NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, COB, Procurement Section, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902

66 -- HIGH RESOLUTION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH SOL NHLBI-PS-SP-96-202 POC Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent, Debra Hawkins, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-0366. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) intends to purchase a High Resolution Liquid Chromatograph System with the following components: one (1) Magic 202 Micro/Anal HPLC unit, two (2) Magic Microbore Pumpheads, one (1) Magic 50ul Mixer Cartridge, one (1) Magic Micro Flowcell Assembly one (1) Magic Win95 System Controller, installation and training. The system must meet the following minimum specification: 1) Gradient Flowrates with Analytical 0.1-5.0ml/min Splitless), Microbore 20 - 1000 ul/min (Splitless), Capillary 0.5-25ul/min (Splitflow); 2) Pressure Range with 0 - 5000 PSI (Splitflow or Splitless); 3) Solvent Capacity with 100-1000ml Reservoirs (Solvents A, B and Wash); 4) pH Range with 2-10; 5) Dual Stage Mixers with 3ul Static Vortex Block Plus Variable Volume Cartridges (50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 ul); 6) Temperature Control with Forced Air Oven Ambient to 60C; 7) Sample Injection with 10 Port Valve - Manual or Autoinject 0.1-1000ul Volume (Loop or Trap); 8) Column Compatibility with Conventional (2 x 20mm to 10 x 250mm), Michrom Custom (0.3 x 50mm to 2 x 150mm), Packed Capillary (50u x 50mm to 300u x 250 mm); 9) Detection with Single or Dual Wavelength Modes (w/Peak Scan) 190 -700 nm (Simultaneous D2 and W Lamps): 10) Flowcells with Analytical 2.4 ul / 5 mm path, Microbore 0.3 ul / 2 mm path, Capillary 20 nl / 0.1 mm path; 11) System Control with Windows 95 (or NT) Full Digital Control including Realtime, Methods Development and Diagnostics Interlaces with Michrom Windows 95 Data System interfaces to many HPLC and MS Data Systems: 12) Physical dimension: 19''W x 26''H x 23''D; 13) Power Requirements: 47-63Hz, 100-240 VAC, 600 Voltamps: 14) Gas Requirements: 60-200 PSI Helium input. Responses to this noitce must submit clear and convincing technical documentation, indicating the the items being proposes meets the government's minimum specifications. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number NHLBI-PS-SP-96-202, will be due 15 calendar days after the publication date of this synopsis. The anticipated award date of the purchase order is 4/1/96. All Interested sources may submit a quotation which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Requests for copies of the RFQ must be in writing and may be requested by FAX to (301) 480-3345. Oral quotations will not be accepted. Written quotations must be submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Ms. Cecilia Morales. FAX quotations will only be accepted if dated an signed by an authorized company representative. (0071)

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