USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, ASD, PCS, Room 2163 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700

66 -- CAMAG TLC SCANNER SYSTEM SOL FSIS-34-W-97 DUE 071197 POC Contact Point, Tawana Nathan, (202) 720-9891 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service intends to award a Purchase Order to Camag Scientific, Inc. for one Camag TLC Scanner 3, Item no. 027.6480 (1 each); TLC software Cats option Scanner Validation, item 027.6453 (1 each); TLC Software Cats Option Spectrum Library, Item 027.6457 (1 each); Sharp cut filter 460nm, Item 027.6433 (1 each); Camag Automatic Developing Chamber 20x20 cm, Item no. 022.8331 (1 each); Camag Automatic TLC Sampler 3, Item no. 022.7301, (1 each); Camag Videostore 2.0, Item no. 022.9543C includes: lighting systen with ReproColumn, 3CCD color videw camera with zoom lens, software and hardware, Pentium PC with 32 MBRam with switch boxes for multiple printers and instrumentation (1 each); 17" Monitor upgrade, Item no. 958.3003 (1 each); External/Internal Zip Drive, Item no. 958.3002 (1 each); Panasonic KX-P1150 (1 each); and HP-820Cse Color Deskjet (1 each). FSIS intends to negotiate on a sole-source basic in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). This system will be delivered to the FSIS Eastern Laboratory in Athens, GA. Only fully developed, commercially available systems shall be considered. All interested concerns must identify their interest in writing and fully document their capability to meet the agency's requirements by forwarding a detailed response within 15 days of publication of this notice. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to 202-690-1814. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AVAILABLE. If no affirmative written responses are reived within 15 days of publication of this notice to determine that a comparable source is available, or is more advantageous to the government, negotiations will take place with Camag Scientific, Inc. (0178)

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