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66 -- OPERA CHEMISTRY SYSTEM COMMAND PERFORMANCE SOL RFP672-116-96 DUE 040896 POC Contact Point, NATIVIDAD RUIZ, (809)766-5559, Contracting Officer, ELISA CRUZ, (809)766-6538, Additional Contact, GILBERTO RATCLIFF, (809)766-6538 A solicitation will be issued for a Opera Chemistry System Command Performance or equal. The Opera System shall be in accordance with the following minimum required features: Type of System: 24-hour random access chemistry analyzer; Analytical Rate: Upto 420 test/hour consisting of up to 240 colorimetric tests/hour, and up to 180 ISE Na+,K+, and CI- tests/hour; Method Library: Up to 255 methods can be stored in memory; Assay Types: Endpoint, Zero-order rate, First order rate, Blank corrected zero order rate and Quadratic rate; Samples: Sample Volume: 2.0ul to 35 ul per test; Sample Delivery Precision: Better than 0.5% at primary sample volume; Sample Type: Serum, plasma, urine; Flexible Sample Handling: 30-position trays supporting 5- and 7-ml sample tubes, 2-ml cups and 0.5-ml micro cups; Sample Reruns and Dilutions: Fully automatic disposition by user-defined parameters; reduced sample size dilutions performed automatically; Sample Identification: Up to 12-character positive sample IDee with visible laser bar-code reader; Accepts: Codabar, Code 39, interleaved 2 of 5 and Check digit supported on Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5; Reagents: On-board Reagents: Up to 27, consisting of 24 colorimetric refrigerated reagents plus 3 ISEs; Reagent Trays: 10 user-defined reagent tray configurations; Reagent Volume: 5ul to 400ul per test; Reagent Delivery Precision: Better than 0.5%; Reagent Temperature: Peltier chiller maintains temperature at 12 degree C+-2 degree C; Reaction Tray and Optics: Tray Capacity: 100-position resusable cuvette tray, washed on-board; Assay Temperature: 37 degree C+- 0.1 degree C; Light Source: Tungsten-halogen lamp; Wavelengths: 340, 380, 405, 500, 550, 600 and 660 nm; up to 2 wavelengths can be used per method. Universal Instrument Workstation (UIW); Software Environment: Microsoft* Windows. Applications: Order entry, review and edit with user defined patient review criteria, delta checking, automatic rerun and dilution, daily and cumulative quality control, levey-jennings charts, patient means, paitnet report printing, file management. Data Storage: 5,000 patient records; 150 QC values per method, per control level; Interfacing: RS-232-C bidirectional interface is built in. Monitor: 14'' color display; MFR-II compliant. Report Printer: 80 column IBM dot matrix. CPU: Intel 486, 25mHz. Memory: 4MBRAM, 1.44 MB, 3.5'' disk. Storage: 170 MB Hard Disk. Specifications and Dimensions: Analytical Console: 54.5'' high, 44.0'' deep, 47.5'' wide; weight: 664 lbs. Drain and Water Hook-Up: None required. Operating Temperature Range: 65 degree F to 86 degree F (18 degree C to 30 degree C). Electrical: 120 volts, 60 Hz, 20 amps: UL approved. Solicitation will be issued on or about 15 calendar days after publication with closing date 30 calendar days after issue date. (0081)

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