Allen Eisenberg, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Ecuador, Unit 5330, APO AA 34039

66 -- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - CHILD SURVIVAL ACTION PROJECT SOL 527-95-I-001 (PERU) DUE 103195 POC Contact Cecilia Yaez, Acquisition Specialist, USAID/Peru, International Phone 51-14/333-200 Ext. 746, Lima, Peru or Allen Eisenberg, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Ecuador, International Phone 593-2/521-100 Ext. 211 or Fax No. 593-2/500- 502, Quito, Ecuador USAID/Peru is procuring laboratory equipment and supplies for the National Institute of Health (INS) of Peru and 10 INS regional laboratories. The equipment will include 14 EA Multi- well Plate Readers; 13 EA 3ft Safety Cabinets, and orbital shakers; 11 EA distillers, 10 EA centrifuges, 9 EA Ph/mV Meter Kits, and autoclaves; 7 EA incubators, 5 EA microscopes, and electronic balances; 4 EA Tabletop Electronic Balances, 3 EA Cryogenic Shippers with replacement canisters, 1 EA Ultra-low temperature freezer, video microscopy system, portable furnace; accessories for the above material, and assorted chemicals. Bids from prospective bidders will be due thirty (30) days after the issuance day. All requests for IFBs must annotate the IFB number. IFBs may be requested via APO at the above mentioned USAID/Peru APO address or via Fax at 51-14-337034. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Gopher. The IFB, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Gopher. The Gopher address ins GOPHER.INFOR.USAID.GOV. Select USAID Procurement and Business Opportunities from the Gopher menu. The IFB text can be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon on using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the IFB: pub/OP/IFB/Peru9501/peru9501.ifb. Receipt of this IFB through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the bidder of this bid document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. (0263)

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