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65 -- STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL 927C-BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN SOL 52SBNB7C1182 DUE 062397 POC Kathleen Lettofsky (301)975-6342 WEB: NISt Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for the purchase of Standard Reference Material 927c-Bovine Serum Albumin Sterile 7% solution. The contractor shall prepare the ampules in accordance with the specifications set forth in the NCCLS Approved Standard:ACS-1, Specifications for Standardized Protein Solution (Bovine Serum Albumin) published by the NCCLS in January, 1979. This approved standard will be referred to as NCCLS: ASC-1, which will be available with the solicitation. It is anticipated that NIST will purchase on an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity method of procuremen as follows: 1) Base Year -- Minimum of 10,000 ampules and a maximum of 20,000 ampules; and 2) Option Year 1 -- Minimum of 5,000 ampules and a maximum of 10,000 ampules. The contractor shall also include in this requirement: 1) One unit shall be a flame-sealed glass ampule containing 2.15 ml to 2.25 ml of the 7% Bovine Serum Albumin Solution; 2) Provide analysis on samples of ampuled lot made for NIST to include: peptide concentration, absorption curve, pH, protein impurities (Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis), sodium, chloride, sterility; 3) Provide certification to verify that donor cattle were tested and found negative for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, and free from infectious and contagious diseases; 4) Contractor shall hold under appropriate storage condition, not to exceed 4 Celcius, at their facilities the remaining ampules from the original production lot; and 5) The contractor shall label the ampules with labels provided by NIST. Delivery required Freight on Board (FOB) destination, Gaithersburg, MD. The contractor shall ship the requirement under refrigeration. Delivery is required 60 days after placement of an order. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. See Numbered Note 26. (0147)

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