Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement & Grants Office, Contracts & Purchases Branch, 255 East Paces Ferry Rd, N.E, Rm 419, Atlanta, GA 30305

66 -- FMAX FLURESCENCE MICROPLATE SYSTEM SOL 97-97(Q) DUE 050797 POC Ken Fortune, Purchasing Agent The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intend to negotiate, on a sole source basis, the purchase of one (1) FMAX Fluorescence Microplate System from Molecular Devices, 1311 Orleans Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. Based on the information available at this time Molecular Devices is the only authorized vendor who holds all copyrights to the Softmax Pro Software for the FMAX System and this requirement must interface with existing Molecular Devices equipment/systems and must provide uniformity for future expansion. All interested parties may identify their interests, but must provide proof of capability to provide an acceptable product by submitting pricing data, an accurate description of the equipment offered, and make and model numbers of the equipment. Since no solicitation package exists, requests for such documents without accompanying information to establish the vendor's capability of meeting the Government's needs will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis. Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will not be made on the basis of responses to this synopsis. If no feasible responses are received by the close of business 30 days from the date this notice appears in the CBD, a contract will be negotiated with the above named source. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of procurement. See Note(s): 22. (0091)

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