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99 -- 3M BLACK WATCH 3590 1/2'' TAPE CARTRIDGES OR EQUAL SOL RFQ96-6 DUE 022396 POC Melissa A. Stevenski, Contracting Officer, (202)707-8606. The Library has a requirement for 1000 each, 3M Black Watch 3590 1/2'' Tape Cartridges or Equal. The minimum requirements are as follows: Stores 10 gigabytes of uncompressed data, must have servo-written with special servo heads and proper tracking for all 128 tracks for the entire length of the tape. The cartridges feature a high-coercivity MP media which is designed for demanding digital applications. The backcoating dissipates static, to help protect data. The Library also has a requirement to initialize the label 1000 cartridges suitable for use in an IBM 3494 Data Server, using volume numbers 000001-001000, and a quantity of 10 cleaning cartridges. Firms that can provide the product described above are encouraged to submit the detailed product information requested in writing (original and one copy). (0025)

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