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66 -- NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER POC Catherine Hiltner, Contracting Officer, (301) 402-3063 The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, intends to negotiate with Bruker Instrument Inc., 19 Fortune Park, Manning Park, Billerica, MA 01821 to furnish a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer meeting the following specifications: (1) all electronics shall be enclosed in a stainless steel cabinet to ensure complete shielding of electronics; (2) the X nucleus amplifiers shall be broadbanded down to 6 megahertz; (3) the communication contrul unit shall include a 100 megahertz processor or faster; (4) shall include a multilink preamplifier allowing probe tuning without changing cables; (5) shall include a digital router requiring no cables to be changed as experiments are changed; (6) amplitude control board shall protect the probe from being destroyed; (7) the receiver control unit shall include microprocessors for real time digital filtering of spectrometer data; (8) each frequency source (frequency control unit) shall provide a 0.05 degree phase settability, and a 0.001hertz frequency resolution; (9) shall include a digital lock system able to digitize the lock signal by an analog to digital converter and allow for real time adjustments; (10) shall be run by an existing PC running Windows NT; (11) shall include a digital lock to provide lock stability by providing for each and every solvent a separate set of conditions that will lock the time constant, filter, and all parameters that affect the stability of the magnet; (12) shall be compatible with other spectrometers at the NIH in that the pulse sequences developed can be used; (13) shall include twelve loop storage to ensure peak separation; and, (14) shall have not less than 400 megahertz 1H field strength. The provided equipment is proprietary and commercial as defined in FAR Part 2. Bruker Instrument Inc. is the only known source capable of providing the required equipment. This action is under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.301-1 and HHSAR 306.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Posted 08/07/00 (W-SN482939). (0220)

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