U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES-CONTRACT SECTION B, BUILDING 20 - DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, DENVER, CO 80225-0086

66 -- ICP MASS SPECTROMETER SOL 1432029510001 63 DUE 022395 POC Contract Specialist, JANICE L COFFELT, 303-236-0257 X223 The U.S. Bureau of Mines has a requirement to purchase an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The ICP-MS system shall be a production instrument, not a prototype. The system shall be capable of performing automated, unattended multi-element analysis with high precision and accuracy. The following requirements are listed: (1) inductively coupled plasma ion source, a quadrupole mass filter, and an ion detection system, (2) a recirculating water chiller that will provide an adequate circulating temperature to maintain stable system operation, (3) an autosampler capable of handling at least 200 samples and standards, (4) two sets of operation, methods, and repair manuals. An industry standard Pentium computer with math coprocessor operating at 50 MHz with SVGA video card, 16MB RAM, 452 MB hard disk drive, two 1.44 MB disk drives, Laser Jet 4 printer. SVGA monitor and all cables necessary to connect peripherals to the computer. Software must consist of a multi-tasking software package for complete operation of the ICP-MS and data processing. The RF generator must be built into the instrument and a shelf provided for the autosampler. Warranty, service and technical support must be provided. Instrument performance tests must be conducted by the service engineer after the ICP-MS has been installed and before the instrument can be accepted.(0004)

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