USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, ASD, PCS, Room 2161 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700

66 -- MEASURING DEVICES SOL FSIS-19-W-97 DUE 041597 POC Contact Point, Anita Voiselle, (202) 720-9891 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is seeking a source for an inexpensive device which can be used to measure a 25 gram (plus or minus) sample of ground meat or poultry. The product must be individually wrapped, sterile, and disposable. The product must enable the user to accurately measure and easily eject the sample. One possibility might be, but is not limited to, a plastic cylinder, no less than three centimeters in diameter, open-ended, with a plunger. Responsible sources shall submit detailed documentation of their product. All information must be received by April 15, 1997. This request is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government. There is NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AVAILABLE. FSIS does not intend to award a contract based on the information received. Vendors are reminded that only the Contracting Office has the authority to commit Government funds. (0091)

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