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66 -- ORIGEN ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE ANALYZER POC Regina M. Herchak, Contracting Officer, (215) 233-6551. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, intends to negotiate soley with IGEN, Inc. of Rockville, MD, for an ORIGEN Electrochemiluminescence Analyzer to be furnished and installed FOB destination at the Eastern Regional Research Center in Philadelphia, PA. This system, Model No. I-200-1000, includes a vortex sample carousel, appropriate computer system and ORIOS software. This system will be used for bacterial and food toxin detection research. Companies with the demonstrated capability to provide and service such equipment must submit a written substantive statement outlining the company's and the system's capabilities, including all pertinent descriptive literature, to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of this notice. This is not a request for proposal. No solicitation is available. (0064)

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