U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, P.O. Box 59, Louisville, Kentucky 40201-0059

66 -- GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER SOL DACW27-95-R-0064 DUE 051595 POC Contact Jennifer Gleitz, (502) 582-6046 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, intends to solicit and negotiate solely with Perkin Elmer Corporation under authority of FAR 6.302 for a Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Perkin Elmer Model 4100Z1, PN N3110142, a System Controller, PN N3110142, and a System Printer, PN N09421018. The Corps of Engineers Ohio RIver Division Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH has software that is solely set up for use with Perkin Elmer products only. Replacement with another brand would be costly and not advantageous to the Government. A solicitation is not available and requests for a solicitation will be considered non-responsive and not valid for consideration. See Note 22. (0103)

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