Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE, Room 419, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 98C290(S) DUE 091498 POC Dorothy Reed-Penix, Lead Purchasing Agent, (404) 842-6774 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to purchase an ASPEC XL 4 Automated Solid Phase Extraction System on a sole source basis from Gilson, Inc in Middleton, Wisconsin. The Automated Solid Phase Extraction System includes the ASPEC XL4 sample processor, 404 Syringe Pump module with four (4) 10 ml syringes, six beveled constricted tip needles and other related standard accessories. The ASPEC XL4 is used for sample preparation in the determination of methylmalonic acid in plasma by GCMS and increases the throughput 2-3 fold. With the ASPEC XL4, up to 108 samples can be pre-loaded and run in one batch without manual intervention. Vendors offering comparable systems have 45 days from the date of this synopsis to submit fully detailed information describing their system for review by our office. No solicitation exists and requests for such a document will be considered non-responsive. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 08/05/98 (I-SN232942). (0217)

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