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38 -- THERMAL CYCLER AND ACCESSORIES SOL 263-95-B(DC)-0012 DUE 031195 POC Clark J. Hartman, Contract Specialist 301-402-3068. Furnish a Thermal Cycler with accessories 1 each. The following are the requirements of the Thermal Cycler: 1. The Thermal Cycler shall run up to 192 samples using the 16 x 12 microplate format. 2. The instrument shall run four quadrants (4 plates each) with different heating and cooling profiles. 3. The instrument shall store and recall predefined profiles. 4. Actual temperature profiles shall be recorded and shall be available on demand. 5. The instrument shall utilize a hot press to seal polycarbonate microtiter plates with a plastic film. 6. The system shall be compatible with either 96 well or 192 well plates. 7. Shall be designed to prevent condensation from forming inside the wells of the microtiter. 8. The system shall have a lid that is designed with four independently controlled temperature zones. Open date on or about February 10, 1995 with a closing date 30 calendar days later, S.I.C. code 3826. See Note #1. (0018)

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