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66 -- PHOSPHORIMAGER AND FLUORESCENT IMAGING SYSTEM SOL 263-95-Q(GR)-1647 DUE 092995 POC Patricia Pemberton, Purchasing Agent (301) 594-0862 fax (301)402-3406. THE NIH INTENDS TO PROCURE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106(A) THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: A PHOSPHORIMAGER AND FLUORESCENT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE TWO EXCITATION SOURCES: 635 FOR SCANNING STORAGE PHOSPHOR SCREEN, AS WELL AS, EXCITED FLUORESCENT SAMPLES, AND 450 FOR IMAGING BLUE - EXCITED FLUORESCENT AS WELL AS CHEMIFLOURESCENT SAMPLES. THE SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE ONE STORAGE PHOSPHOR SCREEN WHICH SHALL ALLOW FOR USE UNMOUNTED IN A STANDARD FILM CASSETTE. THE SCREEN SHALL BE OF A DESIGN TO ALLOW FOR REUSE INDEFINITELY, AND SHALL NOT BE SENSITIVE TO MOISTURE. THE STANDARD PHOSPHOR SCREEN EXPOSURE AND SCANNING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ROOM LIGHT AND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, WITH NO SPECIAL DARKROOM APPARATUS. THE SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE FOR LINEAR DYNAMIC RANGE UP TO 5 ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE ALLOWING FOR SIMULTANEOUS QUANTITATION OF STRONG AND WEAK SIGNALS. FORMAT SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 35CM X 43CM. ALL CHEMIFLUORESCENCE SAMPLES SHALL NOT REQUIRE EXPOSURE OR RE-EXPOSURE TO FILM. SHALL BE CAPABLE OF SCANNING STORAGE PHOSPHOR SCREENS, FLUOROSCENT DNA, PROTEIN GELS, CHEMIFLUORESCENT DNA/RNA, AND PROTEIN BLOTS ALL IN ONE PROTEIN. IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S BELIEF THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS CAN ONLY BE MET BY MOLECULAR DYNAMICS. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL SOLICITATION. HOWEVER, CONCERNS THAT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE MUST FURNISH CONCISE RESPONES DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE REQUIREMENTS MENTIONED ABOVE. SOURCES DEMONSTRATING THE CAPABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE ABOVE SHALL SUPPLY PERTINENT INFORMATION IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ABILITY TO PERFORM. INFORMATION FURNISHED TO INCLUDE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO PERFORM A PROPER EVALUATION. REPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF EVALUATION PROCESS. (0254)

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