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66 -- INSTRUMENTS & LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL RFQ-NCI-90046 DUE 032399 POC Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509, Todd Cole, Contracting Officer  The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Advanced Technology Center (ATC) plans to procure a Biologer Duo-Flow System with Model 2128 FractionCollector from Bio-Rad Laboratories, Life Science Group, 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules,CA 94547. The system shall have the following salient characteristics, features, and specifications:1) Dual pump system with inherent biocompatibility. Associated pumphead shall be capable of providing material at a flow rate of 10 milliliters per minute at 3500 pounds per square inch of pressure. 2) Includes a tri-level racking system, and a sample inject valve that operates in a make-before-break" manner. 3) Provides for a 254/280 nanometer filter and a 5 millimeter ultraviolet flow cell, conductivity flow cell. 4) Includes a fraction collector with collection rack and diverter valve. 5) Dual flow controller electronics shall include the following minimum personal computer (PC) characteristics: (a) "Pentium" class 300 megahertz clock speed microprocessor, (b) Random access memory (RAM) of 32 megabytes, (c) 6 gigabyte hard drive,(d) 3.5 inches floppy diskette drive, (e) 32X compact disk drive, and (f) Multimedia, 17 inches color monitor with built-in speakers ( NOTE: All computer equipment must be Year 2000 Compliant). The system shall also be compatible to the Pharmacia Mono Q HR5/5, Mono Q HR 10/10, and Mono SHR 5/5 Models in that the pressure levels may be adjusted /switched to without changing the pump heads or requiring additional hardware and software. Thus, a seemless integration within ongoing experiments can be achieved with this system without the downtime of changing pump heads. Bio-Rad laboratories, Life Science Group, is the only source known to NCI that can meet the above specifications. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can meet the requirement. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 2:00 p.m. EST, on March 23, 1999. If you have any questions please contact Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, on (301) 402-4509. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect calls will be accepted. Please site the solicitation number: RFQ-NCI-90046. Posted 03/02/99 (W-SN303660). (0061)

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