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 -- AUTOMATED DNA SEQUENCER SUPPORT COMPONENTS SOL 97-141(Q) DUE 070897 POC Bill Bancroft, Contract Specialists, (404) 842-6776 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to purchase on a sole source basis the below-described 11 items from the Perkin Elmer Corporation (850 Lincoln Center Drive, Foster City, CA 94404). These items are in support of a Model 377-01 ABI Prism Automated DNA Sequencer (Power requirements: 220V, 30AMP) which is being procured under a separate procurement vehicle. The subject items include: (1) 672-70 Genescan Software Module (2) P/N 401878 Long Sequencing Glass Plates/Spacer Kit (3) P/N 401876 Fast Sequencing or High Resolution Genescan Glass Plates/Spacers Kit (4) P/N 401877 Fast Genescan Glass Plates/Spacers Kit (5) P/N 100892 HP 1600CM Printer (6) P/N 401614 Genotype V. 2.0, MacIntosh Software Program for Single User. Automated Genetic Analysis Software for DNA Apps. (7) P/N 377XL-XX DNA Sequencer Upgrade for Increasing the Maximum Number of Sample Lanes on the ABI Prism 377 Instrument (8) P/N 402177 48-Well Sharktooth (9) P/N 402180 64-Well Sharktooth (10) P/N 40253 50-Well Squaretoothand (11) P/N 402183 66-Well Squaretooth. All interested parties may identify their interests, but must provide proof of capability, in writing, 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 not feasible responses are received by the close of business 15 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. (0171)

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