors for Cannonball Proposal
RFQ 95-10-70 Thermistors
RFQ 96-10-70 Transformers
RFQ 97-10-70 Germanium Bolometer Systems
RFQ 98-10-70 Cassegrain Echelle Spectrograph
RFQ 99-3-71 2 Megawatt Line Pulser
RFQ 100-4-71 Contruction of an extension of the Pioneer Access Road, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
RFQ 101-5-71 Cannonball Core Manufacture
RFQ 102-5-71 Accessories for Laser Transmitter System
RFQ 103-5-71 Ion Source System
RFQ 104-6-71 Request for Renewal Subscriptions
RFQ 105-6-71 Power Supplies and Modules
RFQ 106-6-71 S.S.H.V. Power Supply
Box 8
RFQ 107-6-71 Ion Pumps
RFQ 108-6-71 Cannonball - Retroreflectors
RFQ 109-6-71 Fabricated Anneal Magnetic Shields for Masers
RFQ 110-6-71 Digital Synchronous Computer
RFQ 111-6-71 L Band Ferrite Isolators
RFQ 112-7-71 Operational Amplifiers
RFQ 113-7-71 Frequency Synthesizer
RFQ 114-8-71 Power to Mt. Hopkins (Citizens Utilities Company)
RFQ 115-8-71 Power to Mt. Hopkins (TRICO Electric Company)
RFQ 116-8-71 Cer Vit Cavity Cylinder, Tops and Base (Owens-Illinois)
RFQ 117-8-71 Ferrite Isolators
RFQ 118-8-71 IF Amplifiers
RFQ 119-8-71 Balanced Mixer-Pre Amplifies Assemblies
RFQ 120-9-71 Telescope Tube Assembly
RFQ 121-10-71 Printed Circuit Boards
RFQ 122-10-71 Solid State Inverters
RFQ 123-11-71 Oscillascope with Accessories
RFQ 124-11-71 Preliminary Conceptual Study for the MMT Facility
RFQ 125-11-71 Scientific Books
RFP 126-12-71 MMT Telescope Tube Structure Study (OSS)
Box 9
RFP 126-12-71 MMT Telescope Tube Structure Study (OSS) - continued
RFQ 127-12-71 Various Replacement Parts for Pneumatic Roller
RFQ 128-1-72 Blanket Order for Stripping, Cleaning, Recoating and Delivery of 10m Optical Reflector Mirror Segments
RFQ 129-1-72 MMT Mount - Design and Manufacture
Box 10
RFQ 130-1-72 Microfilming of Celescope Data
RFQ 131-1-72 Model 8 Geodimeter with Accessories
RFQ 132-1-72 Spare Parts for Laser Transmitting System
RFQ 133-2-72 Hexapole Magnet Assembly
RFQ 134-2-72 Power Distribution System of the Mt. Hopkins Observatory
RFP 135-2-72 Klystron
RFQ 136-2-72 Cavity Shield Cylinder and Cover Assemblies
RFQ 137-2-72 Parametric Amplifier
RFQ 138-2-72 Cer-vit Cavity Cylinder Base and Top
RFQ 139-3-72 Feed Horn System
RFQ 140-4-72 Photoelectric Paper Tape Recorder
RFQ 141-4-72 Klystron
RFQ 142-4-72 Preset Indexer and Motor
RFQ 143-4-72 Half Ton Pick-up Trucks
IFB 144-5-72 Installation of Chain-Link Security Fence
RFQ 145-5-72 Counter with Accessories
RFQ 146-6-72 Data Handling System B consisting of various Modules and Teleprinter
RFQ 147-7-72 Develop and fabricate Phaselock Receiver and Frequency Synthesizer
RFQ 148-7-72 Services for Insulation of Magnetic Shields
RFQ 149-7-72 Log-Periodic Antenna and Rotator with Remote Control Console
IFB 150-7-72 Adjustable Support System with Lift Units
RFQ 151-7-72 Oscilloscope and Hood
RFQ 152-8-72 Vector Velometer
Box 11
RFQ 153-8-72 Programmable Calculator System
RFQ 154-9-72 Special 211 L/S Model 3&6-20-80 Hydrogen Pump
RFQ 155-9-72 Computer Ribbons
RFQ 156-10-72 LINC Drive Memory with Drive
RFQ 157-11-72 Services Related to MMT
RFQ 158-11-72 Copper Coat Maser Cavity Seats
RFQ 159-12-72 Fabrication and Anneal Maser Cavity Shield Cylinder and Cover Assembly
RFQ 160-12-72 Mixer-Pre Amp
RFQ 161-12-72 Frequency Synthesizer
RFQ 162-1-73 Update a SAO Supplied Instrument Recorder/Reproducer Ampex Model MC1800H
RFQ 163-1-73 Architect-Engineer Services for Multiple Mirror Telescope Building
RFQ 164-2-73 Klystrons
RFQ 165-2-73 Computer Cards
IFB 166-2-73 Fabricate and Deliver Water Storage Tanks with Base Rings
RFQ 167-2-73 Fabrication of Cavity Cylinders, Bases and Tops
RFQ 168-2-73 Fabrication and Assembly of Hexapole Magnet Assemblies
RFQ 169-2-73 Fabricate and Anneal Pump and Cylinder Shields
RFQ 170-3-73 Fabrication of Cavity Cylinder, Base and Top Covers
RFQ 171-3-73 Translators
RFQ 172-3-73 Components for Data General Super Nova Computer
Box 12
RFP 173-5-73 Design, Fabricate, Test and Deliver Shaft Angle Encoders
RFQ 174-5-73 Waveform Digitizer
RFQ 175-5-73 IBM Computer Cards
RFP 176-5-73 Computer Ribbons
RFP 177-5-73 Underground Power Distribution System of the Mt. Hopkins Observatory
RFQ 178-5-73 Generator Set
RFQ 179-5-73 Paper Tape Perforator with Drive Electronics
RFQ 180-5-73 Klystron
IFB 181-5-73 Solid State Klystron Power Supply
RFQ 182-6-73 Nova 1230 Minicomputer
RFQ 183-7-73 Computer Cards
RFQ 184-7-73 Fabrication of Cavity Cylinder, Base and Top
RFQ 185-7-73 Construction of On-Site Roadway Improvements to the Pioneer Access Road on Mt. Hopkins
RFQ 186-8-73 Kodak Recording Film
RFQ 187-8-73 Construction of Multiple Mirror Telescope Site Access Road on Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
RFQ 188-9-73 Foam and Fabricate Flight Set of Magnetic Shield Assembly
RFQ 189-10-73 MMT Design, Title I and II, WFE
RFQ 190-11-73 Floppy Disc
Box 13
RFP 191-12-73 ASTP Instrumentation System Hardware
RFP 192-1-74 Computer Forms
RFQ 193-1-74 Energy Dispersive X-Ray Detector System
RFQ 194-1-74 Regrading Existing Observatory Access Road
RFQ 195-1-74 Computer Cards
Box 14
RFQ 196-2-74 Commercial Power, Citizens Utilities
RFQ 197-3-74 Optical Table
RFQ 198-3-74 Replacement Teletype Machines
RFQ 199-3-74 Recording Film
RFQ 200-3-74 Paper Tape Perforator with Drive Electronics
RFQ 201-3-74 Transportation of a Telescope Mount Structure from Italy (Custom's Info)
RFQ 202-3-74 Spare Parts of O-I Shaft-Angle Encoders
RFQ 203-4-74 Optical Support Structure
Box 15
RFQ 203-4-74 Optical Support Structure - continued
RFQ 204-4-74 Computer Cards
RFQ 205-4-74 Electrodes of Imaging Proportional Counter
RFQ 206-4-74 Waveform Digitizer
RFQ 207-4-74 Paper Tapes Perforators with Electronics
RFQ 208-4-74 Pulse Generators - 8007B Hp
RFQ 209-5-74 Nanofast Counter Model 536B, Counter Plug-In Model A3
IFB 210-5-74 Fabricate, Deliver and Install a Pre-Engineered Metal Structure
RFQ 211-5-74 Power Supply Model 108P LeCroy
RFQ 212-5-74 Electronic Oven Units
RFQ 213-5-74 Lexescope Control Board
RFQ 214-5-74 Perforator Drive with Electronics
RFQ 215-5-74 Synthesizer
RFQ 216-8-74 High Voltage DC Power Supply
RFQ 217-6-74 Digital Delay Generator
RFQ 218-6-74 Line Scanner
RFQ 219-6-74 Laser Modulator
RFQ 220-6-74 NOVA - Accessible Disc Storage
RFQ 221-6-74 Signal Reading Box and Display Unit
RFQ 222-6-74 Cavity Cylinder per Drawing RSP003-1 Rev. L
RFQ 223-7-74 Fabricate, Assemble and Test X-Ray Image Intensifier
IFB 224-7-74 MMT Building (cancelled - superseded by RFP 228-11-75)
Box 16
RFQ 225-8-74 X-Ray Energy Spectrometer
RFQ 226-8-74 Cavity Cylinders, Bases and Top Covers
RFQ 227-9-74 Computer Ribbons
RFQ 228-11-74 Multiple Mirror Telescope Facility
Box 17
RFQ 228-11-74 Multiple Mirror Telescope Facility - continued
RFQ 229-1-75 X-Ray Microfocus Equipment
RFQ 230-1-75 Pulse Shaping System
RFQ 231-1-75 Matched Sets of Worm and Worm Gears
RFQ 232-2-75 Regrading Improvements to the Existing Observatory Access Road on Mt. Hopkins
RFQ 233-3-75 Half Ton Vehicle
RFQ 234-3-75 Bragg Cell Lens System
RFQ 235-4-75 Recording Film
RFQ 236-5-75 One Piece Mask
RFQ 237-5-75 Par-Amp 18 cm
RFQ 238-7-75 Flexible Solenoid (Jendrock)
RFQ 239-7-75 Negative Electron Affinity X-Ray Photomultiplier
Box 18
RFQ 240-7-75 Negative Electron Affinity Imaging X-Ray Detector
RFQ 241-8-75 Computer Forms
RFQ 242-8-75 Star Simulator Mirror
RFQ 243-10-75 Simulator Test Mirror
RFQ 244-10-75 Cavity Cylinders, Bases and Top Covers
RFQ 245-2-76 Feed Horn
RFQ 246-2-76 Inner and Outer Pump Shield Cylinder and Cover Assemblies
RFQ 247-3-76 Fabricate and Anneal 4 Torrespherical Shields
RFQ 248-3-76 XUV Optical Assembly
RFQ 249-4-76 Req. #1596 - Phase Lock Frequency Stabilizer
RFQ 250-5-76 Access Road, Montosa Canyon Section Relocation
RFQ 251-6-76 Req. #1612 Dummy Mirrors, MMT
RFQ 252-6-76 Req. #1611 Machined Parts for MMT
RFQ 253-6-76 Req. #1611 Trim Weights for MMT
RFQ 254-8-76 Ultra High Resolution Electronics Chassis and Photographic System (P/R #75777)
RFQ 255-8-76 Optics (Req. #79277) Sozanski and Traub
RFQ 256-8-76 Generators - W. Grim
RFQ 257-9-76 Req. #79389 SAO Drawing XRT-165 (B. Rowe) RFQ Only
RFQ 258-10-76 Preliminary Design Guide Lemar - Spacelab Payload
RFQ 259-10-76 Fabrication of Optical Support Structure
Box 19
RFQ 259-10-76 Fabrication of Optical Support Structure - continuted
RFQ 260-11-76 Micro Channel Plates (Rowe-Bardas) Req. #9888
RFQ 261-11-76 Megastore (Memory System) (PR #80406)
RFQ 262-11-76 Proportional Detector (PR #80406)
RFQ 263-12-76 Tape Controllers, Drives and Printer
RFQ 264-12-76 Microchannel Plates
RFQ 265-12-76 Visible Light Image Convertor
RFQ 266-12-76 Infrared Detector Assembly (Req. #3702) - cancelled - (Rockwell International)
RFQ 267-1-77 Cryo-Vacuum Pumping System
RFQ 268-1-77 Thomas Idustries (Req. # 3746) - Nick
RFQ 269-2-77 Secondary Actuator Hubs (Req. #3743/Nick) MMT
RFQ 270-2-77 Beam Combiner-Detector Support Ring (Req. #3744/Nick) MMT
RFQ 271-2-77 Guiderscope Cell Supports, Angles, Brackets, Mirror Cell Supports (Req. #3748/Nick) MMT
RFQ 272-2-77 Miscellaneous Machined Parts (15 items) (Req. #3739/Nick) MMT
RFQ 273-2-77 Crossed Grid Charge Detector (Bob Rasche) No Req. (Nick)
RFQ 274-2-77 Damping Pads - MMT (Req. #3747/Nick)
RFQ 275-2-77 Automation of Spectrometers
IFB 276-2-77 Electrical Distribution System
RFQ 277-3-77 Design, Fabricate and Deliver A Cross Grid Charge Detector
RFQ 277A-3-77 Computer Paper Forms
RFQ 278-3-77 Quotes Only - Requested by Nystrom - 7 Drawings
RFQ 279-3-77 Negative Electron Affinity Imaging X-Ray Detector (Phase A)
RFQ 280-3-77 Cavity Set (Jendrock Ort Tool and Die) MAS-2150 Rev. A, sheet 1 and 2 - Quote only to Req.
RFQ 281-3-77 Ultek Pump Modified (NRL) MAS-2180 Rev. D (Sh. 1) & Rev. C (Sh. 2)
RFP 282-4-77 Infrared Photometer (IRP) for Space Telescope
Box 20
RFP 283-4-77 Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) for Space Telescope
RFQ 284-4-77 Magnetic Tape System
RFQ 285-5-77 High Resolution Imaging System with Color Monitor
RFQ 286-6-77 Req. #3823 MHO Retaining Wall estimated $4,200 (D. Hogan/T. Weeks)
RFQ 287-7-77 Electric Trolley Hoist
RFQ 288-7-77 Traveling Crane
IFB 289-7-77 Huber Maintainer of Equal
RFQ 290-8-77 Linc Tape Drive Modifications
RFQ 291-8-77 High Vacuum Components and Hardware
RFQ 292-8-77 Visible Light Image Convertors
RFQ 293-8-77 Crossed Grid Charge Detectors
RFQ 294-9-77 Hagopian - Bellows Assembly - HCO Model Shop 507-02602
RFQ 295-9-77 Hagopian - Reg. 83528 - Crystal Housing XRT-181
RFQ 296-9-77 NEAD Photomultiplier and Photocathode Study Program
RFQ 297-11-77 Pulse Shaping Systems
RFQ 298-12-77 Mt. Hopkins Req. #83302 - Quote for Gas and Dis.
RFQ 299-12-77 X-Ray Head and Control Unit
RFQ 300-1-78 Disk Controller and Drives with Accessories
RFP 301-2-78 Mt. Hopkins Dormitory
RFQ 302-2-78 AS&E Reg. nos. 83094, 83295, 83299 and 83297
RFQ 303-2-78 AS&E 6 Item Reg. #83293 Dick Goddard
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